First things first! Happy Easter, I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend! I thought about posting something Easter inspired today but then I thought… that’s likely what everyone else is doing so I’m going to go against the grain and do something different… here goes! There’s this salad, it’s called the “500 Salad” from a
Dairy Free
Pretty Paleo Vanilla Cupcakes
Titles are tough. I always have the hardest time coming up with a blog post title. I always wonder how to possibly include all of what I want to say in a little title without making it pretty much the length of a full sentence. The struggle is real people. It’s real. So today, I’m
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Recipe Round-Up
Sweet & Savoury Spring Recipe Must Makes
hello spring! It seems a bit ironic to be talking about Spring when we just got a huge dump of snow here in YEG…but it was officially Spring as of March 20th, and we really did have beautiful weather for the last few weeks so I’m moving in that direction and bringing Spring to NITK!
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Dinner
Chilled Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing
Don’t you just love it when the stars align and great things happen?! Last week I attended an event I had been invited to, put on by Catelli to introduce their Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains Pasta! The event was also being hosted by Food Network Canada’s amazing Chef Lynn Crawford! I’ve been a fan of Chef Lynn since
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Healthy Eating Tips
Maui Munchin’ Part 2 // O’o Farm Tour
Last week we visited a place in Maui called O’o Farm. This farm provides quality local produce for their local Maui restaurants to deliver a true “Farm to Table” experience. Luckily, at the farm we were able to experience a “Table to Farm” lunch, as they host a tour followed by an amazing luncheon! Throughout the
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Beverages
Carrot Cake Protein Smoothie Bowl
Ah, the start of March, makes me think of Spring! Although, we Albertans typically get winter for another two months or so… BUT I’m not thinking of that right now as I’m still basking away in the Hawaiian sun! Spring always makes me think of carrot cake, likely because of Easter so this recipe is right on
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Healthy Travel
Maui Munchin’ Part 1
Oh Maui… you’re a beaut…with your golden beaches, bright sunshine, turquoise blue water, cute turtles and striped fishies, and oh my those Acai bowls… you have my heart. We’ve been in Maui for almost a week now and have been enjoying it fully! I had the chance to scuba-dive for the first time ever which
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Appetizers
Canteen Inspired “Broccomole” Dip
“What the heck is broccomole?!” were the exact words that came out of my mouth as I was reading the brunch menu of a restaurant I went to recently with some friends. It’s a neat little place in Edmonton called Canteen and their brunch is delicious to say the least. I ordered the “Smoked Sablefish, Fontina
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Appetizers
Avo-Chicken Salad Bell Pepper Boats
What do you do when you have only 5 minutes to make lunch and have leftover chicken breast in the fridge?? You make Bell Pepper Boats stuffed with Avocado Chicken Salad! Or… Avo Chicken Salad Bell Pepper Boats! I was rushing out the door the other day to get to work for my first client and