Sweet and Savoury Pursuits

Healthy Carrot Bread

An easy recipe for a moist Healthy Carrot Bread made with whole wheat flour and lightly sweetened with pure maple syrup. Serve it plain or top it with a light ricotta icing for a special treat!

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I seem to be in a baking mood lately, it must have something to do with me needing to distract myself from the cooler than usual spring weather and what seems like a never ending winter. But in order to feel less guilty about baking yet another treat, I decided I would make it wholesome. And what better way to make a treat healthier than making one that contains a vegetable! Baked carrot desserts are always so popular in the spring so I decided to make a Healthy Carrot Bread. Making a satisfying and healthy carrot bread is easy if you use the right ingredients!

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Glazed Lemon Loaf Cake

This simple recipe for a classic Glazed Lemon Loaf Cake yields a refreshing and moist lemon cake. Top it with a simple and tangy lemony glaze for a scrumptious treat!

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If you love lemon desserts as much as I do you will want to try this Glazed Lemon Loaf Cake, a delicious, buttery and light lemon cake iced with a simple lemony glaze. Similar in texture to a pound cake, this lemon cake is a perfect way to celebrate the arrival of springtime and would definitely make a wonderful addition to your Easter and Mother’s Day celebrations.

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Creamy Asparagus Soup

Silky smooth and elegant, this simple and delicious recipe for Creamy Asparagus Soup requires only basic ingredients and very little effort or time to make!

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One of my favourite spring seasonal ingredients is asparagus. Though it’s available year round in supermarkets, it’s prime harvesting season in North America is from February to June with April being the peak in the warmer climates and May and June for those of those of us living in cooler parts. Asparagus tastes best and is most tender when it’s fresh and since it loses its flavour and nutritional benefits quickly after its picked, it’s best to buy local asparagus when possible.