Guys, it’s almost Christmas!! Are you ready? I’m starting to feel that way. This past weekend I finished my Christmas shopping and got almost everything wrapped. I don’t know about you, but the process of wrapping gifts and writing cards is one of my favourite holiday traditions. A Christmas playlist, cozy socks, oversized sweater, big […]
Let’s have some chocolate, shall we? This Thursday was National Brownie Day, and in the spirit of that celebration, plus the holiday season, I figured a little good-for-you sweet treat was in order. As I’ve said in the past, baking is not really my wheelhouse and as a result, I tend to stick to cooking instead. […]
Lightly spiced, lower in sugar and packed with greens, this vegan-friendly Cinnamon Ginger Pear Smoothie is a perfect fit for fall or winter mornings. Since pears are a lighter-tasting fruit, I recommend using milder greens in this recipe. (You will probably find that curly kale and chard will make it taste a little too green!) […]
Let’s talk about routines. I’m sure many of you, like me, are total creatures of habit. This can sometimes work to our detriment if always doing the same thing over and over again lands us in a rut that we just can’t climb out of. On the other hand, routines definitely have their perks. We […]
Real talk: Last week was a rough one. What specifically was the reason? It was more like a culmination of little things. Working in corporate retail means that we’re currently in the biggest quarter of the year – the one with the largest amount of work, the biggest demands, the highest revenue expectations and the […]
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been eating tons of root veggies, squash and all sorts of lovely fall produce lately. It seems to be around US Thanksgiving that everything on Pinterest switches from being all-pumpkin-all-the-time, to gingerbread and eggnog-flavoured treats. So with that in mind, I wanted to squeak just oooooooone more pumpkin […]
This summer I went to Boston for a work conference, and as is always the case when I travel to the US, I made a point of taking a trip to Whole Foods. There were two reasons for this. The first was to stock my hotel mini fridge with some healthy eats for the couple […]
Yep, still eating pumpkin things over here. Back when I was in university, I had a Starbucks credit card. I chose it because it allowed me to collect Starbucks credit every time I purchased anything – groceries, clothes, etc. I used this card all the time, and as a result, don’t think I ever had […]
Get ready for a cozy bowl of warm, roasted-to-perfection goodness. Call me crazy, but roasted vegetables are my comfort food. Roasted Brussels sprouts, pumpkin, squash, cauliflower, beets – any and all of them – I don’t discriminate. I’ll spend a long day at work, walk out to my car sometime after 5 (probably in the […]
Chocolate. Coconut. Can you really go wrong with that combo? I don’t think so. The weather’s cooling off (at least here in Vancouver it is) so these days I’m into the less-fruity, more chocolatey smoothies. I’ve got a post coming up in a couple of weeks about ways to winterize your smoothies, but until then, […]
