Spring produce is finally here, and I for one am so excited to finally have the opportunity to eat lots of different fresh foods. At our farmers market, there is one vendor that specializes in asparagus. It isn't commonly grown in Alberta, so I'm happy that Edgar Farms has taken on the task! My partner and I picked up a huge bag of their asparagus ...
Black Rice Noodle & Mushroom Bowl
What a treat it is to have mushrooms! Our farmers market doesn't offer mushrooms, period. I once went to a farmers market in Brampton that offered an amazing selection - portobello, oyster, lion's mane, enoki, maitake, chantrelle, morels, etc. Some of these mushrooms are so powerful in their healing abilities that health food stores sell them ...
Vietnamese Pho – My First Attempt
I tried pho for the first time ever shortly after moving to Edmonton. We weren't quite settled in yet, plus we had some moving allowances to burn through, so we were trying out some of the local restaurants within walking distance of our new apartment. One night we were debating where to go for dinner when my partner discovered I had never had pho ...
Shredded Asian Slaw with Almond Ginger Sauce
If you've never tried celery root, also known as celeriac, you are missing out! It tastes similar to celery, but it has a milder, more earthy, and maybe even sweeter flavour. It's a very versatile root that I've written about before; it can be cooked, steamed, mashed, baked, roasted, pureed, or eaten raw. Did I forget anything? I've added raw cubed ...
Red Cabbage Nachos with Salsa, Spiced Lentils, & Avocado Sour Cream
On New Year's Eve I was chatting with one of my good friends, Kerry. She lives in Halifax, a three hour time difference from here in Edmonton. As you can imagine we don't get to see each other very often. When she asked me to create a healthy nacho recipe for her, I immediately accepted the challenge. Over the next few days, I pondered ways to ...
Immune Strengthening Soup
After almost an entire year of good health, I came down with a cold only two days after arriving back in Canada from our vacation. For a week I took all sorts of supplements in an effort to kill the bug, boost my immune system, and fight it off. I took everything from medicinal mushrooms and herbal tinctures, to sulforaphane and Vitamin D. And it ...
