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This is my little Facebook Hub...I post recipes and articles from my website.

I am a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant and love to share my joy, my observations and excitement, especially as they pertain to food.

07/12/2025

Upped my eyebrow game this week! I spent a wonderful hour with the lovely Shelby at Reign Spa. I’m thrilled with the results of a lamination, tint and threading. I would recommend!! If you’re looking for a change, this one was a no brainer!!

06/17/2025

Anyone else despise cooking in the summer? I certainly do! My energy for cooking gets zapped by the heat, and my lack of air conditioning. I’ve learned to keep on going if I find a cool moment in my kitchen. On summer days, I tend to find inspiration in fresh ingredients and make large preps to be enjoyed on other days when it’s too hot to cook! Avocado toast with aged cheese and tomato for breakfast, a beef minestrone for lunch, or a side later in the week. Soup may be an odd choice in the summer; but it’s so veggie rich and delicious.

04/27/2025

Oh man! This is my favourite place to grab veggies on the fly! Delicious and greenhouse grown, right here in Alberta!

03/03/2025

I was back at it again! Cooking on Sunday. My hubby and I had a big discussion about how to easily prepare for the week. He feels that you should double everything you’re cooking so you have lots of leftovers around. To test his theory, we chose to take waaaay too many chicken thighs out of our freezer. We bbq’d 9 for our family of four last night for dinner, which made an easy lunch for my son today. The thighs were served with mini potatoes roasted in the air fryer, steamed broccoli and a side salad. We through 6 additional thighs into a tortilla soup with loads of canned beans, canned tomatoes, homemade bone broth from last week’s roasted chicken, lime juice, and can of Rotel tomatoes, plus onion, garlic and some Mexican spices. I learned to make tortilla soup this year with my work at FoodImpact and the Food Discovery Foundation. I just love it!! So easy. What a simple prep for the week. The chicken cooks inside the soup and then you debone and shred it, or use chicken breasts if you want to skip the skin and bones! Soup is the best food; you use whatever you have on hand, and it so nourishing on a cold snowy day. Sadly, I had no cilantro on hand. Would have been even better. Luckily, I’ll be eating this all week with the salads I ordered through InspiredGo! I have time to grab some cilantro.

02/28/2025

Oh wow. It all started with a roasted chicken dinner. I’ve been meaning to post all week, but as much as dinner didn’t get away from me this week, time did! Mark was out of town all week at a conference, so it was just the kids and I at the table. I still love a good prep! I pulled together a roasted chicken dinner on Sunday. Mac had her schedule wrong and I had to quickly throw the meal onto the table, so she didn’t miss her soccer game, needless to say, I didn’t take a photo of the chicken, veggies, smashed potatoes and gravy on Sunday night. After dinner, I popped the carcass into my and made a bone broth with some leftover veggies, carrot ends, half a lemon, an onion, garlic, apple cider vinegar, Himalayan sea salt, and pepper. I jarred it the next day. I love the warm function on my instant pot. It holds my homemade broths at a safe temperature until I have the time to properly jar and store for use. That same night I pulled the leftovers from dinner into a quick chicken pot pie. I can’t eat gluten, so I used two frozen crusts made by bakery. I love these crusts so much! I grab them at my local Co-op in the freezer section. I find for savoury dishes, it helps to salt and pepper the top crust as they have some sweetness. Once the pie was baked, and cooled slightly, I stored it in the fridge for a quick Monday dinner. On Monday I used some of my delicious bone broth to make a homemade dairy free cream of mushroom soup to enjoy at lunch. I had some coconut cream, leftover from my morning coffee in my fridge that needed to be used up. I love soup, it’s so nourishing, delicious and it uses up everything in the fridge.
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That Sunday/ Monday prep meant chicken sandwiches for my kid’s lunches, or a slice of pie. I always fill the fridge with tons of salad ingredients, so dinners and lunches were easy!!

