My First Week…
I have this terrible habit of craving food when I get stressed out. You know that. Besides the irrational cravings, my cheeks get red as the blood rushes to my face, my armpits start to sweat (pardon me for being so blunt but sometimes the truth isn’t pretty), butterflies appear from thin air and wreak … Read more
A Recipe for a Career Change.
I’m going to level with you. Every time I sit down to write this blog post, I find a reason not to do it. A good reason? Heck no. But enough of an excuse to run the clock and not do it. The truth is I’ve just been too scared. To attempt to organize my … Read more
Apple Celery Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
I love food. I just love it! I especially love it when I’m on vacation. A little bit too much, actually. When I’m home during what would otherwise be a work day, something happens to me. I try to focus – I really do! I sit down at the computer to get my work done … Read more
LA Food and Wine + Miso Salad with Miso Grilled Veggies = Y.U.M.
Gone are the days when I thought baking 40 cakes in a week was a big deal. Do you remember that? Ok – to be fair, the 40 cakes actually meant baking 80 cakes because each cake was 2 layers high. So 80 cakes in one week in a tiny oven in mine and Ted’s … Read more
Gluten Free Vegan Granola and a Day Away Yoga Retreat
Sometimes you just need a minute, you know? Life seems to be going at an alarmingly fast pace. Your mind seems to be on two speeds: super fast and super uber fast. So much to do, too much to fit into 24 hours. So much life to live after all the chores are done. And, … Read more
Kitchari, a Tribute to Pat Summitt, and a Question: Who Inspires You?
The other night I found myself laying on the couch on my back, swollen feet up in the air after a long day at the bakery – 205 cakes long, to be exact. But whose counting? Ted was cleaning the floors (bless him – I know – I’m the luckiest girl ever). He had the … Read more
Meatless Taco Meat, Cashew Cream Cheese, and a Trip Home to Canada!
Almost two years had passed since my last trip home to Montreal. When I stepped off the plane last week, my first steps onto Montreal soil since September of 2010, I was overjoyed. Home at last. Well – almost home. First I had to make a pit stop at the family cottage in Muskoka, Ontario … Read more
My Bold Birthday Request: What Would You do With 20 seconds of Insane Courage?
It’s just about 10 o’clock at night. In 2 hours time, the clock with strike midnight and I will flee from the ball, run down the stairs, loose my shoe but have to keep running… Wait…that’s not right… In all seriousness, midnight does hold significance for me today. It marks the end of an era: … Read more
Yam Veggie Chili
Last week was a long week. Good – great, actually. But long. So when I came home from work last Friday night, I opened a bottle of good red wine (not something I often do), and poured myself a glass. Then I poured myself another. I wouldn’t usually encourage drinking and using sharp objects, knives … Read more
GF Chia Seeds Meet Homemade Granola Bars
I read about chia seeds in Vegetarian Times magazine last month. “Hm,” I thought to myself, intrigued. But not yet intrigued enough to go out and get some. My friend Steve told me about a shake he made with kale and chia seeds last week with his new vitamix. Once I suppressed the jealousy (I … Read more
