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Whole Wheat Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes

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Whole Wheat Lemon Poppyseed Pancakes | Mama Papa Bubba

Ages ago {aka back in 2012} Miss G and began making these whole wheat lemon poppy seed pancakes and they’ve been a favourite ever since.  Grae absolutely LOVES them, as do I – and that’s saying a lot because I’m not much of a breakfast food person if I’m being honest.  BUT – give me something something lemony and not too sweet and I’ll happily eat it any time of the day.

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Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola

4 / 16 / 184 / 22 / 18

Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmm… peanut butter granola!

Once upon a time, Miss G and I made a big batch of chia granola every couple of weeks or so and it was absolutely delicious.  That continued on for years – while living just off of Main Street in Vancouver and then throughout our second stint in Kuwait.  And then we came back home to Canada for the second time {you can see snipets of our last few weeks in the desert here}, me pregnant, tasked with finding a home, getting Miss G started in school, and settling back into life here in North America {which I truly think is harder than settling into a new life abroad}… And somewhere in between all of that and our little nugget Sam being born super early, I started buying granola instead.  Delicious, locally made and naturally sweetened granola from Terra Breads, but store bought nonetheless.

Well, on a whim a few weekends ago, I whipped up a batch of peanut butter granola to feed the kids for breakfast as Grae read and Sam played play dough up at the island.  I burned the first batch badly {too many things on the go at once while solo parenting}, but despite being completely charred, I could tell that the recipe was a good one, so I promptly whipped up another batch.  Since then?  I think I’ve made another 2 or 3 batches.  It’s that delicious and that easy.

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Now disclaimer – this homemade granola isn’t as healthful as our old version made with all kinds of seeds, hemp hearts, wheat germ, flax seeds, and a very small amount of oil made up for with pure apple sauce…  In fact, I’d probably classify this new version as more of a ‘treat’ granola, but it’s still naturally sweetened and made of a few fairly wholesome ingredients, so I’ll take it.  Plus it’s incredibly delicious and so easy that you can whip it up while your kiddos patiently wait for their weekend breakfast.

Here’s our recipe…

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Easy Naturally Sweetened Peanut Butter Granola

  • 2/3 cup of natural peanut butter (or other natural nut butter)
  • 1/3 cup of coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup of pure maple syrup or honey (we do half and half and use a maple honey)
  • 4 cups of old-fashioned oats
  • 1/2 cup of sliced almonds
  • 1/4 cup of chia {we use white chia seeds}

In a small saucepan, combine the nut butter, coconut oil, and maple syrup and/or honey.  Warm it over medium heat, stirring regularly, until it starts to bubble.

On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat, measure out the old-fashioned oats, sliced almonds, and chia seeds.

Pour the hot liquid mixture over the oat mixture and combine them well (I get in there with my hands once it cools a bit).  Spread the mixture out evenly, pat it down a little bit (this will help clusters form!), and pop it into a 300 degree oven.

Let the granola bake for 20 minutes undisturbed, then take it out, flip it carefully (trying to keep as many big clumps as you can), and then pop it back into the oven for another 10 minutes.

Allow it to cool completely (it’ll crisp up as it does) and serve or pop into an air-tight jar or container for later use.

We keep our granola in a mason jar in our pantry for a week at a time (it doesn’t last any longer than that), but if you really want to extend it’s storage, you could easily store it in the freezer and use what you need when you need it.

Also, though we’ve not tried it ourselves, my guess is that you could totally make this nut-free if you have an allergy in the family or if you want to send it to school and your child’s class is nut-free…  I’d swap out the peanut butter for either sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seed butter, or Wow butter, and the sliced almonds for pepitas.  {If you try this, please let me know how it works out!}

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The Best Maple Spice Steamer

10 / 11 / 1710 / 31 / 17

Maple Spice Steamer for Kids | Mama Papa Bubba

My gosh it’s been cold in the Okanagan already…  The other day, after a two degree school drop-off, I actually told Brad that I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the winter up here.  My bones are chattering just at the thought of several months in the negative temperatures – brrrr!  All I have to say is thank goodness for fire places, fuzzy slippers, cozy blankets, and hot lattes.  Thankfully the kiddos don’t seem to be as bothered by the cold as I am, though they’ll very happily take a steamed milk anytime one is offered.  Lately I’ve been making them these delicious maple spice steamers on chilly mornings and crisp afternoons and they’ve just been loving them.

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Easiest Ever Asian Noodle Salad

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Easiest Ever Asian Noodle Salad | Mama Papa Bubba

If you were to make me choose one favourite meal, hands down, no ifs, ands, or buts about it, it would be an Asian noodle salad.  Yum, yum, YUM.  The obsession started while working at Earl’s during my summers off of university, and for a good few years, I probably ate at least a few Thai noodle salads a week.  

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Homemade Almond Milk

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Homemade Almond Milk | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmmm….  Almond milk.  I love it, but honestly, most of the store bought stuff just isn’t all that good.  And even if it does taste good, it most likely contains several ingredients that just aren’t needed when you make it fresh at home.  

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Nutritious Baby Cookies

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Nutritious Baby Cookies | Mama Papa Bubba

I love, love, love making nutritious treats for my bubbas and thank goodness for that!  While I really wouldn’t mind buying more and saving myself some time, I find that most of the treats and snacks currently marketed towards kids are filled with sugar and other unnecessary ingredients…  Even the baby aisle is a scary place!  With the exception of Love Child Organics products {which we absolutely love!}, I’ve noticed that most all baby puffs, teething biscuits, fruit / yogurt melts, and finger cereals contain added sugar.  Even the stuff labelled as 6 or 7 months and up.  Whhhhy?  

