What I love about food is that it doesn’t just keep us full and healthy, but it also has an interesting way of evoking certain feelings and memories. For example, when I think of minestrone soup, I think of my dad getting us takeout from one of the neighbourhood pizza...
Healthy-ish Rice Crispy Treats
There's really nothing I love more than a theme. I love to take the "norm" and dress it up for any holiday or occasion. You can imagine then, how much I would love a holiday like Halloween. Costumes, decorations, scary movies (the cheesy ones, not the really scary ones) and...
Healthy Lentil Soup Recipe
It's as simple as this, once the leaves start to change colour, and there's a nip in the air, it's soup season! I love making a big batch of soup on the weekend and having meals for the week. Soup is such a great vehicle for veggies and protein. You...
10 foods you need to have to stay healthy during cold and flu season
Every year, right as that nip in the air appears, as the leaves slowly start to change, and as soon as I bust out my cute layered outfits, I start to anticipate one other inevitable part of seasonal change – colds! It’s the unfortunate truth that often with a change...
My Rosh Hashanah Dinner Menu
When we bought our condo, my only requirement was that we had space to host our families for the holidays. We bought a big dining room table, and enough dishes and cutlery to comfortably host up to 16 people. I was so excited to finally be able to have the...
Creamy Spicy Garlicky Orzo
This is one of those recipes that came together in a pinch, but was too delicious not to share. I had done a haul on Naturamarket, and was looking for a way to use the gluten free orzo I ordered. I also had a whole plan last weekend to recipe...
7 Tips to Start Your Health Journey Affordably: Part 1, Groceries!
I hear it all the time. It's the number 1 reason why people have a hard time making changes to their diet. "I can't afford it." Well, when we watch some of the health and wellness influencers out there, it's no wonder people can feel that way. Expensive supplements, organic...
Greek Style Veggie Platter
There's really nothing I love more than feeding my friends and family. One of our first must have purchases when we moved into our condo last year was a huge dining room table, and table setting to be able to host 16 people. Clearly, as times have shifted since this...
Nicoise Salad with Creamy Lemon Garlic Dressing
There's no better way to beat the heat than with lots of cold food. Our food preferences tend to shift as the weather warms up regardless, but with this last heat wave, the desire for colder foods has only increased (the thought of having the oven on more than necessary...
Ground Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
For the last 10 years or so I’ve eaten a diet that’s primarily pescaterian. I’ve never had a particular issue with eating meat, I just didn’t really have a taste for it, and I never force myself into eating foods I don’t enjoy. Naturally we’ve been home significantly more since...