Sweet Potato Gardener’s Pie

I’m part of a 7book club, but I think it should really be called an eating club because it’s the food more than the books that make our meetings memorable. Last month we read Gone Girl (I loved it!), and our food theme was pub fare. I knew there would be a lot of deliciously…

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies

If you’ve been browsing Pinterest lately, you’ve probably come across 2-Ingredient Cookies by The Burlap Bag. It seems too good to be true. Can you really turn mashed bananas and oats into cookies? Well it’s true, you really can! It’s a great way to use up old overripe bananas, and perfect if you’re wanting to…

Chocolate Black Bean Cake

You won’t believe it when you taste it, but this decadent chocolate cake is made with black beans! It has no flour or dairy in it, and if you make it with a sugar substitute it’s amazingly low in carbs. Where was this when I had gestational diabetes? I was so intrigued when I saw…

Sweet and Healthy Snacks

I recently wrote a post with dinner recipes you need to try, so now I’m going to share sweet and healthy snack recipes that you need to try too. Now that I’m nursing a new baby, I’ve been browsing Pinterest a lot on my tablet to pass the time. Honestly I don’t know how I…

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

I haven’t posted much on Food and Whine in a while, but I promise I have a good excuse. Here she is…  Our darling little Ayla was born on February 8th. I can’t believe that was almost a month ago already! If this first month is any indication of how fast the time will fly,…

No-Noodle Zucchini Lasagna

I’m approaching my final month of pregnancy, which will also be my final month dealing with gestational diabetes. I’ve been blogging about it at GD Diaries if you’re interested in reading more about my experiences as a gestational diabetic. I’ve had it with all three of my pregnancies, and although it goes away after the…

Pork Tenderloin and Apples

As I was putting this post together, I noticed I’ve already done a post about pork tenderloin and apples. In fact, I’ve done two of them already. I just love the combination of pork and apples apparently. This recipe is definitely the simplest of the three. It’s really quick but still fancy enough for a…

Greek Chicken Thighs

This recipe came about because I happened to have olives in the fridge left over from a somewhat unsuccessful attempt at Baked Eyeball Casserole for Halloween (the “eyeballs” melted because I put it back in the oven to keep it warm!). Anyway, I had these olives to use up. I also had baby spinach that was starting…

Butternut Squash Risotto with Bacon

Every time I make risotto (which is rarely), I wonder why I don’t make it more often. It makes a great weeknight comfort food while still being sophisticated. I love the hint of sweetness from the squash paired with the smoky bacon. I used maple bacon, which seemed to compliment it particularly well. It was a perfect mixture of fall flavours….

Lentil and Kale Soup

As the weather grows colder I start to crave hot, hearty, comforting soups for dinner. This lentil and kale soup hits the spot. I love the smoky flavour from the bacon and smoked paprika. I also love that it’s so nutritious and full for fibre (8 grams per serving!). Bennett gobbled it up and Cole seemed…