We’ve been having a gorgeous, Indian Summer this year. The leaves are turning their brilliant autumnal shades, but the air is still summer-warm. I feel doubly blessed to have my favourite month and my favourite weather at the same time. Even though it hasn’t quite…
recipes
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Baby Weight Loss: Smoothies
Read moreI’ve been working to lose the fifty pounds that I gained during pregnancy. It’s been coming off pretty steadily but the last ten pounds seems to be sticking. It is likely because I am breastfeeding, and as such, eating like a horse that got loose…
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Recipe: Easy Red + White Quinoa Stir Fry
Read moreThis recipe is my “go-to” for anytime that I need something quick, easy, healthy, and delicious. You can make it using whatever you have in the house. The vegetables (onion, cabbage, carrot, celery) & the carbs (red & white quinoa) that I used can be…
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Recipe: Healthy Rice & Bean Cakes
Read moreYesterday I was craving something “substantial” but didn’t have much in the house. So I threw a little bit of everything together and came up with these rice & bean cakes. They were delicious. You can serve them warm with applesauce or sour cream or…
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recipe: eggs, raspberry jam + sourdough
Read moreLast week I discovered Trader Joe’s raspberry preserve and it is heaven in a jar. It inspired me to make the easiest — and most delicious — sandwich ever. Two slices of sourdough, toasted. Two eggs over easy. Spread jam generously over one slice of…
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Recipe: Quick + Easy Stir Fry
Read moreHere is a quick, healthy + easy stir fry recipe for you. You can use any grain that you have on hand like rice or pasta. I used a leftover quinoa and wild rice mix that I had from the day before. You’ll need: broccoli…
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Recipe: Easy, Nutritious Peanut Butter Balls
Read moreThis weekend I made nutritious, delicious, peanut butter balls. These are so easy to make and you can use any ingredients you’ve got around the kitchen. They taste healthy so you don’t feel guilty about eating them – – but they’re also just the right…
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Recipe: Vegan Stuffed Peppers
Read moreThis weekend we watched two documentaries that reminded us how important a plant-based, whole foods diet is. (Forks Over Knives and Vegucated.) It’s back to clean eating in this house. (And luckily, my pregnancy nausea has finally subsided enough that I have a choice about…
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From Farm to Fridge
Read moreEating clean and green is not easy—don’t let anybody fool you!—but there are things that you can do to simplify. After we picked up our first CSA box, I went straight to work. Cleaning, peeling, and cutting oh my! I made it fun, put on…