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Diet, Dessert and Dogs
www.dietdessertndogs.com
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Attempts at weight loss, healthy food and baking recipes, and comments from my dogs.
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[Flash in the Pan] Summer Refresher: Watermelon-Basil Cooler

[Sometimes, you just want a dish thats quick and easy--no fuss. Ive decided to offer a mini-post every once in a while, for a dish that comes together incredibly quickly or else is so simple to make ...

1 day ago

Wellness Weekend May 24-28

Hello and Happy Wellness Weekend! And Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all my American readers and friends! I’m happy to report that last week’s Wellness Weekend hit an all-time high number ...

4 days ago

Chai Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Required!)

[Smooth, creamy. . . and oh so easy!] I’m so glad it’s ice cream season again, aren’t you? Not because it coincides with climbing temperatures (though the 25C (78F) and sunny days a...

20 may 12

Wellness Weekend, May 17-21

Hello and Happy Wellness Weekend! Honestly, I don’t know where the times goes these days. It truly seems to fly between Thursdays (and being out of commission with a nasty cold for 4 days didn&...

18 may 12

Dog Day: Mum, This is Your Day

“Chaser, today is the day we tell Mum what she means to us.” “But Elsie, Mum is never mean to us!” “Really, Chaser, you are too, too outré. I said WHAT she means to us, ...

13 may 12

Grilled Romaine with Sweet and Smoky Dressing–and Sayonara, Dole Summit

Along with my final recap of the Dole Summit festivities, I decided to share this Grilled Romaine with Sweet and Smoky Dressing recipe today because, well, I’ve been pouting about it for days n...

13 may 12

Wellness Weekend May 10-14

Happy Thursday, all! And Happy Wellness Weekend. After a jam-packed week last week with 3 days in California (I want to move there), I came home. . . and promptly caught a cold! So tonight WW will be...

11 may 12

Chocolate Hazelnut Breakfast Smoothie

I know I promised a final installment to the Dole Summit recaps (and I’ll be posting that one next), but I just had to share this amazing smoothie that I guzzled created this morning! After spe...

10 may 12 2 people like this

Salad Squared at the Dole Summit: Salad Samplings, Salad Ballet and Salad Recipe

[My own creation, inspired by our groups favorite sample salad. See recipe, below.] After a whirlwind three days at the Dole Salad Summit, I finally woke up yesterday in my own bed. Glancing out the ...

06 may 12

Wellness Weekend May 3-7, 2012

Hi Everyone! As you read this, I am likely wrapping up a jam-packed day at the Dole Salad Summit! As I mentioned earlier, the event began yesterday and wraps up tomorrow. So this WW post will be shor...

04 may 12

Dole Salad Summit: Lettuce Begin the Festivities!*

* Okay, fine, totally a groaner. But I have an excuse: I’m jet-lagged! Today’s blog post marks a first for DDD: it is being written from somewhere other than my home office north of Toron...

03 may 12

Sweet Potato Buns

Living in the most multi-cultural city in the world certainly has some advantages. Most obviously, we are blessed with the myriad perspectives of different people from all corners of the globe who co...

02 may 12

Wellness Weekend, April 26-30, 2012

Another Thursday evening, another Wellness Weekend! Time flies, doesn’t it? Well, you all stepped up to the plate last week with some mouthwatering sugar-free, whole foods, healthy and vegan re...

27 apr 12 1 person likes this

Flash in the Pan: So Easy Orange-Goji Chocolates

[Sometimes, you just want a dish thats quick and easy--no fuss. Ive decided to offer a mini-post every once in a while, for a dish that comes together incredibly quickly or else is so simple to make...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

Wellness Weekend April 19-23, 2012

Greetings, Wellness Weekenders! Here we are with another collection of healthy, sugar-free, whole foods recipes for your browsing pleasure! Last week’s selection was stellar–so many AMAZ...

