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salmon burgers 22 Aug 2013 | 04:50 am
In her book, It’s All Good, Gwyneth Paltrow writes, “Burgers are my favourite food in the world, which is ironic because I don’t eat read meat.” I know, right? Gag me with a spoon. I know I should b...
dutch baby + blueberry syrup 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Friday night I was ready for a WEEKEND after a long week at work. I was feeling dreamy after dinner at Big Crow and Baker Bots ice cream sandwiches, and maybe a couple glasses of wine, and already thi...
almond date granola bars 8 Aug 2013 | 06:50 pm
For as long as I can remember, as in like my whole life, granola bars have been a go-to snack. They were a mainstay in my lunchbox when I was a kid. There was always a box in my bottom drawer when I g...
dispatches from the 30 day green smoothie challenge 31 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Four years ago this summer I looked at a photograph of myself and didn’t know who the person pictured was. It was taken just as Jeff and I were going out the door to a friend’s a wedding. I was wearin...
montreal, qc 28 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Canada Day long weekend we drove to Montreal. Friday morning we woke up with the threat of rain, and by the time Jeff picked me up to hit the road it was raining so hard we could just barely see in fr...
peanut butter chocolate banana soft serve 24 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
I am a firm believer in eating real food. To me that means fresh food that will go bad in a few days. Fresh greens, veggies and fruits preferably grown close to home. Whole grains. Organic lean protei...
summer butter 16 Jul 2013 | 09:01 am
One of the highlights of our trip to Chicago was spending Saturday morning at the Green City Market. Named one of America’s best markets by the Queen of Green Markets herself, Alice Waters, it really ...
emergency tomato sauce 4 Jul 2013 | 06:52 am
We spent the weekend in Montreal which meant that on Monday afternoon we came home to a near-empty fridge. Being a holiday just about everything was closed which meant that we would be left with a nea...
spicy noodle bowl with greens and tofu 26 Jun 2013 | 06:28 am
Lunch is no joke around our office. There are those that brown bag it every day. Those that dine daily with The Chef and those that partake in the Buffeteria lunch special. And then there is Lunch Clu...
chicago, il 23 Jun 2013 | 07:27 pm
Over the past six years we’ve been lucky enough to travel a fair bit, but the reality is that the number of places we want to explore vastly outweighs the finite amount of time we have to experience t...
