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Mary Draper
Feb 171 min read
Windsor-Essex Gluten-Free Restaurant List
Disclaimer: this is a list of place you guys have recommended/eat at. Please check with each restaurant for their level of...


Mary Draper
Feb 161 min read
Cleaner Beauty Brands - As Recommended By You
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook then you may have seen my recent post, that I went to reorder my fav Consonant products (a...


Mary Draper
Jan 312 min read
Feel Good Foods find!! 🏆🥇
I don’t know how I’ve never seen these before!! (We don’t have them near me in Canada 🇨🇦) and turns out I’m even following these guys...


Mary Draper
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Making the "BEST KETO ALMOND VEGAN BREAD" from Lowcarbrecipeideas
I have been on the hunt for some new starch-free bread recipes (I think starting to be sensitive to tapioca starch, which is in almost...


Mary Draper
Dec 2, 20242 min read
2024 Holiday Pre-Orders Now Open!!
We just finished finalizing our items today (I managed to successfully remove the eggs from our gingerbread cookie recipe today so it's...


Mary Draper
Nov 5, 20241 min read
Annie's Gluten-Free Fish & Chips | Stratford (Greater Toronto Area)
https://youtube.com/shorts/7Lq8s4MmHa8?feature=share If you are gluten-free, and ever find yourself in the Toronto Area, here is a gem of...


Mary Draper
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Eyeball Donut Giveaway!💕
Excerpt from Facebook: "The beautiful humans of 💕Team Tina💕 were so excited to partner up with Mary [of] Mary's Mindful BakeHouse Ltd....


Mary Draper
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Baking Pan Equivalents (my personal cheat sheet)
Ever go searching in your cupboards for a specifc pan you need for a recipe, and you don't have it? Or do you change batch sizes all the...


Mary Draper
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Does baking soda contain aluminum? Plus DIY baking powder recipe
SHORT ANSWER (TL/DR): No. All baking soda are chemically 100% sodium bicarbonate. And do NOT contain aluminum. LONG ANSWER (see below)...


Mary Draper
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Thanksgiving PREORDERS Now Open!!
All our holiday goodies are added back onto our site, plus the new savoury pies from The Bread Essentials and all the new nut-free...


Mary Draper
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Healthy Multi-Seed & Nut Bread aka “Life Changing Bread” Recipe
This was inspired by my recent visit to The Southwest Collective when I was visiting my friend back in April 2024. One day that week, her...


Mary Draper
May 30, 20241 min read
Gluten-Free Dream 2024!
Inside Canada's largest gluten free festival & visiting GF Toronto bakeries Are you gluten-free & live near Toronto? Then you just missed...


Mary Draper
Feb 5, 20241 min read
We Launched A YouTube Channel
Come along as we figure out our niche... (and cringe at our first videos - do you ever get used to the sound of your own voice, lol?)...


Mary Draper
Oct 16, 20231 min read
Enjoy our goodies as part of your next Wellness Weekend!
Last month we were visited by local influencer Hope Monaco, aka "Local Plant Eater", as part of her Wellness Weekend in Windsor. Here's...


Mary Draper
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
In our house, zucchini season calls for double chocolate zucchini bread!! Back when I was little, my grandma would make us zucchini...


Mary Draper
Jul 24, 20231 min read
ICYMI - Gluten-Free Asian Meals Now Available at Our Bakery
Last week you may have seen our (many) posts that we now have gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free items from Riz GF in Toronto, including...


Mary Draper
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Flakey Montreal Pastries Now Available
Watch an unboxing of Le Marquis here: https://youtube.com/shorts/XON-vj7lass?feature=share Croissant ASMR (here how crunchy/flakey there...


Mary Draper
Jun 13, 20231 min read
History of the Nanaimo Bar
I was thinking about this while cutting trays of them this morning… We get asked about Nanaimo bars a lot, especially from our visitors...


Mary Draper
Jan 14, 20231 min read
Need Keto/Sugar-Free? Do It Right With Paleo Palate Cafe, Now At Our Bakery!!
Watch an unboxing here: https://youtube.com/shorts/wrPXoHs0aPk?feature=share At first glance, you might mistake these cupcakes for...


Mary Draper
Nov 23, 20221 min read
TWEPI's Very Yummy Yuletide!
We're so excited to be featured in this year's Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island's "Very Yummy Yuletide" alongside other amazing local...
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