20 apr 12

Olive-Quinoa Salad with Olive Shortbreads (Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan)

Some decisions in life are just no-brainers. Did I wish to get a second dog after Elsie? Uh-huh. Should I move in with the HH? Duh. Do I present at Nourished when asked? Uh, yeah. Will I accept whe...

16 apr 12

I Feel So Nourished!

[Post-presentations with (left to right) Cara of Caras Cravings and Amy of Simply Sugar and Gluten Free (one of the two Wonder Women behind the conference!), and me. Were thrilled to finally meet eac...

15 apr 12

Wellness Weekend April 12-16, 2012

It’s Thursday–time for Wellness Weekend–AND the much-anticipated Nourished Food Blogger Conference, which starts tomorrow! As you read this, I am likely wending my way to the Chica...

13 apr 12

Quick and Easy, High Protein, Single-Serve Breakfast Pancakes (Gluten Free; Dairy Free; Egg Free; S...

[High-protein, vegan and gluten-free pancakes made with buckwheat groats and almond butter] Now that we’re approaching the end of our semester at the college where I teach, seems everyone has s...

10 apr 12 1 person likes this

Wellness Weekend April 5-9, 2012 (Easter/Passover Edition)

Happy Thursday, Wellness Weekenders! Hope your transition to April (what? already??) has been a smooth one. Over here in the DDD household, we don’t “do” April Fool’s, so all...

06 apr 12

Book Review: Vegan Holiday Kitchen

Before I begin this review–and in the spirit of full disclosure–I must confess to you all that my opinions in this blog post are biased. No, not because I was paid to do this review (whic...

03 apr 12 1 person likes this

Wellness Weekend: March 29-April 2, 2012

Good Evening, Wellness Weekenders! This past week has been a crazy melée of writing, school prep, recipe development and dealing with a disconnected muffler (we found it dragging on the driveway)...

30 mar 12

Together, We Are One: Spicy Sunflower Nori Crackers (Grain Free, Vegan)

Wow, it’s been a crazy few weeks since I returned back to work on March 1st. My, my–where has the time gone? Last night marked a true melding of my work with my avocation, with the first ...

29 mar 12

Wellness Weekend March 22-26, 2012

Happy summer! Oh, wait, you mean it’s not summer? Surely this past week in Toronto (over 22C/72 F all week–and sunny!) could have fooled me. So that explains why I’ve been smilin...

23 mar 12

Kitchen Classics: Chickpea Pot Pie

With our wacky summer-like temperatures this past week breaking records more than once, it may seem out of sync to post a pot pie recipe. And even though I first made this a few weeks ago, we’...

21 mar 12 1 person likes this

Grain-Free and Green: Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

[Regular raw cookie dough balls mixed with a few Irish-inclined ones (green courtesy of spirulina)]. No, it’s not your imagination; there has not been a single St. Patrick’s Day-themed r...

17 mar 12 1 person likes this

Wellness Weekend March 15-19

Are you feeling a little green (in a good way, that is!) on this Wellness Weekend Thursday? I rarely celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s so close to today’s WW, how could I miss i...

16 mar 12

Flash in the Pan: Butterscotch Walco-Nut Butter*

* Or, CocoWal. Or, WalCoco. Or, Waco Nut**. Or, There is Really No Way to Combine “Walnut” and “Coconut” in a Cute and Catchy Contraction. [Sometimes, you just want a dish t...

14 mar 12

Wellness Weekend March 8-12, 2012

Happy International Women’s Day! Did you tell a woman how much you appreciate her today (hint, hint, HH)? And it’s Happy March Break to all of you who are off school this week, as well! ...

09 mar 12

“It’s a Keeper” Butterscotch-Oatm eal Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I first met the HH way back in 1997, he was dabbling in astrology. I don’t mean the kind of horoscopes you read in the daily newspaper or receive each morning on twitter. No, I mean the ...

06 mar 12 1 person likes this

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