02/21/2025

I’ve had a fun week. Since 2025 began, I’ve been feeling rushed and haven’t had much time for myself. If you know me, you know I hate that. I don’t like it when I feel behind or when there’s no time for a lovely meal to be placed on the table and shared with my loved ones. This week I got back to my old prepping self. I put into practice my classic method of make two meals, some sides and something for the freezer. I cooked up a turkey chili, roasted some sweet potatoes with cinnamon chili seasoning, made some quinoa, and popped a beef stew into my instant pot. If you’re not using your instant pot to break down your stewing cubes, then start. They come out so tender and yummy and in such a short period of time. I cook the floured beef (gf flour for me with some steak spice), with half a bottle of red wine, a bay leaf and a cup of beef broth plus two chopped onions for one hour under high pressure. When that’s done, I season, add my veggies and toss it all back into the instant pot for about 8 mins on regular pressure. As I made quinoa for one of my sides, I was able to build my stew and my chili out into power bowls with lots of greens! I also used a shawarma seasoning that I had mixed up a few weeks back, and seasoned some chicken breast with a tablespoon of my blend, 1 tbsp of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. The shawarma chicken will find its way onto our plates this week, but for now it’s happily resting in its marinade in the freezer.

After all of that prep, I enjoyed easy meals all week. The prep only took a few hours. Why not cook more than one meal when you have the time to cook? You’ll be eating healthy all week for doubling up recipes in the kitchen.

Lucky for me, my daughter was off this week, we had to get the dog out of the house yesterday for a few hours. We dropped off a load of donations and then hit winners for some great laughs. Needless to say from the photos, the treat section was a hit in Daisy’s book; and I’m feeling more like myself again.

02/15/2025

The guitar and bass lessons are paying off; so fun to watch my boys jam together this evening.

02/05/2025

Today’s lunch. I can’t stand the cold weather lately and I’ve been avoiding the grocery store. I whipped up a simple tomato soup. Started with some chopped onion, garlic, green pepper and celery; all oh these ingredients were about to find their way into the compost, so a soup was the perfect solution on a cold day. Once the veggies, also known as The Holy Trinity in cajun cooking, were sautéed with some garlic olive oil and salt, I added two three minced garlic cloves and allowed them to sauté for 30 more seconds. Next, I added a fermented garlic vinegar, which I cooked down for a minute and then topped with large glass bottles of strained tomatoes; time key with tomatoes. I allowed them to reduce, darken and sweeten on the stove over medium heat. Once this occurred, I added curry leaves, salt and pepper and a can of rinsed lentils. I let the flavours meld together for another 15 minutes and served with feta. My hubby didn’t enjoy the texture of the lentils, so l blended the whole batch and placed it in the fridge for tomorrow! Easy, delicious and a quick way to clean out the fridge on a cold day!

02/04/2025

Today vibes. Working on the couch, under weighted blanket with a coffee, in my pjs, and snuggled up with my sweet Daisy. I took yesterday off after six straight days of work. I was tired. Still managed to get in a work out, drank lots of water, had a visit with my sister, ate high protein meals and two salads. Today, I’m still tired, and it’s cold outside!!!! I’m being gentle with myself and working quietly in a slow, intentional and happy way. Hope you’re staying warm, getting the list checked off, and feeling good. Next: Yoga session in my living room. Sometimes I’m grateful the modern conveniences mean I don’t have to leave my house. Groceries can wait until tomorrow.

11/23/2024

It’s that time of year again! Time to torment Daisy. Tree goes up and Daisy wears her cozy socks until they pop off. Cozy? She would disagree with that statement. I can’t think of anything better than decorating a tree on a snow day. I had some unexpected help today from my Girl, Shauna, who was stuck in town related to the snow. As cold as it is outside; it’s all warm and cozy in my living room. Stay warm and well friends!

11/20/2024

Aren’t the simplest foods often the most beautiful? My amazing friend, and also chicken mama Shauna, enjoys raising hens. I get to enjoy the riches! Check out the aquamarine ones!!! So fortunate to be blessed with good friends and good food. Feeling grateful.

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11/14/2024

Mark and I snuck away with Drew and two of his best buds this week! The boys enjoyed hikes, basketball, the hot springs, and tons of really terrible horror movies. We practiced what I like to refer to as trough feeding. Fill up plates with fruits, veggies, charcuterie, and allow the kids to graze. It’s not easy feeding three teenaged boys, but is it ever worth it! So nice for them to have so time away and lots of snacks between meals! I’ll be forever grateful to Su Casa Restaurant in Fairmont for taking over the cooking and giving me the night off! The Mexican feast we enjoyed was off the charts! (Great recommendation Marnie! Thank you)!!

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