Culinarily Inclined

No dress rehearsal, this is our life. I've been spending this rainy Sunday afternoon enjoying, savouring, and honouring the flavours and...

Pesto is such a simple summer-time pleasure. Mixed into pasta, smothering steamed potatoes, smeared onto a sandwich, or just eaten with...

One beet smoothie to rule them all! Aren't you just loving those these warm, sunny summer weekends!? Weekends are a time when I can...

When gifted a zucchini the size of your lower leg you really only have one option – baked zucchini treats. Ohhhh yeah. I know what you’re...

If you have or have had a summer CSA share (I know I talk about them a lot, but I think they’re fantastic and important!!) then you’re no...

It's raw, it's vegan, it's dill cheeze! During my yoga teacher training I spent a great number of lunches over at a little place called...

Summer is finally here! The heat has arrived, the sun stays up well after 9pm, and my garden is teeming green leaves, shoots, and stalks....

Let’s talk about inflammation for a minute. We all get it from time to time, usually in the form of a muscle strain, a sprain, or even...

Sage isn't given nearly enough credit. It's not just for stuffing you know! Up until recently I had a hard time determining how to use...

Culinary Herbalism, what a great phrase! It’s the best of both worlds in my opinion; cooking and herb medicine, or perhaps more simply,...

Oh watermelon! I simply never cared for it. But about a year or so ago I was talked into a watermelon libation by a persuasive barkeep...

This treat is nothing more than rice, coconut milk, a bit of sugar, and some mango, but trust me when I tell you that it’s more than the...

Every couple of years Easter and my sister’s birthday fall on the same weekend. Looking back now, I recall this confluence of birthday...

You may have noticed that I’ve blogged about this recipe before. Not this exact same recipe, but something pretty damn close. There is...

All I want to do it eat out; I don’t want to cook for myself, I don’t want to go to the grocery store, and I’m not terribly interested in...

I’ve been eating, sleeping, breathing yoga lately. On top of my full time job, gym schedule, volunteering, and frequent social outings, I...

Palmiers are quite possibly the easiest Valentine’s Day dessert ever! They’re nothing more than some puff pastry and a bit of sugar, but...

After a long and cold winter day of playing outside, or simply making your way home from work, a warm and filling bowl of soup is...

Winter has finally arrived! Less than one week ago Ottawa was still warm and green, but today we've hit negative 20 and the white stuff...

This is the quintessential winter cocktail. Baby it's cold outside, so why not cozy up with this little beauty. It'll keep you warm....