Similar to vanilla rice or almond milk, but tastier. This Mexican-style aromatic dairy-free rice and almond horchata is sweetened and flavoured with honey, cinnamon and vanilla - and is typically served on ice. You can also make it sugar-free. (See my original post on horchata, and my most recent one.)

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.

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.

"Had these at a B& B in the Niagara region-- you should try them they are great! Can be made into plain zucchini bread, mini-breads or mini muffins too."

Incredibly tasty almondy chocolaty crunchy cookies - high in fiber too.
Lovely with espresso or tea, great for dipping or crunching.

Gorgeous and delicious healthy banana bread marbled with chocolate.

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.

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 :-)

A very tasty super-healthy fiber-rich fruity spicy carroty gingerbread. Made with only the most nutritious natural sugars and whole grains, and without any unnecessary sugar or fat, this quick bread happens to be gluten-free and dairy-free. Great for the health conscious, or for those on special diets who still want to eat the good stuff.

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.

Here in tropical Mexico, we can find all these great ingredients to make a mean batch of healthy chunky fruity granola. My sweetheart, who is a connoisseur, is now the in-house granola-maker. This flexible recipe is his favorite.

"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.

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...

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.

An updated classic: delicious and healthy, great for special diets too. Like my Quinoa Rice Bread, this is also made with germinated/sprouted quinoa seeds, resulting in a moist delicious nutritious bread that's surprisingly easy to make. Enjoy fresh as is, or with butter, honey, preserves, nut butters, guacamole...

A delicious moist quick-bread similar to cornbread - made with healthy sprouted quinoa and brown rice flour instead of cornmeal. Great with soups, or toasted and slathered with nut butter and honey for breakfast.

Like an awesome chocolate milkshake - only better!

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.

Multi-grain, whole-grain and wonderfully spiced: gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and flavorful with no unnecessary sugar or fat. Great for the health conscious, or for those on special diets who still want to eat the good stuff!

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

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...