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Healthy Holiday Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Although it’s not officially winter yet, the temperatures here in south-western Ontario are mighty chilly! I am still cranking out Green Smoothies every morning but to be honest- a cold drink just...
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Veggie Eggrolls – A Christmas Eve Tradition
Every family has their own special traditions that make the holidays meaningful and personal. For my family- cutting down our own tree, hauling out our old boxes of decorations, cranking up the...
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9 Ideas for Holiday Entertainment
Perhaps during the days between the hustle and bustle of Christmas and the festivities of New Years, you may have some time to settle down with a good book or a classic movie or grab a glass of wine...
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1 Year Later & My Top 10 from 2013
One year ago I sat down and published the very first post on my blog titled “I’m Gonna Look“. And I was terrified. I had absolutely no idea about the ins and outs of blogging and I was sharing a very...
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Warming Minestrone Soup & 10 Things I Love About Winter
I pride myself in being a hearty Canadian girl and as such I usually embrace the winter and truly enjoy the snow and seasonal outdoor activities. But I’ve got to admit that this frigidly cold weather...
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Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes with My Daughter
My daughter came home from school the other day with tears in her eyes. The sting of not being included in a much anticipated play-date with a good friend was almost more than she could bear and she...
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The Amazing Healing Properties of Turmeric
I had no idea until about a year ago that a spice that often sat unused in my cupboard could be so incredibly powerful. I happened to be attending a health seminar in the spring- ironically the day...
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One Step Forward
This winter has been kicking my butt! Well I guess more accurately it’s been kicking my children’s butts. The kids seem to be catching every darn bug going this year and we are just getting over round...
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Chaga Mushroom Tea Latte
I’m going to be completely honest and admit that there are many mornings you will find me at my favourite coffee joint in the drive-thru line up patiently waiting for my soy latte. I have a well...
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Why I Joined The Food Babe Army (and you should too!)
I have always loved a good mystery. As a child I devoured mystery novels and even fancied myself quite the crack detective for a while when I joined forces with a couple of girlfriends and solved The...
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The Upside of Crying at Target
I recently had a really good cry. A long and stressful week culminated with a Friday morning trip to Target where I ended up at the cash with a big pile of goodies. After frantically checking my purse-...
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Veggie Pho Soup
Before I had children and while I was still figuring out my career direction, I spent a few years as a public relations consultant at an agency in downtown Toronto. Although I realized pretty quickly...
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Are You A Life Hacker?
I love ideas. And I especially love people who are brave enough to try something different- to think and act outside the box. Sometimes I find myself going through life doing what is expected of me and...
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Judgement & Food Choices
As a result of the choices I make when it comes to eating, I sometimes find myself in the company of friends and family who feel the need to apologize to me about their own food choices. Recently, a...
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Tofu Sloppy Joes
As a child of the 70′s and 80′s with 2 working parents, I ate my fair share of packaged foods. Yes we had many home-cooked meals, but we also regularly indulged in Hamburger Helper, TV Dinners, Frozen...
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9 Fresh Ideas for Spring
Although its taking a long time coming in my neck of the woods, spring is definitely on the way! And what better time of year than spring to try something new? So in honour of the changing season, here...
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Why No One Wins An “I’m So Busy” Competition
I will never forget the night I was out for cocktails with a group of close girlfriends when suddenly we found ourselves embroiled in a “busy”-off: “I am trying to manage a full-time job, my 2 kids are...
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Gratitude for 1000
When I started my blog in January of 2013, my 12-year-old son threw out a challenge: “Mom – I think you should try to get 100 followers by the end of the year.” I immediately started adding in my head:...
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Unjunk Food
In many ways I would consider myself a hedonist. If you’re having a party – I’ll be there. If you want to stay up late talking or dancing or playing euchre until the wee hours, I’ll stick it out. If...
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But What If I’m Wrong?
When I was a young child, my mom told my sister and I that if we ate candy before noon we would get worms. She even cited an example of this very horrifying thing happening to my dad when he was a kid....
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