Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie
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Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

It only seems appropriate after arriving home from the land of Chocolate and Hazelnut (aka Italiaaa) that I share with you guys a delicious, rich and decadent Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie. The Nutella-Italy stereotype is a well deserved one in my books (and one I greatly appreciate, lol!). The entire trip I was ogling over every chocolate-hazelnut…

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops

Does anybody else remember the muffin top episode of Seinfeld? The one where Elaine tries to open her own Muffin Top Shop and somebody steals her idea?! Well these Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops are inspired by that episode. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make a muffin with JUST the abundantly fluffy, perfectly…

Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
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Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

This Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes is a recipe I’ve been meaning to share with you guys for a while now. It’s a recipe based on a meal I had at a cute little Italian restaurant a couple months ago in Lille, France. You know when you try something at a restaurant…

Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones
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Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones

Who else is excited when strawberry season comes around?! The cardboarding tasting, picked-before-they-are-even-ripe-and-shipped-thousands-of-miles, strawberries available in Canada throughout the Winter are just plain sad, guys. I’m always SUPER happy when we start seeing the juicy, plump, sawwweett and flavorful strawberries in store and at the market again. I usually pass on the “fresh” strawberries during…

Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce
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Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce

Have y’all had Baked Italian Rice Balls otherwise known as Arancini before?! They are simply perfection – a soft, slightly cheesy and risotto-filled centered PLUS a crisp, herby and lightly breaded exterior. The ones I’ve made here are baked until supaa crispy instead of fried and use a few healthy subs to make these Vegan Italian…

Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins
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Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins

Guys, I may just be officially going #BANANABREADCRAZY over here at Ceara’s Kitchen. Okay, Banana Bread aaand salad crazy. I guess the sunshine brings out my love for banana bread and all the salad, ha! And these Healthy Banana Carrot Muffins are honestly my new favorite snack. I mean my two favorite breads baked into one?…

Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
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Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Ohhhhhhhh my goodness guys. These Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are somethin’ else. They are so gosh darn fudgey, moist, soft, rich, fluffy and like an explosion of amazing-chocolate-banana-yumminess in yo’ mouth.  And the perfect way to celebrate my 24th birthday today! I actually forgot how old I was turning a couple of days…

One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta
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One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta

I love when meals come out of nowhere. I made this quick, simple and healthy One Pot Cheesy Tomato Pasta a couple Sundays ago for dinner. J and I had just got back from a relaxing walk and the last thing I wanted to do was cook up something elaborate. I never feel like spending hours…

Healthy Chocolate Chip Blondies
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Blondies

These Healthy Chocolate Chip blondies are the perfect amount of super chewy, crispy on the outside as well as thick, goeey and slightly soft in the middle to balance them out. They make an awesome dessert or mid-afternoon snack. Soo I was going to share a bright and tasty Summer salad with you guys today…

Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
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Healthy Vegan Carrot Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

OH my word, friends. This Healthy Vegan Carrot Carrot Cake Loaf is one to remember! This might just be my new favorite quick bread. Moist, soft and flavorful vegan carrot cake topped off with a thick layer of Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. Let’s just say this Vegan Carrot Cake did not stand a chance around…

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars

Do you like buying food in bulk? J came back from a trip to Canada yesterday and my Family stocked him up with all my baking and cooking essentials from Costco and David’s Tea. I think that liking things in bulk is totally an American/Canadian thing. I just like knowing that I have chia seeds…

Easy Puff Pastry Jam Tarts for Two
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Easy Puff Pastry Jam Tarts for Two

I hope you’re having a great week! I originally had planned to share a mashed potatoes recipe with you this week but then remembered the big day coming up. And mashed potatoes just aren’t that romantic, are they? I can’t believe I haven’t posted a recipe since last Monday but my thesis deadline is coming…

Creamy Kale Pasta
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Creamy Kale Pasta

How was your weekend? We took a trip to the Ardennes and enjoyed a relaxing weekend with J’s family in the woods near the villages of Durbuy and Barvaux. They are both two super adorable and quaint picturesque villages located in the French speaking part of Belgium. We went for a great hike, dined, drank…

Fancy Sauteed Snow Peas
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Fancy Sauteed Snow Peas

Over the Christmas holidays I went out with my family to eat at a steakhouse. Before I became a vegetarian I would have never guessed what in the world a vegetarian eats at a steakhouse. Eating out as a vegetarian or vegan is always an adventure of sorts. I’ve been to more than one restaurant where there…

Hearty Split Pea Soup
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Hearty Split Pea Soup

I’m officially back in Belgium and my exams are done, done, done!! My blog posts have been prettyyy sporadic lately due to the holidays, being home and then trying to write my last couple papers which were all due on Monday. Let’s just say, my fingers needed a little break from typing after pulling an…

The Best Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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The Best Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies

I’ve been on the hunt for the the perfect Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookies for awhile. And I have very high expectations with cookies. The perfect Chocolate Chunk Cookie for me is soft and thick in the middle and perfectly chewy around the edges. Not too greasy (can we all agree that greasy chocolate chunk cookies are…

Healthy Monkey Bread {Vegan}
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Healthy Monkey Bread {Vegan}

What’s your Christmas morning tradition? When we were kids, we were always so excited Christmas morning we could never sleep. My parents actually got into the habit of setting the clocks back an hour so we didn’t wake them up at 5 in the morning to see if Santa came. When it was finally time to…

Cheesy Oil Free Kale Chips
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Cheesy Oil Free Kale Chips

Everyday I’m more and more excited that I’m heading home SO soon (15 more sleeps but who’s counting lol!). I’m sure anybody who lives far away can relate. Are you travelling long distances over the holidays? I head home twice a year, once during the holidays and once during the summertime. And the couple of…

Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
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Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies are so easy, healthy and delicious it’s not even funny. Made with 7 simple ingredients: Almond butter, oats, ground flax seed, maple syrup, vanilla extract, baking powder and chocolate chunks + sea salt if you count that as an ingredient. Which I don’t because technically it’s a finishing touch….

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