I can’t count the number of times, as a child, I heard my parents say repeatedly “EAT your VEGGIES!” We are told, these days, to manage to eat 7+ servings of fruits and vegetables each and every day. I often manage to do just that, but in this busy life, it can be a [...]
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Cilantro? You either LOVE it or you don’t! It’s not one of those gentle herbs on the sidelines that everyone likes. If you’re in the “fan of cilantro” category, you may be interested to know that it is a powerful herbal ally. If you’re not fond of cilantro, you may want to find ways to [...]
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I love this SPELT dish. It’s easy to make. Nutritious and very tasty. Everything but the kitchen sink can go into this meal or it can be a simple 5 ingredient dish. It’s up to you! Here’s what I made last weekend. This recipe is but a guideline!! Very Tasty! 2 cups Spelt kernels 3.5 [...]
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Are your ALLERGIES aggravating you? If you’re like many, this allergy season, you have stocked up on your favourite allergy medication and manage to control symptoms with the recommended daily dose of ‘chemical’ help. Allergy meds, like all pharmaceuticals, come with a wide variety of side effects** and have an affect upon the liver, over [...]
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Pesto is a delight. I love Pesto. It can become an intensely flavoured dip, a light pasta sauce, a lemony vintaigrette to serve with salad or steamed veggies.. UNLIMITED! I have been known to use a mortar & pestle, and yet I confess that the food processor fast-tracks the recipe and yields a delicious, mouth-watering result [...]
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I love to make this simple soup when it’s time for a light but warming lunch or dinner! This recipe, is more of a guideline, really. Add whatever veggies you have on hand, as substitutions work just fine. 1 tsp Olive oil 4 leeks, diced 1 cup celery, diced, uncooked 1 cup carrots, diced, uncooked [...]
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If you suffer from seasonal allergies every spring, fear not! Mother Nature offers a number of herbal remedies to help ease our sniffles and sneezes. I will be writing about some of these options this month. When I think about anti-allergy herbs, Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica) immediately comes to mind. A delicious infusion… or tisane, Nettle [...]
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MEATLESS MONDAYS and SPRING = DANDELIONS DANDELIONS are one of my favourite Spring herbs. I use the flowers, leaves and the roots as medicine,and enjoy this delightful highly nutritious “weed” often at this time of year. I’ve been dismayed for many years at the millions of $$$ spent each year to eradicate these cheerful sunny flowers [...]
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Some are into ‘sweets’ ~ me? Give me salty and savoury! I love the crispy crunch + crackle of potato chips, if the truth be told. I was thrilled, years ago, to discover alternatives to my beloved chips….at my local HFS (health food store) ~ chips made from parsnips, beets, sweet potatoes, and I got [...]
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Mushrooms ~ I love ‘em! I didn’t always. As a child, they were up there with liver and turnip…but now….mmmmm. I love mushrooms.. whether it’s Crimini, Portobello, Shitake, Oyster, white, brown, Morels, or Chanterelles… Ontario is a plentiful paradise for mushrooms! As an herbalist, medicinal mushrooms are a part of my practice and in this [...]
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