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...]
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 especially wanted to pair their fresh produce with my new passion – Shawna’s Gotta B Garlic Baba … [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...]



