I’m a lifelong learner. There is almost nothing I would rather do than learn something new, or create something beautiful. I’ve always had a good eye, both for colour and for composition, and I’m definitely the photographer in our house – Steve takes pretty bad pics, especially of me! I recently took a great course to…
Jamaican Banana Bread
Almost all of my bananas end up in my morning smoothies these days but this week I had one that was so ripe it seemed a waste not to use it in something baked – like banana bread. For baking, bananas that are so ripe they are nearly liquid are absolutely perfect. They are super…
Citrus Breeze Smoothie
Green smoothies are my go to breakfast, unless I’m craving protein – and then I go for eggs. I started making green smoothies about 2 years ago, when I purchased a Vitamix on impulse at Costco. I had tried making a green smoothie or two with my regular blender and they were tasty but had…
Chia Pudding with Fresh Berries
Last fall I did a 21 Day whole food cleanse offered up by the girls over at Simple Green Smoothies. I’d never done a cleanse before and some that I had seen seemed kinda radical. I really wanted to feel successful at it so I wasn’t really up for one that required coffee enemas (whaaaat?!!!!)…
Turkey in Asian Flavored Broth
The groceries we go through at our house lately is a bit unbelievable as both of my adult kids and my niece are currently parking here. Two of the ‘kids’ take lunches to work and Steve has been pretty great about taking one as well. This means we’ve gone from a family that struggled to eat up…
Prairie Berry Kombucha
We live on a small acreage, which affords us a very large and productive garden that at this time of the year I am beginning to itch to get into. Calgary has a challenging growing season so I tend to grow the basics as far as vegetables go and I stick to native plants as much…
Venison Sausage – 3 Ways
Steve’s brother is an avid deer hunter. Each fall he travels from BC to hunt with friends in Alberta and we are lucky enough to get a little portion of his deer meat in exchange for doggy babysitting. While obviously the best spoils go to the hunter, we did get a nice bag of very lean…
Making Kombucha
If you’d told me I’d be making kombucha even as recently as just a few short years ago, I’d have said ‘no way!’ For me kombucha was the weird slimy thing my Dad was growing in his kitchen in the early 80’s. Dad has always been adventurous in the kitchen and he’s also always fancied himself a…
Almond Pulp Brownies
I love making my own almond milk. It is easy to do and provides me with a dairy free way to have creamy coffee in the morning. The only problem with making your own is that if you do it regularly, the leftover almond pulp can really begin to accumulate. I’ve found some recipes for making crackers…
Curried Zucchini Soup
Lately, soups have become my go to for lunch, or even for breakfast on a cold winter morning. They are also an awesome way to sneak some extra veggies into my diet. After making up some zucchini noodles for another dish, I was recently left with several cores and a few extra squashes so I figured it…
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