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Do you remember tapioca as a kid? Well it was one of our favorites! When we stumbled upon chia pudding, it was life-changing. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a light snack, and so versatile, it’s a staple in our kitchen, and ready in under an hour. If you want it extra cold, chill in the fridge for two hours, or longer. Recipe from our Made With Love cookbook. Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 1-2 hours of refrigeration, to chill and thicken 2 cups chilled coconut milk or any non-dairy milk 8 tablespoons chia seeds 1 teaspoon vanilla bean powder or 1 tablespoon organic vanilla extract 5 tablespoons maple syrup OR 6 tablespoons yacon syrup 5 tablespoons raw cacao powder Pinch of sea salt In a small bowl, whisk the coconut milk, chia seeds, vanilla, syrup, cacao powder and sea salt. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Makes 4 servings Variations:…

This one takes a bit of time, but it’s worth it! Please note that some advance planning is needed as the cooked vegetables are best if they rest in the fridge overnight to drain. This is a great make-ahead dish when you’re feeding a crowd – the portions are generous! Active time: 90 minutes Total time: 10 hours, including overnight resting of veggies For the cheese sauce 3 cups raw cashews 2/3 cup vegetable stock 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1 1/3 cups nutritional yeast 4 teaspoons sea salt 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard 6 cloves garlic 4 cups basil leaves For the lasagna 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ yellow onions, finely chopped 2 zucchini, chopped 1 ½ pounds crimini mushrooms, chopped 2 red peppers, chopped 1 cup spinach leaves, chopped 1 package (454 g) GF brown rice lasagna noodles 3 cups marinara sauce 1…

This is one of our favorite go-to smoothies. It’s loaded with vitamins and minerals. Substituting coconut water for regular water gives this — and you — a huge electrolyte blast. Great for beating that afternoon slump or replenishing after a workout! Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minutes 2 cups coconut water 1/2 cup spinach ½ cup kale 2 frozen bananas, chopped into 1-inch pieces 2 Medjool dates, pitted 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons flax seeds 2 teaspoons chia seeds 2 teaspoons hemp seeds In a heavy-duty blender, combine coconut water, spinach, kale, banana chunks, dates, ginger, cinnamon, flax, chia and hemp. Blend on high speed for about 1 minute or until smooth and creamy. Makes 2 servings Note: Chopping up ripe bananas and freezing them is the best way to achieve a delicious rich and creamy smoothie. (That’s our secret at Lettuce Love…

Also known as the “Bunny Smoothie” back in our Kindfood days. We always make our own fresh carrot and ginger juice – it’s so easy. Commercially prepared juices are pasteurized, which causes so much nutrient loss.  With the cinnamon and banana, this smoothie tastes like that classic dessert we can’t resist! Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 5 minute 2 large carrots, peeled 1-inch piece of ginger 1 cup almond milk ½ avocado 1 frozen banana, chopped into 1-inch pieces 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut Pinch of cinnamon In a juicing machine, juice the carrots and the ginger just before you make the smoothie. In a heavy-duty blender on high speed, blend 2/3 cup of the carrot/ginger juice with the milk, avocado, banana chunks, coconut and cinnamon until smooth. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings Did you know? Pasteurization involves heating to kill any harmful bacteria. Unfortunately, the process also kills…

✨The little bake shoppe that could.✨ Yep, it has, it does and it will continue to be a force to reckon with (forever). This baby was birthed in 2012 and has turned into something more than I could ever have imagined it being. The heart centre is big, I mean massive….like gigantically enormous, limitless and is growing larger and larger every day. The depth of our connection to all of you leaves me speechless, at times, to be honest. Dumbfounded with utter joy. You may even find me with tears running down my cheeks or hiding in a closet upstairs because my heart has exploded with so much fucking joy. I don’t get it. I don’t understand NOT having passion. I don’t know how to be in low gear. I don’t understand being normal. I don’t get this drive in me to push the planet uphill with such tenacity, towards…

Erinn and I are so honoured to present our latest video from Kelly’s Bake Shoppe. This makes us so very proud and why we love to do what we do. Our staff get these questions all the time: “What is it like behind the scenes? We really want to know! Really!” “What are Kelly and Erinn really like?” “Why is Kelly’s Bake Shoppe so magical?” If you are looking for something more in your life, job or career and are longing for feeling you’re connected and in the right place, come visit us and leave us your resume. Our Bake Shoppe is where dreams are made and come true, where appreciation and respect is fostered, and where kindness and family is created. We would love to have you join us. Kelly’s Bake Shoppe is alway accepting resumes from AWESOME people. Click here for our Career’s page at the bake shoppe.…

While in Victoria, BC last week, we went on a hike that turned out to be more of an adventure than we had planned. It made me re-visit my heart that is attached to Ken and Michael, more so than I had ever felt it before. This was the day Ken that had been looking forward to, for quite a while now. He was VERY excited to use his brand new drone, since we left Burlington the week before. He bought it to take some adventure footage travelling through Vancouver Island while we were here for two weeks. Erinn, Mike, Ken and I went out to do the beautiful Goldstream Trestle hike and, of course, Ken wanted to drone it from sitting on the trestle (of a height of 300’ over the tree tops). The scenery was spectacular. The view was epic. The 300′ height of the trestle over the…

This is amazing news for us and we want to thank each and every one of you for voting for us. Every year, this event is hosted in Toronto and the winners are announced at the Veg Food Fest, which is the largest Veg Festival in North America. It is incredible and if you missed it, you need to go next year! Erinn and I were at the event this weekend, for a baking demo, and while there, the president of the Toronto Vegetarian Association came out to introduce us and she said she had some fabulous news!! Kelly and Erinn won…. (WHAT??!! We won… what?? What did we win?!) Kelly’s Bake Shoppe for BEST Bakery in Toronto and the GTA Lettuce Love Café for BEST Restaurant in the GTA, outside Toronto Made With Love cookbook, by Kelly Childs and Erinn Weatherbie, for Favourite Cookbook of the Year! (Wow….. We were…

Being my daughter’s mother is my greatest honour.  Today, is April 19, 2016, and twenty-six years ago, I became the greatest job that would ever be bestowed upon me. I became a mom. (Happy Birthday Erinn!). Thirty-seven hours later, with a ton of physical trauma, and a spiritual transformation that only I could intimately understand, this would be the most miraculous journey I could ever imagine. I’ve realized this much, that I was young when she was born (too young, I tell myself at times while doing some deep soul-reflection over these past 26 years). Through heartache, through laughter, through giggles and late night talks and snuggles and story-telling too and millions of phone calls, shopping excursions, texts and hugs and kisses, through our lessons of greatness and lessons of smallness, our triumphs and failures and ultimate lessons, this will always be my greatest honour in my entire life.  To…

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