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Alkaline Hints and Tips

Mango Avocado Salad Dressed with Tasty Coconut Curry

There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home…. don’t you think?  We were only gone for 10 days but with 3 cities it felt like a month.  We had a fantastic time with all of our friends and enjoyed some incredibly delicious restaurant meals together but I have to say there’s nothing like [...]

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Watermelon & Fresh Mint Juice-Watermelon benefits 101

I would do anything for a glass of this refreshingly delicious juice right now to cool me down in this 110 f dry heat in Palm Springs, California.  This is my first visit to this desert town and I am lovin’ it, but boy oh boy it’s hot!  We are slowly getting climatized to this [...]

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Cinnamon Quinoa Breakfast & How I start my Alkaline day

The smell in the kitchen when I prepare this quinoa breakfast is so appetizing–who doesn’t love the flavour of cinnamon in the morning?  There’s something comforting about this spice that makes you feel cozy and well taken care of, don’t you think?  That’s just how I’ve been feeling as we enjoy our summer mornings all [...]

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Summer Coleslaw & Alkaline Minerals

Summer up at the lake is inspiring some fresh healthy food–great for your sake, as I am creating some new recipes to share.  I have lots of time on my hands to experiment and prepare some new recipes in between soapy slip & slides and tubing on the lake with the kids.  Photographing the outcomes [...]

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Cannellini Bean and Artichoke Spread – The benefits of cannellini beans

Anything that allows me to have more fun to play in the summer is always welcome on my menu plan.  Making a nice big batch of this cannellini bean and artichoke spread for quick lunches, snacks and picnics is ideal.  It comes together in a jiffy as all ingredients are just combined in the food [...]

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Herbed Quinoa w/ Roasted Tomatoes & Nasturtium Salad- benefits of Quinoa

With a gorgeous bowl of summer cherry tomatoes on the counter I decided to roast them on the BBQ, making them practically taste like candy in this dish!  My garden is also brimming with some of my favourite herbs and I feel so lucky to be able to mosey out there and snip fresh herbs [...]

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Entertaining Alkaline Style – Lemon Pesto Salmon, Cashew Ceasar, Broccolini Chop

Today marks the first post of our new monthly column Entertaining Alkaline Style.  I am so excited to share the photos of our last healthy feast!  I love to cook especially for a crowd who appreciate healthy yummy food.  My favourite part of entertaining is setting the table–so much so, that sometimes I even do [...]

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Garlic Scape Dip and Pesto

I was some surprised when I encountered this gorgeous tub of garlic scapes at the local market near our summer cottage.  And delightfully the proprietors Denise & Glenn offered me a taste of a pesto made from these scapes.  I could hardly contain myself with the inspiration for this post.  If you could be so [...]

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Strawberries and Raw Chocolate Mousse–A dreamy European Trip and FBC 2010

I arrived home from Europe to find road side stands brimming with shiny red strawberries!  The perfect opportunity to get creative in the kitchen and post a recipe for you after all my gallivanting around.  I promise you, this is yummy and pretty healthy too!  This raw chocolate mousse is as easy as pie and [...]

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Fresh Tomato & Avocado Toast- Whole, Real and Local Food in Season

I am grateful that I can zip down to the local hot house in my neighborhood Sun Wing Tomatoes and find myself some local tomatoes to sink my teeth in.  Jeanette took me into the green houses for a peek at the tomatoes and boy oh boy are they gorgeous!  The fragrance of the tomatoes [...]

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