Once a week we have burritos, one version or another depending on the veggies we have, but always something like this: rice, beans, cheese, tomato, avocado and greens. They are easy and healthy and cheap and the Family enjoys them very much. I make a Spanish style rice, open a can of black beans (in […]
While working at Citrus Deli we sold maple walnut pesto. I really enjoyed eating the appropriation of the classic. I completely forgot about this version of pesto until about a year ago when I was making some pesto and I ran out of olive oil. My pesto was still too think to blend properly so […]
On Saturday or Sunday afternoons, we quite often have a big lunch. With my focus this month on eating well, I want to share some of our meals to inspire…here is one of the meals we ate the past weekend. A roasted blue potato salad, heirloom tomatoes with balsamic, hard boiled eggs with a side […]
As part of our healthy September I took the family to the Union Square Farmers Market today. Where you can get the freshest produce available in the city (except picking it from your own garden). A wonderful outing for the whole family as the markets are held at Union Square which is a lovely park […]
For the month of September our family is focusing on fundamental foods. I will be buying only whole foods. Food that is complete in itself with no additives, fruit, vegetables, rice, beans, nuts, whole grains etc. We are going to make eating healthy a priority and make sure that everything we eat is fresh and […]
It is harvest time in our yard. The plum tree is laden with ripe plums, and fallen plums lay on the ground beneath it as food for the birds and bugs. Tonight after dinner Lila (The daughter of the owner’s of our house) was outside our kitchen window picking the purple fruit to make jam. […]
These scrumptious little yummies have been a favorite weekend breakfast in our home for years. To be exact a little over four years. I know this because after giving Birth to Maya my home birth midwife returned to our house the next morning with a basket of freshly baked muffins. It was just what I […]
The second part of Cam’s Birthday meal request was a cheese cake. This is the third annual cheese cake I have baked him for his Birthday (which is the only times I ever make cheese cakes). Cheese cakes can be a little tricky (to have set, but not over brown or heaven forbid crack!) and […]
We celebrated Cam’s Birthday yesterday with an evening picnic in the back yard. Cam chose what he wanted to eat which was a Soba noodle salad, or as he calls it, “Yummy Noodles”. This is a delicious and healthy salad, that is filling and tasty, so very satisfying. Soba noodles are a Japanese buckwheat and […]
What a joy it was to discover when we moved in, that our garden grows glorious summer fruits! Right here in the middle of Brooklyn we have Figs, plums, Blackberries and Raspberries growing. Watching fruit ripen on a tree is a slow rewarding pleasure….and then the day finally comes that you get to eat it!
With the end of Maya’s Ballet season I have to commemorate Dub Pies. This small corner savoury pie shop owned by a New Zealand-er (hence the name) is a favorite place to visit. We love Dub Pies! For the past year we have been going there on Saturday mornings after ballet. With no more Ballet […]
With the change of season I find myself remembering forgotten pleasures. One of the beauties of living in the moment of a season is that each season has a bounty of experiences unique to it. I wholeheartedly embrace what is happening in the present of the day. Through the winter I had completely forgotten the […]
Today I went to to farmers market to buy flowers for the head wreaths for the Maypole we are having tomorrow. The only local flowers available were lilacs, so I came home with an aromatic bunch! Elle came with me for a ride, but fell asleep on the way….how I love a sleeping baby. The […]
It is no secret I love to bake. This weekend I added a new cookie to my repertoire. This recipe I made up myself based on the memory of the taste of my favorite cookies from the Byron Bay Cookie Company. Often I would by one of their Sticky Date and Ginger Cookies from Fundamental […]
For second breakfast this morning we had Peach Strudel. I put the strudel together, which was very easy, so do not be fooled by the appearances….I must warn though, this is not in the slightest bit healthy but if you want to make something that looks good quickly, and if you are a sweet tooth you […]
Bee Pollen has numerous health benefits. One of which is that it can help with allergies. The Spring sniffles snuffles and sneezes to be had from blooming flowers can be helped with these magic golden granules. Keep spring fever at bay with natures remedy. A little pollen a day may just help you from visiting […]
While working at Citrus, in Byron Bay, Lisa Middleton taught me the art of making salads. Salads can be the most scrumptious rewarding thing to eat, and there are really no rules to making salads. The key is in using interesting ingredients, good olive oil and fresh herbs. Some people may associate eating salad with […]
I remembered the other day that when I was a little girl my Mother would boil an egg and mash it on toast for me for breakfast. I seemed to enjoy this a child but have not had it in years….until I made this for breakfast today…..a grown up variation that has fresh chives and capers. […]
I am a big fan of snacking. Since having babies, and having the calories burn like a wild fire my snacking has been a guilt free pleasure. Despite currently having a fast metabolism and being able to eat what I want, I still choose to snack on healthy things instead of junk….for obvious reasons….you are […]
I look forward to cool weather just so I can eat soup, and during the last weeks of winter when the days are becoming warmer I make sure I enjoy soup as much as I can….Vegetarian Split Pea Soup is a favorite as it is simple and wholesome. Split Pea Soup 1 cup of dried […]