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Soft Nutritious Breakfast Cookies

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Soft Nutritious Breakfast Cookies | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmmm… cookies.  And for breakfast no less!

These nutritious breakfast cookies have been on regular rotation in our house lately.  I’ve been making a big batch on the weekend and pulling them out for easy breakfasts, snacks, and school lunches which has been such a treat.  Both of the kids absolutely love them and gobble them up 3 at a time, which is absolutely fine by me!  They’re jam-packed with good stuff – whole grains, fruit, veggies, and protein – and include absolutely no added sugar, which means I actually feel good about feeding my munchkins cookies – win!

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Bacon and Potato Egg Cups

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Bacon Potato Egg Cups | Mama Papa Bubba

Oh my goodness…  I’ve been so bad about planning and preparing meals this summer.  I swear 5 o’clock just pops up out of nowhere and suddenly I find myself in the kitchen scrounging around like a mad woman trying to find something that I can throw together in 20 minutes and call a meal.  As a result, there’s been a whole lot of quinoa salad and other one bowl dinners happening around here this summer…

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Veggie Lentil Mac and Cheese

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Veggie Lentil Mac & Cheese | Mama.Papa.Bubba.

While most mac and cheese dishes aren’t overly nutritious, this version is packed with protein, veggies, and whole grain pasta, so I  feel good about giving it to Miss G and she’s just thrilled that she gets to eat a giant bowl of pasta and call it a day.

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Apple Peanut Butter Salad

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Sweet Apple Peanut Butter Salad | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmmm…  Apples and peanut butter.  Such a good combination.  Even better?  Apple peanut butter salad that incorporates crunchy grapes, sweet bananas and the yummiest peanut butter ‘dressing’ too.  Miss G loves this salad and it makes for a perfect after school snack {or breakfast or lunch in Grae’s opinion}.  It’s easy to make too!

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Homemade Fruit On the Bottom Yogurt Cups {made with honey and chia}

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Homemade Fruit On the Bottom Yogurt Cups | Mama Papa Bubba

Since we first introduced it into her diet, Miss G has always eaten plain organic yogurt.  She loves it as is, and its fun to dress up with fun toppings if she’s wanting to add a little flavour to it.  Sometime just before leaving for our second stint in Kuwait, however, we got our hands on a few little cups of flavoured yogurt sweetened with pure fruit juice, and she just loved them.  I had forgotten all about the flavoured Gracen-friendly yogurt until a couple of months ago, when Miss G requested we get some more.  I would have happily obliged, but finding decent yogurt in Kuwait is a challenge, let alone finding decent yogurt that is flavoured, organic, and sugar-free.  Never going to happen.  Luckily, she happily accepted the fact that it would be something we’d find and have in the summer…  Only Mama can’t find the darn fruit-flavoured, naturally sweetened, organic cups now that we’re back in Canada.  Oy.

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Orange Creamsicle GREEN Smoothie

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Orange Creamsicle GREEN Smoothie | Mama Papa Bubba

Mmmm…  Orange creamsicle green smoothie.  My absolute favourite at the moment.  So good I could drink one every morning and then again every afternoon as a little pick-me-up.  And even though Grae seems to be not be all that into smoothies at the moment, she almost always slurps this one up until there’s nothing left.

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Broiled Grapefruit With Honey and Cinnamon

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Broiled Grapefruit With Honey and Cinnamon | Mama Papa Bubba

I had completely forgotten about this delicious broiled grapefruit until it donned on me last night as Grae and I were sharing a grapefruit for dessert.  I’m not sure where I originally got the idea from, but when she was a tiny little thing, I’d simply broil hers with a little cinnamon on top, while mine would include a little bit of honey too. Now that she’s older and I don’t mind her having a little bit of honey here and there, this morning she got to try the real deal.

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Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

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Wholewheat Buttermilk Pancakes | Mama Papa Bubba

You know what I miss?  Spending time cooking and baking with Miss G.  Don’t get me wrong… We do still spend some time in the kitchen together, but definitely not as much as we used to.  Back home in Canada we probably did a cooking or baking project once a day.  So what’s changed?  Well firstly, here in Kuwait, I tutor several afternoons/evenings a week which means dinner prep is often done while Miss G rests after lunch, but mostly, our kitchen here just isn’t very inviting.  And when your kitchen is a dark converted bedroom way on the far end of the apartment, spending a lot of time in it just isn’t that high on the priority list.  That being said, I’d really like to get back into it.  Time to suck it up.  Grae loves cooking, I love cooking, and with the weather getting hotter (it’s currently 38 degrees), spending a little more time indoors is starting to become a necessity.

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Healthier Easter Treats: Dark Chocolate Dipped Rice Crispy Eggs

4 / 11 / 144 / 14 / 14

Healthier Dark Chocolate Dipped Rice Crispy Eggs | Mama Papa Bubba

It’s hard to believe that it’s already almost Easter… {Ummmm, wasn’t it January just a couple of days ago?! I’m certain it was.}  Either way, it’s about time Miss G and I get busy with some Easter fun, and we decided we’d start with baking up something delicious in the kitchen along with our friends from Hillary with two Ls {please} and Little Miss Mama.  As usual, we started with a totally non-healthy recipe {this one for Rice Krispie Treat Speckled Eggs} and then worked our magic on it to make it sugar-free and more whole foods based.  While we concocted a delicious healthier version of rice crispy treats over a year ago {and even formed them into rice crispy treat eggs last Easter}, this time I wanted to try something new.  

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