'Tis the season for preserving food. But to be honest, we're not doing that much fermenting this fall because we still have SO MANY jars of fermented vegetables from last summer! We wasted absolutely no time in munching through our favourites (pickles, sauerkraut, and kimchi) and ran out of these quite early, so despite the full fridge I couldn't ...
Simple Summer Potato Salad
You think we'd be sick of potatoes by now. We ate them all winter long, and we continue to eat them now in the midst of summer. Yet it's different somehow... new potatoes seem more suited to summer weather and it doesn't feel weird eating them on warm days. We've been eating them room temperature too, which helps to give the dish more of a potato ...
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 ...
Tempeh Cabbage Wraps with Sticky Rice
Wraps are just one of those foods that people love. They're quick, they're convenient, they're portable, and they're tasty. Unfortunately though, flour wraps are often heavily processed and devoid of nutrients. I know how hard it can be to give up foods you love, even when you know they just aren't health-supportive. Even still, sometimes the ...
Detoxifying Beet Juice
As 2015 begins, many people are thinking about their New Years Resolutions. All too often, these resolutions include health goals that will be abandoned within weeks. While I am not a fan of creating New Years Resolutions that are unsustainable, I like to write out a list of things I'd like to accomplish over the next year. For example, my 2014 ...
