Try the Power of Green to put a spring in your step, with this green smoothie recipe from local yogi and raw food consultant, Sarinda Hoilett. Todays Green Smoothie Recipe 1 handful kale 1 handful of baby arugula 1 handful of mixed greens (baby spinach, kale and collard greens) 1/2 avocado 1 thai coconut (water … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Green Smoothie
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Earlier this month at the Winds of Change Wellness Gathering, Matt Prescott of Snowline Catering ran a workshop on preparing affordable healthy food. He demonstrated the preparation of Lentil Soup, and has shared the recipe here, so you can try it at home for yourself... (If you do, send us a pic, or a review … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Lentil Soup
We moved to Canada from the UK 5 years ago and so Thanksgiving is still fairly new to us. In order to make the Thanksgiving meal different from the traditional roast turkey dinner we have on Christmas Day we have changed some of the vegetable dishes and now have mashed potatoes instead of roasted potatoes … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oregano Brussels Sprouts and Pumpkin Cheesecake
A conundrum: A question asked for amusement, typically one with a pun in its answer. Can we win the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast? The odds are against us: we are sub-urban dwellers; we are not endowed with a green thumb; the state does not trust us with firearms. But we have big ambition and a … Continue reading One Mile Photo Feast
It starts with a recipe pulled from the web, and a few things from the garden. Dinner mission: Coconut Curry with Tofu. Here's what's NOT from within a One Mile radius: the coconut milk, the tofu, the soya sauce or the seasonings. (Hey, I'm a softcore locavore.) Here's what is from the garden: green onions, … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast
Fall is not fall without apples! Apple sauce, apple strudel, apple pie and especially apple crumble! The smell of cinnamon and apples cooking - real comfort food. Can you tell it's one of my favourite ingredients? I'm always on the hunt for different crumble recipes so when I came across this one I had to try … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oaty Apple Crumble
Pears are in season in September and are great in salads, puréed to make fools or soufflés and perfect eaten on their own. They also make a wonderful light dessert when poached in a syrup or in wines and spices and you don't leave the table feeling completely stuffed! In the past I have poached … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Maple Spice Poached Pear
Katrina Wallace of Kat's Catering took up the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast challenge last week and prepared two amazing dishes... Here's the first: A White Wine, Dill Weed, Citrus Birken Head River Sockey Fillet & A Creamy Pesto, Siracha Blend local Sockeye Fillet on a bed of Bacon and Garlic Sauted local organic Kale … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast: New Entry featuring Birkenhead salmon
Word of advice: if you ever get invited to dinner at the Richman's, say yes! Here's what they ate for tea last night, and shared as part of the One Mile Dinner Photo Feast. Richman chicken, sourced from about 50 feet from their door, with Pemberton organic potatoes (made with an awesome recipe from the … Continue reading One Mile Dinner Photo Feast: First Entry!
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