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Tomato & Peach Salad with Green Dressing

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So this is September.

I’m not really sure where the summer went but I am mentally preparing myself for all things apple, pumpkin and cozy.

BUT FIRST-  Let’s have one last hurrah with late summer produce by making this light and flavourful tomato and peach salad with green dressing while we still can. It is loaded with juicy peaches, harvest tomatoes and topped with fresh herbs, a soft cheese of your choice(vegan or otherwise) and drizzled with the most amazing green honey dressing. If only I could eat this ALL YEAR LONG.

Is there anything better than tomatoes and peaches when they are in their prime? The farmer’s market stalls are overflowing with every type of tomato  possible and perfectly ripe peaches just at the very end of their season.   Soon we will be back to winter tomatoes that really, just aren’t the same (at least here in Canada where our season is pretty darn short!).

Are you ready to give it a go?

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Blueberry, Peach and Basil Cobbler (paleo and vegan)

blueberry, peach and basil cobbler (paleo and vegan)blueberry, peach and basil cobbler (paleo and vegan)

So, this is my last peach recipe for the year and I am going out with a bang!  It’s cobbler time!! Juicy peaches, sweet blueberries, fresh basil, all baked together with grain free, vegan biscuits on top.  Top with ice cream and you have a darn good dessert!  Are you ready to give it a go?

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Roasted Peaches with Cashew Cardamom Cream

Roasted Peaches with Cashew Cardamom Cream #paleo #vegan #healthy Roasted Peaches with Cashew Cardamom Cream #paleo #vegan #healthy

Peach season is coming to a close.  It’s sad but true.  We had a good run this summer and I even managed to get some late summer popsicles in.  I feel as though I need to embrace the start of fall and school and sweaters and boots and pumpkin spice lattes. However, it is still hot as a sauna outside so instead, I have decided to meet fall halfway with a little bit of summer.  These Roasted Peaches with a Cashew Cardamom Cream do just that!  Juicy, drippy, perfectly ripe peaches with a flavourful fall-like cardamom cream. Easy, simple and delicious.

Are you ready to give it a try?

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Peach, Hibiscus, and Basil Popsicles

Peach Hibiscus and Basil Popsicles #paleo #healthy Peach Hibiscus and Basil Popsicles #paleo #healthy

I am protesting all of the pumpkin spice recipes I am seeing right now with this popsicle recipe.  IT IS STILL 30 DEGREES OUT. IT IS STILL AUGUST. It’s hot. I don’t want pumpkin spice anything. I want popsicles for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

So here I have a late summer popsicle recipe made with peaches, hibiscus and all of that basil that is growing like crazy right now.  My last popsicles were a total hit (I mean how can roasted banana and almond butter not be?) so I went with a more refreshing and fruity flavour for these which is perfect for those end of summer days.

Are you ready to give them a go?

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Peach Honey Rosemary Shrub

Peach Honey Rosemary Shrub

This is why I love summer. Juicy, drippy, sticky, delicious peaches that you can’t help but eat by the basketful.  WHY CAN’T IT BE PEACH SEASON FOREVER?! My love for peaches runs deep. Starting in early childhood when we would eat them at the cottage for every breakfast with freshly picked raspberries and wild blueberries. ahhh, those summer days.

And so, this summer I give you a Peach Honey Rosemary Shrub recipe that is basically everything I ever want in a drink. Shrubs are sweet and tangy vinegar drinks that can be used to make cocktails and mocktails. They are incredibly easy to make with their only downfall being you need to let them sit for a couple of days for the flavours to really infuse into the honey and vinegar. Patience young grasshopper!

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Peach Almond Basil Smoothie Bowl

Peach Almond Basil Smoothie bowl #healthy #smoothie #paleo Peach Almond Basil Smoothie bowl #healthy #smoothie #paleo

Do you ever just throw things in the blender and hope it turns out?  Well guess what- you’re not alone! And sometimes it’s hard to choke down that brown sludge coloured smoothie you thought would turn a beautiful purple colour(but you do anyways because there are so many adaptogens and expensive ingredients in there).  But NOT this time! This time I have you covered. A peach basil and almond smoothie bowl that tastes and looks delicious (no brown sludge here thank you very much!). Side note- For more tasty smoothie recipes check out  Banana-less Green Smoothie and my Blood Orange Smoothie.

This smoothie bowl is sweet, healthy, creamy and simple to make. This recipe is so easy it takes just five minutes to prepare, plus/minus a few minutes depending on if you style your bowl with perfectly placed toppings and photograph it in just the right natural light (oh hiiii that’s meeeee).  Smoothies are also more fun when they are in bowl form. Fact. You can eat them with a spoon and and add endless amounts of toppings to take your smoothie from snack to full on meal.  Some of my favourite smoothie toppings are- frozen berries, hemp seeds, cacao nibs, toasted coconut, nuts and seeds, any kind of nut butter, coconut yogurt, coconut butter, rose petals, spices like cinnamon, ginger or cardamom.

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