Colourful Palate

I remember my first time eating gelato…it was at a huge, indoors Farmer’s Market and I had never even heard of the Italian ice-cream. It was perfect…it wasn’t as rich as ice-cream, but it was still so Continue reading »

I think I’ve discovered a secret. It concerns my dreadful mid-afternoon cravings for something sweet. Come on, don’t make me feel alone and pretend that your sweet tooth doesn’t ever kick in. If we all just admit that the four-year old in all of us likes sweet things, we’ll all come out of denial and be so much the happier Continue reading »

It’s all about the green veggies. Come on, I know you’ve heard it…over and over. Eat more salads. Drink green juice. Have you tried green smoothies? Eat your peas…all of them. Drop the cookie…eat a lettuce leaf instead.

Though, I’m not sure Continue reading »

Most of our family tries to avoid drinking cow’s milk. Sometimes we use it for baking or use a splash in our tea, or we’ll use it when we’ve ran out of our nut milk, but generally I try to boycott it. I still eat dairy Continue reading »

I’m a dessert person. I’m also a breakfast girl. Sometimes I mix those two things together, which makes life even more fantastic. Which is what I did with this recipe…it could easily be a breakfast or a dessert. Those are the best foods. Ever Continue reading »

Before we moved into our house in the country, we had to knock down an old, rotten house that stood where we wanted to build. The house still had pretty much everything still in it…from old dressers, books, dishes, toys, and Continue reading »

This morning I wanted something different than my usual “toss in a banana and almond milk” type smoothie. I wanted a flavour that combined two of my favourite fruits. I was surprised how well the coconut flavour matched the sweet, smoothness of the peach. Continue reading »