Main Courses, Recipes, Salads
I know this sounds like a funny name for a salad but when I looked down at it, those were the only colours present. I didn’t plan it that way, it just worked out like this. It was delicious though so I’d really recommend it. The green things…avocado, green beans, snow peas, cucumbers, arugula (rocket),...
Main Courses, Recipes, Salads
Ever since I made a yogurt dressing a few days ago, I’ve been excited to try another one. I had some fresh herbs at home so decided to mix them with yogurt and see what happened. I also had lots of garlic, lime and green chilies on hand so I blended these as well. It...
Main Courses, Recipes
Whenever I can’t decide what to make for dinner, I usually just cook some vegetables, add vegetable stock and then add quinoa or brown rice to finish it off. This is what I decided to do today. Depending on how much stock you use, it can either become soup or stew. I didn’t have much stock...
Recipes, Snacks
I was looking for something to have as a snack and a mixture of fruit and vegetables in the fridge that needed to be used up. I decided to mix everything together and make a sauce. At first it may seem strange to mix green onions, cashews and fruit all in the same dish but the flavours...
Main Courses, Recipes
My fruit bowl looked like this today, so I tried to decide what to make with it. The limes, garlic, ginger and chilies stood out, so I thought I’d make green curry. Most recipes advise using pre-made curry paste but I wanted to attempt my own. The four ingredients I already listed above were a...
Articles, Mindfulness
There are so many things happening around us all the time. These can be referred to as external stressors. Life throws us different situations that we have to deal with on a regular basis. If we’re feeling vulnerable or anxious on a particular day, these external events can really affect us. This leads us to...
Main Courses, Recipes
Lately I’ve been really inspired by the healing powers of whole foods. I’ve been surrounded by people who have “healed” themselves naturally through a high intake of fresh foods. This is all a reminder to let go of the processed foods and high acid-forming foods, but increase your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s...
Articles, Nutrition
Sugar is found in almost everything these days. It’s found in food we wouldn’t even think – bread, spaghetti sauce, ketchup, yogurt, mayonnaise, salad dressing, lunch meat, crackers, soup and almost all packaged food. When we ingest sugar, it’s a quick fix of energy that our body likes. At first. After a while, high sugar intake can lead to many problems...
Articles, Mindfulness, Nutrition
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. Hippocrates Even thousands of years ago, our ancestors used food to heal their ailments. As conventional medicine progressed, we started to rely on these “potions” to fix us. Currently, most people have a full pharmacy in their medicine cabinets. We’re so quick to take a pill whenever we feel any aches...
Main Courses, Recipes, Snacks
A couple days ago, I posted a recipe for a lentil salad I made. When making a dish, I usually make extra so that I have it to snack on over the next few days. I had already mixed it in with a bed of mixed greens so I was looking for a different way to...
