Here's a healthy alternative to store-bought baking powder that's easy to make, and works just as well. Aluminum-free, gluten-free and optionally corn-free.

Fluffy with a crunchy layer of golden almonds - yum!

Oaty, chewy, fruity bars with a hint of spice and a walnut crunch. (These are super yummy.) Easy to make, healthy, and great for people on different special diets.

Quick, easy, tasty - a perfect accompaniment to brunch.

Rich dark nutty fudge packed with precious minerals.

Pretty little cookies made with oats, flax and dark chocolate...

Quick easy healthy delicious fibery goodness.

Supremely delicious antioxidant-rich fruit smoothie.

"...we have had this breakfast EVERY SINGLE DAY for the past 2 years,
excluding weekends. Saves time, $$ and fills you up until lunchtime.
Previously (in my bagel and cream cheese days) I was starving by 10:30.
No longer."

A variation of my wheat-free Classic-Style Cherry Clafoutis made with a slivered almond crust. You can make this with other fresh fruit like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries - or sliced fruit like fresh figs, apricots, plums...

My favorite breakfast these days: quick, easy, tasty, filling and super-healthy. All of the ingredients are inexpensive and easy to find where I'm living. Packed with whole grains and seeds, these squares are wheat-free, gluten-free (if made with gluten-free oats), dairy-free, egg-free, low in sugar, and high in fiber.

I love this smoothie :-)

An easy versatile favorite.This basic recipe can be made using wheat or fine spelt flour, and can be made dairy-free.

One of my favourite summer treats. This rustic French baked fruit and custard dessert is delicious made with fresh local fruit (traditionally cherries) and is elegant and easy to make. This is a wheat-free version of the classic, sweetened with agave syrup (or your choice of sweetener). You can make this with other fresh fruit like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries - or sliced fruit like fresh figs, apricots, plums...

You can make these yummy little bun-like muffins in less than 1/2 hour.

A tasty, healthy, whole grain version of the classic - quick and easy too.

A gluten-free version of classic banana bread that's healthy and easy to make.

A beautiful variation of this wheat-free (+ gluten-free) clafoutis, using fresh black mission figs and fresh blueberries. Technically called a flognarde, this is my favorite fruit combination.

A great classic from epicurious: "These crowd-pleasers are loaded with potassium and antioxidants. Double the recipe for playdates and parties."

Make your own fruit purees from dried fruit to add to recipes.

A Japanese take on classic peanut butter cookies. The combination of sweet, savory, and spicy is pretty awesome :-) These decadent treats just happen to be dairy-free and gluten-free.

Hearty and delicious pancakes, courtesy of Jen.

This delicious recipe is courtesy of Jen. Thanks Jen!

Super detox smoothie - great for alkalizing your system. Refreshing and delicious + packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and enzymes.

This is a delicious healthy banana bread that I've been making for years. The recipe is flexible, optionally sugar-free and dairy-free, and can be embellished with chocolate, nuts, and fruit. A great way to use your over-ripe bananas.

"These cookies are nutritious, as well as delicious." + naturally sugar-free :-)

A delicious not-too-sweet version of classic French-style almond macaroons made with fragrant orange zest and honey. Make your own almond flour by grinding whole raw almonds (easy to do in a blender or coffee grinder) for even better flavour and nutrition. I absolutely love these cookies!

In our house, we love this tasty combination of nuts, seeds, and fruit: a super filling nutritious quick breakfast or snack. Customize the recipe with your favourite nuts, seeds, and fruit. (Chia seeds are an ancient Mesoamerican super food, high in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and fiber - one of the most important foods of the Aztecs and Mayans.)

An classic tasty easy quick bread. Twice as big as a loaf.

Tasty, stimulating, nutritious, and emerald green.

"I made up this appetizer the other day, modifying Costa Rican 'choriadas', a common Costa Rican treat in the green maize season there, thought I'd share. Our maize is sweeter than the maize here in Malawi. Ideally, you'd actually use the maize that we, sadly, use for cattle feed in Canada. If the maize is really juicy, then you can do this omitting both the milk and the additional wheat flour - especially if you want to make the thin ones that I like for breakfast..." (Read the blog entry for this recipe here.)

