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...]
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...]
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...]
Summer Morning Green Juice
This morning’s juice was inspired by the morning thirst I likely gleaned from a dusk high interval swim in Mississippi Lake last night. And, if I am truthful, it was also motivated by a fridge declutter process this morning and discovering greens and herbs I wanted to use up, namely arugula from our local Carleton Place Farmers Market (which … [Read more...]
