The more I try to eat with the seasons, the more sense it makes and the more I enjoy it. Spring is the time for fresh greens and young shoots, whereas fall meals should be hearty with warm roasted squash, potatoes, and winter greens like kale. In keeping with the seasons, I avoid drinking cold drinks in the winter. But I do enjoy starting my work ...
Lucuma & Cinnamon Banana “Ice Cream”
It's official! Summer is on its way, despite the hail and snowstorm we had in Edmonton this week. It's only been 2 days since the snow, and already it's melted and the grass is greener than before. Trees have baby leaves, flowers are popping up, the farmers market is selling seedlings again, and I've resumed biking everywhere. We had our first ...
Chocolate Banana Protein Smoothie
Anyone who knows me knows that I love my vegetables. I've been known to eat spinach straight out of the bag, stopping only when the contents have sadly disappeared. Now, I am aware that not everyone loves greens as much as I do. If you are one of those people that struggle to eat enough green leafy stuff, this smoothie is perfect for you. You won't ...
Banana Pear Cinnamon Smoothie
Even though it's winter, I'm all about smoothies in the morning lately. It's been a very mild winter in Edmonton, with only a few cold spells. The temperature has hovered just above or below 0C for most of January and February! I'm not sure what winters in Edmonton are typically like, but I hear they're definitely not like this. I have a feeling ...
Pumpkin Spiced Maple Oatmeal with Bananas
My partner and I had the opportunity to go on a snowboarding trip in the Rockies this past weekend. We stayed at a really nice hostel, brought our own healthy foods for cooking meals, and spent the first day at Lake Louise and the second day at Sunshine. We are lucky to live close to the mountains, and even luckier that we both have great jobs that ...
Roasted Cinnamon Plum Vegan Ice Cream
I am so thankful that fresh fruit is still available at the farmers market, even though we are now into December! A big thank you to our friendly neighbours in British Columbia. We've been buying lots of apples and pears, but we hadn't bought any plums at all. We didn't even really buy any plums all summer. So we decided it was time. We ate the ...
Autumn Breakfast Fruit Salad
After spending the end of October/beginning of November in Fort Lauderdale and Freeport (with a brief visit to Ottawa in between), My partner and I were welcomed back to Canada with a paper cut from the Customs form, snow, and coming down with a cold. Thanks Canada, we missed you too! It's basically winter in Edmonton now, with a temperature of ...
