I have three lovely spice mixtures from France – thanks to my sis-in-law, Joanne. And I’ve been meting them out, to make them last. But they are spices, so they won’t keep their flavor forever (although the metal containers seem to maintain the spices’ integrity pretty well) And seriously, as we enter, what is this,
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In these days of sheltering in place and physical distancing, I am avoiding grocery shopping like the plague. And wondering if it’s time to retire this old idiom – in future will we be saying, “avoid fill-in-the-blank like Covid 19” … but I digress. I am trying to stretch the time between shoppings (is that
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Does everyone remember “Freshman 15” ? … those 15 (or more) pounds many students put on in first year university or college – because you were eating and drinking differently than when you lived at home. There was cafeteria food or you were making your own on a very limited budget (lots of pasta, not
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Inspired by a text from my brother and because we are complying with the pandemic “stay at home” orders – there could be no more excuses. We tackled the unpleasant task of defrosting our freezer. Among the many things that we had stored in our chest freezer – but totally forgot about – was a
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It’s St Patrick’s Day on Sunday when everyone seems to be Irish (or would like to be) Green beer is so passé – though rumour has it that it will be served at The Junos – but cold green soup – that’s the ticket!. You can add ½-1 oz vodka per serving, if you’d like
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I have been following, more or less, the Auto Immune Protocol (AIP) since my last blog entry. And those who follow my blog will know how I love to develop new recipes or adapt existing ones. I did it again. It all started when I made roasted beets for dinner one night. A few years
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… AKA February 1 is the new January 1 (the month of January is just a warm up exercise, really) Managing a chronic illness was the impetus for studying natural nutrition (I graduated with my RHN 2012 – wow coming up on seven years!!!) After many years of being of being asymptomatic, I experienced a
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After “cauliflower”gate … when that lovely white orb was selling for $12 a head (or more accurately, not selling) I started to really pay attention to my grocery bill. Raise your hand if your grocery bill has a higher than normal number at the bottom. Ok – so here is my challenge to
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This blog entry was inspired by me cleaning out the fridge and quite frankly being appalled at myself for the waste. I am always shocked by our grocery bill – but really, I obviously buy too much. And I am not alone. Here are some staggering statistics from 2012: Percentage of the globally produced food
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This is my first blog of 2015 and I’ll start with my latest soap box speech. How many times have I looked at recipes, which give the prep time and the cooking time, only to be frustrated by how long it actually takes from start to eating time? The cooking time is usually pretty accurate
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