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spaghetti squash magic

May 25, 2013
spaghetti squash

With a shared love of food, photography and taking photos of the food we make, when the Enlightened Boyfriend and I are together, magic can happen. The below dinner was absolutely an example of this, with many of my favourite foods captured in a photo. The Enlightened Boyfriend likes pasta but I don’t. Due to [...]

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shredded apple + beet slaw with arame, mint, raisins

February 9, 2013

Anti-oxidants are molecules that may protect cells against the effects of free radicals formed by every day activities such as physical activity, breathing and aging as well as external factors like the environment. Anti-oxidants occur naturally in the body and can also be obtained through diet. Consumption of anti-oxidants is necessary to help prevent oxidative [...]

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pumpkin and bean soup

October 2, 2012

I love the transition that is Fall; the nights get cooler, the knit sweaters come out and soup is appropriate every day of the week!  When I stumbled across this soup recipe in the  Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook I knew I had to make it…pureed root vegetables, cannellini beans, cumin and cinnamon, all of my [...]

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sweet potato quesadillas

June 5, 2012
sweet potato quesadillas

This recipe is inspired by my wonderful, talented friend Kristin who made a similar meal for me once.  Kris happens to be one of the most talented, creative and kind person I know.  Two years ago I went to visit her in England while she was completing a Masters degree and I woke up every [...]

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love thy liver salad

February 20, 2012

Did you know that the liver is responsible for over 500 functions?  This includes processing digested food from the intestine, controlling levels of fats, amino acids and glucose in the blood, neutralizing and destroying drugs and toxins, storing iron, vitamins and other essential chemicals, manufacturing, breaking down and regulating numerous hormones and making enzymes and [...]

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african nut butter stew

February 9, 2012

Last week at an author meet and greet put on by my work, I had the pleasure of meeting the very lovely Julie Daniluk; Registered Holistic Nutritionist, host of TV show Healthy Gourmet and author of the fabulous new book, Meals That Heal Inflammation. At the event we were served an amazing selection of meals [...]

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black olive hummus

October 30, 2011

I come from a family that is Mediterranean on my Dad’s side.  My Grandmother was from a small village in Lebanon and my Grandfather was from Greece.  My Dad and I: Growing up I was exposed to all sorts of unique and interesting foods like dolmas, baklava and kibbeh and unfortunately I had less then [...]

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bean salad with honey mustard vinaigrette

August 21, 2011

The area of Toronto I live in is referred to as the Entertainment District or Clubland.  Shudder. On Friday and Saturday night packs of just legal kids from the Suburbs descend on my neighbourhood.  The truth is, only a few years ago I was one of them. However now that I’m older, wiser and a [...]

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