Lemons! I have never loved lemons so much in my life until the last few years. I start my day with warm water with lemon and I love a good infused water (my fave is lemons or cucumber and herbs). Since summer is approaching fast and I could use a cool drink (or two!), I've [...]
Beverages often call for a simple syrup and you might wonder why you need it. It's because sugar does not tend to dissolve well in cool beverages and the sugar crystals can settle to the bottom. Simple syrup is made by dissolving the sugar while maintaining it's sweetness intensity so it won't ruin your drink. [...]
A common goal for New Year is eating healthy. A super easy way to reach that goal is through SMOOTHIES! But they can also be detrimental to your goal if the wrong ingredients go in. Here's what 'wrong ingredients' mean: frozen yogurt excess sugar and simple sugars (cane sugar, granulated white sugar, brown sugar) [...]
This 'salad' was beyond words. It’s not your typical “I’m going to be hungry in an hour after eating this” kind of salad. It is comforting and fresh. It has a mixture of textures: chewy sun dried tomatoes, softness of the quinoa and bite of onions. Flavours were so perfectly balanced between the salt, tang [...]
I've been on a huge ice cream and froyo kick lately....mainly because of the warm, sunny weather we've been so lucky to have (yay!). Too much Menchies and Qoola can't be a good thing so I put my Vitamix to work: 3 ingredient ice cream (or 'froyo')! {free of: dairy, sugar, gluten, wheat} My photo skills [...]
