Cold morning? Start the day with a hearty bowl of porridge!
Where I live, we’ve had a few weeks of beautiful weather the past while – after the long, cool, and frequently rainy summer, it was pretty wonderful. I enjoyed cycling to work in shorts and a tank top. Enjoyed going for walks in the sunshine after supper… This morning, the weather shifted back to cold and rainy. My kids were clamouring for a nice, hot, home-made breakfast – so I made a delicious pot of porridge. I’ve actually never been a porridge-person – I don’t tend to like the texture much – but I worked with what I had, and ended up...
Read MoreWhat’s For Breakfast? Try a Delicious Bowl of Nectarine Pudding
A nutritious, balanced breakfast is a great way to start your day – it gives you the energy you need to be energetic and productive through the morning. Strangely, almost 40% of adults regularly skip breakfast. Trying to lose weight, too busy to prepare anything, nothing in the house… – these are just some of the reasons people give for not eating breakfast. Breakfast doesn’t have to take long to prepare – leave time-consuming menus like steak & eggs with oven-fried potatoes for the weekend. On busy weekdays, opt for a breakfast that can be prepared quickly...
Read MoreJust Back From a Two-week Family Road-trip – Without Gaining a Pound!
My family and I just got back from a two-week long summer vacation. It was fantastic! We spent several days camping at Glacier National Park – did some hiking, went white-water rafting… Continued on to Yellowstone, where we camped just outside the park, and drove around the park for a few days, stopping for every scenic loop, boardwalk, and short hike. We saw bison, grizzlies, elk, a young brown bear, mule deer, as well as geysers, mud-volcanos, and some truly incredible scenery (don’t miss the walk down to the brink of the Lower Falls – it was spectacular!) Went to...
Read MoreIt’s Friday Night – Try a Curried Vegetable and Feta Cheese Tart
It’s Friday night, the fridge is looking kind of bare, and you’ve already used up this week’s motivation to serve healthy meals for your family. Option 1: call the delivery guy and order a few pizzas Option 2: dig out one of those frozen dinners from the deep freeze; plan to supplement with some popcorn in front of the tv later Option 3: clear out all of the vegetables sitting in the crisper-section of your fridge, and make this delicious, and nutritious, curried vegetable tart! I used to make this all the time! And then I had kids. And for a while they seemed like pretty...
Read MoreRaw Tomato Soup – with a Bite!
My husband and I have been leaning toward a healthier diet containing a lot more raw fruits and vegetables. He finished a 12-day juice-fast a few days ago, so he’s still transitioning back to ‘normal’ food. So today for lunch I decided to take advantage of some beautiful tomatoes we bought a few days ago to make a raw tomato soup. I looked at a number of recipes online, found several that looked sort of interesting, and ended up creating a vitamix creation, containing tomatoes, and red pepper, celery, garlic, and fresh herbs from my garden (I love my herb garden in...
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