You know those weekends where they come to an end and you feel like you need ANOTHER weekend just to recuperate from the previous one? Well, this was one of those weekends. Non stop rain meant trying to find non stop activities for my almost two year old daughter to keep her busy. Summer is…
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How to: Quickie Meal – Kale and White Bean Whole Grain Spaghetti
Your doctor is gonna thank me. More importantly, your taste buds will. This is where healthy and delicious become BFFs. I’m normally not a huge fan of whole grain pastas. I find them too dense and their flavour too overwhelming when pairing them with tomato or cheese based sauces. I find they can work with…
How to: Quickie Meal – Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta
2015! This year, I resolve to eat more gluten. All the better if said gluten is in the form of rigatoni. Because, rigatoni. Need I say more? I’ve made this recipe with nearly every shape of pasta out there. It works well with them all, including whole grain and GF options. It is truly the…
How to: Quickie Meal – Roasted Broccoli Pesto Pasta
I’ve been working on this recipe for a wee bit. I really wanted it to work because I think it’s such a unique way to use broccoli, which seems to be a fan fave among kids and grownups. Until now I haven’t been happy with its punchiness (which is definitely a word – go fly a kite…
How To: Quickie Meal – Fettuccine with Creamy Avocado Sauce
So I actually had a whole other recipe and post planned for today. And it was good – another quickie meal, also vegetarian, and also delicious. And you will eventually see that post and that recipe, just not today. See, I made this pasta on a whim when I remembered I had some fresh fettuccine…
How To: Quickie Meal – Spicy Tilapia Linguine
Yesterday I ran the Goodlife Fitness Toronto half marathon. I really had no big aspirations for this race. It was my first post-baby race and I really was just happy to be able to run it. Running down Yonge St. I felt amazing (although today my quads feel not so amazing). And I think I…
How to: Easy Lunch – Greek Tortellini Salad
Dear Winter, Be gone. Sincerely, Asparagus loversTrue, asparagus is still a ways off. Hmph. So in the meantime, I’m taking advantage of some homegrown greenhouse produce. While there is no comparison to biting into a sun-warmed garden tomato come August, choosing greenhouse produce is great way to support local producers in the winter months while…