April 2011
2011.04.27
Sunflower Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Rain, rain go away… It has been raining here for what feels like the last few weeks. I really don’t like the rain as I seem to get energy from the sun. Rain just seems to drain me. So I … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch
Tagged balance, breadcrumbs, carrot, egg white, fibre, garlic, green onions, koh samui, mushrooms, protein, quick oats, red kidney beans, red quinoa, spelt flour, thailand, vegan, vegetarian, veggie burgers, yoga, zucchini
2011.04.25
My First Kettlebell Workout
I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. As we celebrated Easter at our place on Saturday we also celebrated my sister, K’s, birthday (which was yesterday). I made her an orange chocolate chip bundt cake with a chocolate ganache … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged abs, arms, back, calves, exercise, glutes, hamstrings, kettlebells, legs, shoulders, total body workout, workout
2011.04.23
Spicy Lentil Dal over Brown Basmati Rice
Hope everyone had a good Earth Day yesterday. Did you pick up some garbage off your street? Have lots to do today to get ready for our Easter dinner tonight with my sisters. I will be trying out a new … Continue reading
2011.04.22
A Natural Beautifying Beverage – Today On happiface.com
My youngest sister, Sandy Gold, is a television personality who is the beauty expert on Steven & Chris, is the star of many popular beauty videos on youtube and does so many other things that I can’t even list them … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Smoothies
Tagged clear complexion, green smoothie, happiface.com, kale, sandy gold, sister, watermelon, youtube
2011.04.21
Chili & Curry Split Pea Soup
My brother-in-law, B, had me for our annual Kris Kringle event last year and surprised me with this wonderful vegetarian/vegan cookbook called Fresh at home by Ruth Tal Brown & Jennifer Houston. It contains many of the recipes that they … Continue reading
2011.04.19
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins – A Fat Free and Low Calorie Delight
I thought today would be a good day for a muffin recipe. Not any kind of muffin, but a heavenly chocolate and zucchini muffin. This is the recipe I used when I sold these at the Salt Spring Island Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Snacks
Tagged applesauce, chocolate, fat-free, fibre, muffins, no oil, vegan, vegetarian, zucchini
2011.04.18
Saute Turnip, Red Pepper, Mushroom and Onion over Spaghetti
Turnip is a root vegetable that I have never cooked with before. At most of the big holiday gatherings on my husband’s side of the family, we always have turnip mashed with brown sugar, so wasn’t sure what it would … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch
Tagged mushroom, onion, red pepper, spaghetti, turnip, vegan, vegetarian
2011.04.17
Some new favourites – unfortunately not available in Canada
I woke up this morning to a blue sky and the sun finally deciding to show itself (it poured rain all day yesterday). Then about half an hour later, it looked like this: Last Monday it was over 20 degrees … Continue reading
2011.04.15
Green Beans, Leek & Yellow Potato Omelette
The weekend is almost here and yes, the leek is back! Since leek and potatoes go so well together, I thought this would be an opportune time to try potato in an omelette. This was even better than I thought … Continue reading
2011.04.14
Collard Greens over Whole Wheat Egg-White Noodles
I was going to post another recipe that included a leek today – yes it’s the same HUGE leek from last week – but thought I’d give the leek a break – until tomorrow! Have you ever cooked with collard … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Lunch
Tagged collard greens, egg-white noodles, noodles, onion, pepper, protein
