Sushi without rice is not sushi! So it was what I used to think and mostly, how can it hold? If you think there is nothing else than rice, well there is other alternative and certainly healthier. Quinoa is rich in protein and fibre. It also contain great vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium and manganese … 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
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
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
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
Busy weekday mornings… 5 gluten-free muffins to go!!!
So many reasons we may not take time to have a healthy breakfast. Making muffins the day before or make a whole bunch on a weekend and then freeze them, can save you headaches for at least that meal. Sometimes kids are also late for their school bus and don’t always take the time to eat … Continue reading
Breakfast butternut squash muffins
I had cooked a whole butternut squash and rather than making a soup or a puree half of it (the other half was used to make my Butternut squash cookies) I decided to make nice healthy breakfast muffins. Muffins are always good. Either for breakfast or for a nice snack, less fat and sugar than … Continue reading
Butternut squash cookies
We are still right in the middle of winter. We have been getting plenty of snow since Christmas, which is good for outdoor sports! In the other hand, the choice when it comes to veggies, is pretty limited. We have the cabbages, root vegetables and the squashes. If we want to eat with what’s available … Continue reading