Super multi-grain banana goodness.

gorgeous delicious stimulating!

Oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies: similar to classic monster cookies, these MONSTER COOKIES have been remixed into sophisticated dairy-free (healthy) treats.

Exquisite silky dark chocolate spread perfect for slathering on toast, crackers, rice cakes, or for enjoying with strawberries or other fruit. This sweet decadent vegan treat is good for you too: rich in healthy omega-3 flax oil, full of antioxidant-rich cocoa, and sweetened with raw agave syrup. My own dark nut-free version of nutella :-)

A classic recipe from 1955.

A light refreshing tropical smoothie made with Mexican horchata
concentrate, which you can find at most Latin American grocery stores. The rice-based horchata syrup adds a bit of creaminess without dairy, as well as sweetness and aromatic flavour.

Simply delicious, crunchy and aromatic granola - so good, I had to put my name on it! ;-) The variation with toasted coconut is particularly yummy. You can make your own delightful variations from this basic recipe.

This is my favorite fall and winter dish. It's like an awesome pumpkin pie, sans traditional crust. Like a clafouti, this pudding makes it's own "crust" and is sliceable when cooled down. Beautifully spiced and rich, it has a layer of crunchy caramelized nuts on top. This is an easy and flexible recipe where you can play with the ingredients and their proportions - here are some tips. The aroma of this dish baking in the oven is absolutely heavenly...

These sound great! I haven't made them yet - please leave a comment if you do :-)

A quick easy protein-rich breakfast for one. Gluten-free and sugar-free.

My new favorite quick bread: very similar to cornbread in taste and texture, but made with grounds oats. It's quick and easy to make - and keeps well in the fridge for slicing and toasting or pan-frying.

Also known as 5-Bean Brownies. See the recipe here on my blog post about these incredibly delicious healthy *and* decadent treats.

Like an awesome chocolate milkshake - only better!

Bittersweet and divine - this loaf can also be made into my quintessential prune brownies. You can play with the ingredients and proportions in this wonderful versatile recipe that's surprisingly healthy and full of fiber!

Simple, nutritious, satisfying, and almost shockingly delicious - really!

A great way to enjoy fresh local peaches during peach season. Leftovers make an amazing breakfast.

These are healthy breakfast-to-go cookies - eating 3 is like eating a serving of fruity beautifully spiced oatmeal. Full of fiber, sugar-free, egg-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, yeast-free, and nut-free, they are good for people on special diets - including moderate candida diets.

Divine.

A rich, dense, bread with a lovely crust.

"Adapted from The Ultimate Healthy Eating Guide, a great cookbook and health guide that I recommend if you are looking for a healthy cookbook that contains up to date summaries on current research on healthy oils, nuts, flax, fish, and chocolate!"

"Super" because they're packed with nutritious filling whole grains and are awesome tasting. Have a couple of these and a fruit smoothie and you're set for the day.

Meg's quintessential recipe - a lovely giant pancake: tasty, impressive looking, easy to make. Perfect for brunch!

These honey-sweetened aromatic cookies are pretty satisfying and delicious. Inspired by Tahini Oatmeal Walnut Cookies, these are made with sweet nutty sunflower seed butter, which is abundant in these parts (and for some, easier to digest than tahini). These cookies happen to be vegan and wheat-free/gluten-free + they're really quick and easy to make.

A soft chewy yummy easy-to-make classic treat.

Chewy, sweet, nutty - and very easy to make.

A delightful variation of Patty's Classic Granola complimented with toasted coconut.

These classic drop scones are delicious, filling, healthy, and easy to make: no rolling-out required. Packed with whole grains, flax, nuts, dates, and kissed with spice, they make a wonderful breakfast or snack. Superb hot out of the oven with butter, or with some fine sharp cheddar cheese...