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Cleanse Day #5 – How Am I Doing? What Am I Doing? And 2 Recipes!
So here I am on Day #5 of my Kathy Freston Jump Start Cleanse and I can feel the fog finally lifting. The sluggishness of days 2-3 is gone and the constant urge to jump into bed with a big bag of...
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Kids Cook Night #1
Sometimes I get a tad resentful of all of the things I do for my family that they seemingly take completely for granted. Do you ever feel that way? Grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry,...
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Staring Down the Sugar Monster and Almond Milk Shakes
I am heading in to day 12 of my 21 day cleanse and I thought it was a good time to address a sweet little food that quite often has a firm grasp on both me and my family members: Sugar. Ah yes, we all...
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Colourful Quinoa Casserole
When I decided to adopt a more plant-based diet, the very first cookbook I bought was Eat, Drink & Be Vegan by Dreena Burton. You can easily tell that I adore this book because I have probably made...
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My Kitchen Helper and Oat Flour Pancakes
I have a “helper” in the kitchen when I am whipping up most of my culinary masterpieces. He is about 2 feet tall, has blue eyes, blond hair, a killer smile and he’s been known to throw a measuring cup...
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Lessons From My 3-Week Cleanse
Yahoo I did it! 21 days with no animal products, gluten, alcohol, caffeine or sugar. It was a roller coaster 3 weeks but I made it through and I’m feeling great. Here are a few insights from my 3-week...
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Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
Now that I have mastered the skill of making my own almond butter, I am getting a bit obsessed with the stuff. It is just so darn creamy and delicious and it goes well on crackers, on banana or apple...
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How My Veggie Burgers Became Black Bean Burritos
So I was attempting to create yet another veggie burger recipe using black beans. After sautéing some veggies, draining and rinsing my beans and tossing it all together with spices, bread crumbs and...
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Another Manly Vegan Meal
Of all of the articles I’ve posted so far, the one at has been viewed, liked and commented on the most (by far) is A Manly Vegan Meal. And here’s the upshot- women think veggie-loving men are sexy and...
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Simply Delicious Grilled Veggies
Sometimes its the simplest things that taste the best. Like a crispy salad with oil and lemon, freshly squeezed juice or a sweet fruit salad. This also holds true for these super easy and delicious...
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Holiday Weekend Sangria
Before our kids came along, my husband and I were able to do a bit of travelling as a couple and one of our all-time favourite destinations was Spain. The food, the people, the culture, the sights, the...
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Anzac Biscuits
After my first son was born, a sweet friend generously brought over dinner to help us out during that crazy time. To be honest, I can’t even remember what she made for the main course (my family will...
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Glorious Green Dressing
My husband is a sauce man. He likes his pasta to be swimming in tomato sauce, his sandwiches spilling over with mustard and Italian dressing and his burritos loaded with salsa, guacamole and Tabasco....
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Green Smoothie 2.0
Thank you so much to my friend Alison who loaned me her copy of Kimberly Snyder’s book “The Beauty Detox Foods“. I read it cover to cover in one day and I learned so much wonderful new information from...
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Voiceover Canada Guest Post!
My agent and dear friend Roger King kindly agreed to let me guest post on his blog Voiceover Canada. Roger is the owner and head agent at PN Agency based in Toronto, Ontario- North America’s #1 source...
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
I don’t consider myself a “preachy” person…although my family might disagree. Mostly I intend to live my life on my own terms and only offer up explanations of my lifestyle choices if I’m directly...
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Vegan Apple Crisp
I have noticed that my 12-year-old son has been eating a lot more food lately. He seems to constantly be hungry and often comes home from school and tucks in to a pile of food and then is ready to eat...
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Warm Quinoa Salad with Fresh Basil & Toasted Almonds- Plus 4 Shout Outs
When our family switched to a more plant-based diet I had to rethink mealtime. When I could no longer plan my dinners around a centerpiece of meat, I had to get creative and learn about other...
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Black & White Rice Pilaf
I like to bring a good plant-based dish or two when I go to a friend’s house for a dinner to guarantee that there will be something for me to eat. I never want my host or hostess to feel like I am a...
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Billy Bob’s Fresh Pasta Sauce
I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and although my dad was a very involved parent, my mom definitely did all of the cooking. And judging by most of my friends I think that is pretty much the norm for many...
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