Love them or hate them, it’s impossible to deny what a cheap and healthy addition legumes are for weekly menu. What health benefits do these beans, peas and lentils offer? They’re good for your heart as they can lower your blood cholesterol; and the fibers clean your blood vessels– they’re like little housekeepers for your body. And on top of … Continue reading
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Food for thought…and for the stomach. It’s Earth day!
Today I wanted to make a reflection on how we can protect our planet for the futur. Do you know where your recycling ends up? Is it really recycled? Do you know that your table waste that ends up in your local landfill doesn’t biodegrade? Instead, in contact of non-biodegradable items, it produces toxic liquid … Continue reading
Vanilla almond milk
If you only tried almond milk with some pre made store bought one, you really have to try to make your own. It is really simple and the taste has nothing to do with what you had before. Just pre soak your almonds the night before and make it in the morning. Not only it’s … Continue reading
Soup of the week: Empty fridge vegetable soup
On this Earth day, we have to think about being more conscious of our environment. It starts by reducing our kitchen waste. Vegetables we throw away because we don’t know how to use them, or simply because they lost a bit of their original color can’t be used in a variety of ways. Before you … Continue reading
Hungry? Try One of These 5 Healthy Gluten-Free Cookies!
Having gluten-free food doesn’t necessarily mean giving up on food we like. In the afternoon, we sometimes like to snack on cookies while having a tea or a coffee! Wheat is not the only solution in baking. There are so many alternatives, and also many different tastes. You have to try and see what you like, then … Continue reading
10 Make-Ahead Healthy Recipes for a Delicious Easter Brunch
Raw beet salad This was for me a different way of having one of my favorite root vegetables, the beet. I usually have cooked beets, but today I tried them raw. It was so tasty! I also used two fresh herbs, mint and basil. I only had two big beets, but you can adjust for the amount … Continue reading
Tender waffle cookies
I’ve been meaning to make these cooking for a few weeks, but I had to think about the ingredients. They had to be vegan and gluten free. I got the idea on cooking cookies in a waffle maker a few weeks ago when I shared, on my Facebook page, a post showing the technique. I … Continue reading
In Need of Ideas for Passover? 10 Mouthwatering Recipes to Help
Passover is close! Friends and family will start gathering in your home to celebrate this holiday. We have our traditional meal we serve in these moments, but this year, why not surprise them with something else? Here I have 10 recipes that can help you to add some variety to your table. Trail mix with glazed nuts … Continue reading
Tender carrot salad
How can we have enough salad recipes. I alway tend to say that I always do the same thing. Writing about food means creating, getting inspired by ingredient, but I am like most of you, sometime I just don’t feel like creating and just serve dinner to my family! 🙂 This is another recipe my … Continue reading
Beet and curry salad
Beetroots is another root vegetable available pretty much at any moment of the year at a very good price most of the time. It is also among my favourites! 🙂 The red ones are sweeter than the yellow ones or the red and white. We never have enough salad ideas. In the past 2 years, … Continue reading