If you’ve ever been to my little foodie corner before, you may know that I kind of adore breakfast. And this new recipe for Coconut Chia Breakfast Parfait with Pineapple-Mango ‘Salsa’ adds a perfect taste of the tropics to your morning meal. Breakfast might be my favourite meal of the day—and yet for many, it’s […]
A few weeks ago I was prepping some workplace wellness handouts for a workshop near Toronto. I was presenting on the basics or building blocks of smoothies where I cover tips and tricks on how to turn a smoothie into a satisfying, satiating meal. I scanned my recipe archives for smoothies to include, and realized […]
Spring has had a rather faulty start so far around here (with more “spring” snow and snowstorms than I can even remember), so I haven’t had my go-to breakfast, smoothies, on the brain much. But the warm-ish temperatures announced for this weekend can only mean two things: garden work (hooray!) and the return of the […]
This week I’m introducing you to teff, a gluten-free wonder grain. According to the Whole Grains Council, teff is the “only fully-domesticated member of the genus Eragrostis (lovegrass)” [1]. Lovegrass?! I love the sound of that! Teff is a teeny tiny nutritional powerhouse. Considered the world’s smallest grain at about the same size or smaller […]
Hey guys, it’s been 37 days since I last posted a breakfast recipe and since you know how much I adore breakfast, I figured it was high time for another! This is a sweet easy late summer breakfast porridge, it’s mostly raw (if you use raw almonds), and there’s no cooking involved. It also consists […]
In many ways I feel like I was born to write this post. Because, to put it mildly, my boyfriend is not friends with too many vegetables. Corn, carrots, potatoes, and raw cauliflower (!) and that’s about it! Green vegetables? Not a chance. So in the 5+ years we’ve been together, I’ve come up with […]
Raining cats and dogs… Shakin’ in my boots… Cool as a cucumber… these are all expressions I use on a regular basis. However, if you had asked me last night whether I was feeling “cool as a cucumber”, I definitely would have said noooooo! The violent weather throughout Ontario spawned a tornado that touched down […]