goodness, fitness, wellness
Our recent trip to New York was an amazing experience. There were shows, a baseball game, visits to some new locations like Coney Island…and of course food! We did enjoy some of the standard fare, but I’d like to highlight a few local delights over my next few blog posts. Here’s hoping one day I... Continue Reading →
I am a real sucker for cheese. Any kind of cheese. My theory is that cheese could make a stone taste good. So in a crunch, cheese can be used to put together any kind of meal – serving as the protein in a main course, adding flavour and protein to a salad, a go-to... Continue Reading →
Somebody, somewhere (likely a flower shop owner) came up with the idea of Mother’s Day. Such events are a boon for card stores, flower shops, and long distance telephone companies (although who doesn’t bundle, Skype or FaceTime these days?) However, it is more than worth taking a special day to reflect on the impact of... Continue Reading →
I have been hoping to move to more spring-like cooking experiments but our weather hasn’t been cooperating. As a result, comfort food is still the ideal in our neck of the woods. And what could be better than locally sourced veal and cheese, made into a delicious Veal Parmigiana? Let me start by pointing out... Continue Reading →
One of the easiest things to make, which tastes so amazing, is homemade tomato sauce. I have almost broken the habit of ever buying canned tomato sauce or stewed tomatoes, in favour of roasting the tomatoes myself. I actually discovered this while on Weight Watchers a few years ago. A roasted tomato sauce has zero... Continue Reading →
Ron and I have been visiting Mexico every year for several years now. One of the highlights for me is the fresh fish at Cabo San Lucas, where we have stayed the last four years. I can eat shrimp every day if I want, and just about any other kind of fish fresh from the... Continue Reading →
St. Patrick’s Day has become somewhat of a national celebration. How many of those celebrating so whole-heartedly are actually Irish? No matter, it’s an opportunity to have some fun and celebrate being green. Personally, I don’t like the thought of food colouring in my beer, or anything other than the occasional shot of clamato juice,... Continue Reading →
Well, we made it. Ron and I did a little experiment recently. As part of a cleanse, we went seven days without eating any animal products – and that was despite Ron’s best efforts to argue that a chicken is a bird, and not an animal, and therefore we could eat chicken wings. We could... Continue Reading →
Some random thoughts and resources from my kitchen... I read a great online article today about mindfulness. Included in it was a discussion about eating the right food, but also our state of mind when eating. “The same food, eaten joyously, lovingly and with gratitude will have a different impact on the body-mind than eating... Continue Reading →
So, after ranting about our kitchen at home, we came to the lake for the weekend. Besides the quiet, calm of the lake setting, long walks in the sun and warmer temperatures – along with a great visit from friends – it was wonderful to have a kitchen to hang out in! After a couple... Continue Reading →
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