No-Bowl Gingerbread Blender Muffins

No-Bowl Gingerbread Blender Muffins are made 100% in the blender, and are gluten and dairy-free (bonus!). A quick and easy holiday muffin!

No-Bowl Gingerbread Blender Muffins are made 100% in the blender, and are gluten and dairy-free (bonus!). A quick and easy holiday muffin!

Get ready for the easiest Gingerbread Muffins EVER.

  • They use NO BOWL!
  • ALL of the mixing is done in a blender!
  • They’re gluten-free!
  • Dairy-free!
  • Super fast!
  • SUPER DELICIOUS!

Seriously. All you have to do is dump the ingredients into a blender, blend for a minute, pour the batter into 12 lined muffin cups, and bake.

And then eat warm, spiced gingerbread muffins and taste the holidays. 😉

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Cranberry Orange French Toast Bake

Cranberry Orange French Toast Bake is perfect for Christmas morning brunch - make it the night before!

Who’s getting excited about Christmas???

*Both hands up!*

Okay. I am really excited. It snowed here for the first time yesterday - and although I am from the great white north (aka Canada), I live in the mild, rainy city of Vancouver, and we have not had snow like this in 3 years! Exciting times, people!!! If there’s one thing to get you in the Christmas spirit it’s snow.

All this snow, and all the eggnog I’ve been drinking lately has got me thinking about Christmas breakfast and how much it absolutely stinks to cook on Christmas morning. All I want to do is spend the morning by the fire, beside my family, chatting and unwrapping gifts.

Which means I like to set myself up for success by putting breakfast together the night before so that all I have to do on Christmas morning is shove it in the oven.

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Homemade Eggnog

Ho, ho, ho, happy December! To celebrate the upcoming holiday season we’re making HOMEMADE EGGNOG! Yes, I said HOMEMADE eggnog!

It’s not that hard, I promise!

It’s way more delicious than a store bought carton, I promise! (And no preservatives!)

Once your friends/colleagues hear you’ve made homemade eggnog, they will all ask for the recipe, I promise!

I’m about to revolutionize your relationship with eggnog. And I’m also about to transform your relationship with rum + eggnog to bourbon + eggnog. TRUST ME.

Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins (and I’m married!)

Fragrantly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and ground cloves, and kept moist by a full cup of pumpkin puree, these Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins are a celebration of October.

I’m back on the blog! And all of a sudden it’s October!!

Lots has happened in this month hiatus I took from the blog (and thank you for your patience as I disappeared) - I got married and then went to Europe on honeymoon! That’s right, I’m a wife!

Stay with me as I digress from speaking about these Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins for a moment…

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Holiday Gingerbread Granola

Holiday Gingerbread Granola tastes like you're eating gingerbread for breakfast! Make some to have on hand for Christmas guests!

Have you ever made homemade granola? It’s the best thing ever. I used to spend lots of $$$ on store-bought granola, even occasionally buying the super fancy granola from specialty cafes. There was a while when I ate yogurt+granola for breakfast every day, so my granola consumption was HIGH.

Then I realised - why can’t I make this? Granola is just oats, right? Pretty much. Oats, coconut, some spices, and a few liquids to hold everything together. My favourite granola recipe is adapted from Smitten Kitchen’s cookbook (original recipe is re-printed here).

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