a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
At the moment I have a little bit of time off before I start work for the summer. That means that I have time to create some fun new recipes and other posts to share here! Yay! I spent my evening last night scrolling through …
Now a days it’s all about ease and convenience. I can definitely relate. This semester has been a total whirlwind of assignments, midterms, exams, and a little bit of fun too, making it difficult to find spare time to do anything for myself. One commitment …
At times my life tends to be a little bit disorganized and chaotic, but I try my best to keep my sh*t in order. When I have a bit of free time, which is hardly ever, I try to organize myself to make the days ahead easier. A way that I accomplish this is by having prepped food, or the ingredients for easy to prepare food, on hand at all times if possible. Homemade granola is a staple in my pantry and diet, but bircher muesli is a pretty good substitute for when I simply do not have the time or energy to bake a batch of granola and can not be bothered to spend $12 on a box of store bought crap with a never ending list of ingredients, 95% of which I can not even pronounce. I may be busy, but I do have standards. I think the best start to being productive and organized is to treat our bodies properly and that starts with good food and good sleep. I need to work on the latter of those… Continue reading Morning Bircher Muesli Mix
As 2019 begins and my second semester of university kicks into full gear I would like to take a moment to reflect on the year that I have had. I can easily say that this past year was the most challenging one of my life …
With Christmas behind us now we are getting into the less nice part of winter – a.k.a every day of winter after Christmas – and the need for coziness is at its peak. At school I like to cook in big batches so I don’t …
Growing up, Paris is one of those cities that you see all the time in the movies. Movies, shows and social media paint a beautiful image of the city, so it’s pretty surreal when you actually arrive there and see it for yourself. It’s kind of like a first trip to New York City, but on an even greater scale. Continue reading Nine Days in Paris
Hi Friends! I Know that it has been quite some time since I last wrote.. I’ve been completely swamped by the workload that accompanies first year university. I have really missed writing and creating, so I decided to take my study break tonight to write …
Alas, we have (finally) reached the last leg of my Scottish journey. I know it has been a while, so let me refresh your memory. When I last wrote of my travels, I shared with you all my wonderful week in London. I do apologize …
Nothing says summer to me like fresh, local produce. I’ve grown vegetables for years and have always found it to be very rewarding as well as very fun. When I was a little kid living in Toronto, my best friend Jenny and I used to grow potatoes in her back garden. When the potatoes were ready to harvest the two of us would dress up like pioneers (keep in mind we were like seven years old haha) and dig up the potatoes. Once we had successfully extracted all of the potatoes from the ground, we would take them inside and clean the skins of before chopping them up and making baked French fries. The first year that I grew vegetables in my own garden was when I was 11. I used old crates to grow peas, beans, tomatoes and, what I’m convinced were, the world’s smallest carrots. Now I have a decent sized vegetable garden along the side of my house where I grow tomatoes, root veggies, zucchinis, squash, herbs, beans, peas, peppers, cucumbers and raspberries. Continue reading Mixed Berry Summertime Scones
A few weeks before summer officially began, I sat down and wrote a bucket list of all the things that I wanted to (try to) do before September rolled around. One of the items on the list was berry picking. I have a couple of …