With the Olympics starting last week, most Canadians are glued to their TV sets. From ski-jumping to hockey, we Canucks are very patriotic about our winter sports. So naturally lots of Olympic parties happen over the two weeks of the games. Last weekend I made these Korean turkey balls, a tasty appetizer and healthy alternative…
Coconut Oil has so many benefits for skincare. One of my favourite DIY scrubs is a tightening and toning coffee coconut scrub. Combining the benefits of caffeine from coffee, moisturizing coconut oil with additional exfoliation from coconut palm sugar creates a firming and smoothing body scrub. Adding cinnamon helps clear skin of bacteria and can smooth out fine…
With Valentine’s day fast approaching even though I am entranced with all the beautiful red and pink floating around, it’s not neccessarily something that we celebrate to a large extent in our house. With restaurants crowded with pre-set menu’s and flowers…
Every Sunday in January we’ve had a ritual. We’ve been shooting in a 3D archery tournament and on the way home we stop at the Italian market in our neighbourhood for lunch. From the veal parmagiana, brick oven pizza, lasagna’s and then there’s the dessert counter! The food is delicious especially the cannoli that is…
A tart and light combo of lemon and ricotta cheese, this perfect little muffin is great for breakfast, snacks or even dessert.
Tis’ the season for consuming calories! In the midst of eggnog and all sorts of decadent drink choices, I was looking for a lighter after dinner option. I found a chocolate chai tea at the grocery store and decided to create a Bailey Chai. It’s spicy and sweet with the hint of peppermint making it…
