I was not born to run. I was pretty much born to sit, read, eat and perhaps walk. So you won’t be surprised to hear that I’m quite pleased to have run for 14 minutes — and that was on 2 separate occasions. Yep, 7 minutes per run. And each minute of those runs was…
Squash Soup with Faux Noodles
My brother made this soup, introducing me to kelp noodles, which I now look forward to using in all kinds of recipes. There are so many people who enjoy noodles but wish to avoid flour products, making these seaweed noodles irresistible. Please, please don’t be put off by the terms “kelp” and “seaweed”. You will…
We Wish You Merry Christmas Quinoa
Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season. Here is a recipe that will help to fuel you without giving you that “Oh no, what did I just eat?” feeling. Christmas Quinoa 5 c red quinoa, cooked with a little sea salt and cooled to room temperature 2 pomegranates, seeded 2 yellow peppers, finely chopped 1…
Quinoa Beet Salad
Innocent mistakes can lead to splendid results. You would think I’d know a common red beet from a golden, or a chioggia beet? But we all know that you can’t judge the insides by the cover. Chioggia are Italian heirloom beets —as sweet as they are gorgeous. This candy cane variety has alternative red and white concentric whorls….
Asian Zucchini Salad
I thought I was having an epiphany. I was thinking what a great idea it is to write your own obituary and how I could create a website, kind of like an on-line safety deposit, just for autobiographical obituaries. There are already over 2 million sites related to writing your own obit and a few…
Bow-Tie Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing
My extraordinary yoga teachers, Mona Keddy and Barrie Risman, from Shri Yoga, gathered several of us yogis for a retreat at Centre Tara, in Bonsecours, Quebec. There was nothing but space in Bonsecours, and I travelled there to learn how to make even more space. With internal space you can learn to get along with…