Christmas Fiasco For Christmas dinner this year, I made the most luscious, decadent dessert of all time for my family: Key Lime Mousse Cake. Unfortunately I could not eat it . It contained 9 oz white chocolate, 3 bars of cream cheese, 2.5 … [Read more...]
My Secret Love Affair
It was love at first bite. I can remember my first muffin in late 1980s while at RMC at this new coffee shop called Tim Hortons. I soon discovered I could skip dinner and fill up on 2 large muffins at our snack bar on campus (early … [Read more...]
Grain Free Summer Fruit Crumble
Rhubarb in my garden teamed with fresh local berries inspired this dessert along with a base recipe I wanted to try out from a lovely website I stumbled on called "In Sonnets Kitchen". I do not eat dessert usually but I have a family that … [Read more...]
Early July Market Salad
I awoke with the inspiration to make a salad entirely from ingredients from our local Carleton Place Farmers’ Market. I have my favourite vendors there, some of whom I have been visiting every Saturday for 9 years (Merle!). I … [Read more...]
Costa Rican Plantain Pizza
Another Canadian Holistic Nutritionist, Yuri Elkaim, recently shared his Plantain Pizza recipe. I was so curious to know if a green plantain could make a decent pizza crust, I had to try this one out. Of course, I always put my own spin … [Read more...]