Coconut Macadamia Nut Pancakes with Pineapple Sauce

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A few years back, my boyfriend went to Seattle for training and could not stop raving about this restaurant called Café Flora. He had coconut crusted tofu with sweet chili sauce and was in love. Lucky for me, they were selling a cookbook with all of their best recipes! And he brought me back a copy, so I could recreate some of the favourite dishes he had while in Seattle.  This morning, I was flipping through the cookbook looking for tasty things to make for dinner this week. (I am attempting to meal plan properly for the week, so I…

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Banana Split Cupcakes

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This past weekend, my good friend Paul hosted the the 6th Annual Cake N Shake. It’s an awesome party that he’s put on for the past six years where he serves many delicious homemade milkshakes and everyone eats cake until the feel sick from all of the sugar. It’s awesome! Many people bring cakes; cakes of all kinds. This year there was a cherry cheesecake and a sex-in-a-pan cake. And delicious vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream. Some people just make a small monetary donation at the party, so they can pig out and partake in all the cake eating!  This…

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Jalapeño Popper Dip

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Recently, I hosted an appetizer & cocktail style engagement party for my little sister and her new fiancé. In my recent post about the party, I mentioned that I had made a delicious dip – jalapeño popper dip – that everyone was raving about. I made another batch of it today for my boyfriend to take to his guys’ game night tonight. I may have also snuck a little for myself to enjoy while I watched some Canadian football (Go Bombers!) this afternoon on TV. *hehe* Sooooo….without further ado, here is the recipe. Enjoy! Ingredients 2 (8 oz) packages of low-fat…

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