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Cozy Raw Veggie Soup w/ Peas, Carrots, Ginger & Cilantro-Conscious Eating is Life Changing!

November is starting to feel more and more like winter.  Gloves cover our fingers and knitted hats adorn.  After a nice walk our cheeks are rosy and our tummies ready for a warm, healthy, energizing bowl of soup.  Don’t you love a good bowl of soup on a cool autumn day? I’ve been experimenting with […]

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Herbed Zucchini Jam with Garlic & Hemp Nuts–For the Love of Styling Props

With the notion that I could try to keep the flavours of summer alive in the middle of November on a rainy day I made this scrumptious zucchini jam that I could pile on some delicious sprouted grain bread with creamy avocado on top.  It was inspired by a recipe I noticed on Apartment Therapy […]

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Veggie Quinoa Croquettes w/ Smoked Paprika Almond Cream and Benefits of Almonds

I think I am almost done with the jet lag from my Moroccon adventure but now I have the darkness of the early morning with rain pouring down that makes JUMPING out of bed full of vibrant energy a little trickier.  But this weekend should change that for a while after we turn the clocks […]

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Ginger & Hemp Dressing for the Kitchen Sink Salad-Benefits of Good Foundation Oils

Settling into a lifestyle of enjoying living food is proving to be a great journey for me.  How about you?  Are you joining the forces of serious veggie eaters or considering it?  With all the proof that we can be healthier and free of disease it seems to be the way to go, doesn’t it?  […]

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Crunchy Salad of Pink and Purple Veggies dressed with Thyme-beets, radish, cabbage & beans/Tomorrow marks the first day of my retail store’s Close Out Sale!!

After a morning at the market I found myself loaded up with the most beautifully coloured veggies all in a range of pinks, purples whites and light green.  Being a designer I couldn’t help but want to use this colour theme for a salad and of course use some of the fun props for a […]

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Fresh corn, pinto bean and heirloom cherry tomato salad & Why you should only eat fresh picked corn or Not?

How can anyone resist local, just picked, sweet corn?  I can hardly pass it up and neither can my family.  The corn stand is literally 2 minutes from my house by car- this is dangerous- I’ll explain later.  I love being surrounded by dedicated farmers that offer the fruits & veggies of their labour.  It […]

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Heirloom Tomato Bruchetta w/ Almond Basil Pesto & The Benefits of Tomatoes

Just got the kids off to school but with my little Amelia shedding tears and not wanting to go.  Breaks a mommy’s heart, doesn’t it?  Amelia has been attending school for 2 years already but she had such a great summer and just wishes that it wouldn’t end.  I get it, I feel the same […]

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The Healthiest Blackberry Tart & Is Natural Sugar a Poison?

Ooooh the black berries are sooo yummy right now I can hardly resist popping every other berry into my mouth- one for me one for the bowl, one for me……no actually I am sooo strict that I tend to pick til the bowl is full then sample a few.  But not my kids.  But that’s […]

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Mango Avocado Salad Dressed with Tasty Coconut Curry

There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home…. don’t you think?  We were only gone for 10 days but with 3 cities it felt like a month.  We had a fantastic time with all of our friends and enjoyed some incredibly delicious restaurant meals together but I have to say there’s nothing like […]

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Watermelon & Fresh Mint Juice-Watermelon benefits 101

I would do anything for a glass of this refreshingly delicious juice right now to cool me down in this 110 f dry heat in Palm Springs, California.  This is my first visit to this desert town and I am lovin’ it, but boy oh boy it’s hot!  We are slowly getting climatized to this […]

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