Blueberry Honey Shrub Shrubs are drinking vinegars (stay with me here) that make wonderful additions to cocktails OR, if you're just in the market for a bright and vibrant drink that has some beautiful health benefits. Apple cider vinegar [...]
Seasonal fruit bake As many of you know, particularly if you’ve worked with me in the clinic, I’m somewhat obsessed with warm foods. Warming foods - slightly or doing a long slow roast, adds warmth to the foods and can [...]
Ingredients: 4 cups mixed greens or baby spinach or kale 1 Red or yellow peppers, thinnly sliced 2 Thinly sliced green onions 1 lg Fresh tomato, diced 1 carrot - shredded Cube tofu into 1"cubes Saute the pepper in [...]
Date Caramel Snowballs Makes 30 Guest post from my pal and chef collaborator Joshna Maharaj A little sticky, a little crunchy and a lot of YUM! Enjoy this festive treat that allows you to decrease the refined sugar while not [...]
We've just entered into late summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. It's a time of transition as we step from the carefree, hot, often highly social and outdoor focused summer energy to the gentle turning inwards and slowing down energy [...]
Warm ginger pear green smoothie – a winter version of the beloved smoothie Anyone who knows me knows how obsessed I can be around eating seasonally which means eating more warm and cooked foods in the winter. I found so [...]
Pear Walnut Crumble 2 Tablespoon butter 8 medium pears (any variety) cored and diced (skin on or off - it’s up to you!) 1 tbsp ground Ceylon cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg (optional) 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla [...]
Back to Our Roots Fall is upon us and with all the changing colours comes the magnificent explosions of orange, purple and red as we welcome back the root vegetables and the winter squashes. Slower to grow than the fast [...]
I prefer to have fruit infused water verses a sweeter drink so I omit sweetener or just add a very small amount of raw honey to my agua fresca. But play around with the amounts to find the combination that [...]
Ahhh, the magical freshness of mint. Everyone has experienced it in one way or another. Be it a stick of gum, a cup of mint tea or fresh mint chopped as a garnish. Mint is a backyard staple in the [...]
