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.

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

Rich dark nutty fudge packed with precious minerals.

Quick easy healthy delicious fibery goodness.

"...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."

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 :-)

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.

Super-fine dark chocolate filled with smooth almond butter. Add a sprinkle of sea salt and whoa! (Based on this stellar recipe for classic peanut butter cups.) Beautiful, delicious, and dare I say nutritious?

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

Here's a recipe for a traditional Lithuanian Christmas/solstice drink my partner clipped from a newspaper. I have a thing for poppy-seeds, so this sounds awesome!

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!

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

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.

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.

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...