Cœur de pirate released a new album today and it’s in English! It’s the soundtrack to Quebec’s TV series Trauma, Season 5. The 12 songs on the album are all covers and of course, they sound amazing. I love her voice, it’s so dreamy. If you haven’t listened to her before, she has two amazing French albums… Continue Reading
I made pancakes this morning and realized part way through that I had nothing spreadable to put on top of them. No maple syrup, almond butter, agave nectar, or anything! In a minor panic I opened the fridge and found about half a can worth of coconut milk left over from making curry earlier this… Continue Reading
Happy 2014 to everyone. I hope you all got to enjoy some time with family, eat good food, and celebrate the end of another year. The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of visiting, grocery shopping, working, eating, travelling, etc. I’m always surprised at the amount we can all accomplish in the last… Continue Reading
I made a pie. A real pie. This idea started when a friend told me that one of her New Years resolutions for 2013 was to bake a pie from scratch. She told me this about two weeks into December and my first reaction was…well why didn’t you say something earlier!? Of course we have… Continue Reading
Hello and Happy December! I’m a little late on the gift guide posting (unless you are like me and haven’t finished all your shopping yet!). There have been so many great holiday gift guides posted around the internet this year so I had to get in on that and post one myself. This is a… Continue Reading
There are so many creative recipes out there for homemade popsicles. I promised to share some on the blog this summer, so here are my top favourites so far! I made two different flavours this weekend: Mango Lassi & Carrot Cake-Almond Butter (see full recipes below). It was so hard to chose which ones to… Continue Reading
“I pledge to press fresh produce into a glass of juice everyday.” This may have been the greatest pledge of all time. Freshly pressed juice is a luxury. There’s nothing like it. Waking up to the endless flavours of fresh produce was more of a daily reward than a daily commitment for me this month…. Continue Reading
“I pledge to stretch my body everyday.” From a morning yawn stretch in bed, to a yoga class, to a midnight headstand, whatever form it takes, I pledge to stretch out my body for the month of June. There are many scientific and biological reasons to stretch your body. Increasing flexibility and range of motion,… Continue Reading
