Mediterranean Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
With the slower pace of like during the lockdown it is the ideal time to made delicious and healthy dishes from scratch. I have made basic hummus before but this is the first time I created this vibrant version. The steps leading up to it need some planning but...
Festive Spice Cupcakes
What do you do when it is the festive season and you choose not to indulge in the usual sweet baking at this time.or when there is a birthday celebration and you want to make something vegan...
Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger and Turmeric
This year with the 2nd wave of the pandemic as we moved into the colder season we can all benefit from comforting and healthy food. We are all spending more time than usual indoors and this soup adds some sunshine vibes to the colder days and feels grounding and...
Zhoug – A Spicy Middle-Eastern Herb Sauce
Organic Cayenne Pepper One of the most joyful things I did when the pandemic started was to create a garden. With a backyard that gets limited sunshine I still managed to have a lush and beautiful container garden. I was thrilled to see how well my organic cayenne...
5 Soothing Bedtime Rituals
Closing the day Our mind and bodies love to have a rhythm we follow. When we stick to regular and consistent timings for our activities, our nervous system can do its work more efficiently without getting frazzled. Move into your evening with a ritual that signals the...
Restful Sleep to Heal
Power Question Sleep is essential to our wellbeing. Together with the quality of our food intake, sufficient movement and hydration, it builds the foundation for our personal health, happiness and wellness. 'Am I rested and hydrated?' is a powerful question we want to...
The Happy Guide to Barbados
Carlisle Beach The Island Barbados is a beautiful small eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation. As such the majority of the tourists are from Britain...
The Gift of Self-Love
Self-Love is something we hear about frequently nowadays. Because the word 'Love' is preceded with 'Self' it is so easily misunderstood for being selfish. That loving yourself means disregarding or excluding others. On the contrary. Self-Love properly understood means...
A Plant-Food Lover’s Guide to Toronto
I love food, especially plant-based food. Whether at home, out and about or while travelling, I an so happy when I have access to high quality, healthy plant-based food. So here is a guide to my own hometown Toronto. Toronto has really made great strides in this...
11 Year-End Questions
I love questions. I always say that if you don't ask the questions you will not hear the answers. I have shared the following questions many times for the past few years. Every year I also look forward to doing this process myself at the end of the year. It...