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 C whipping cream, and loads of sugar. Unlike other years when I avoided dessert altogether, I … [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 signs of addiction?). After graduation, my cousin first introduced me to the idea of baking … [Read more...]
Face Your Fear!
Lightly embossed on the front of my newly designed business card is “empowering you to transform your life”. Facing our fears is a magical part of that process. What do downhill skiing, tree climbing, visiting a holistic practitioner and gluten have to do with each other? Find out here… At the tender age of 19, at Mt Tremblant, … [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 loves it! Going sugar and grain-free will help anyone cut their dessert habit as it takes out … [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 on recipes, so it hardly resembles his original, but I have to thank Yuri for this elegant solution … [Read more...]
