Some home cooks have a knack for throwing together a bit of this and a bit of that, creating magic in the kitchen. I am not one of those people. Give me a tried and true recipe any day. If you’re like me, and you’re constantly on the hunt for heart-healthy…
This recipe came from my sister-in-law Faye, who asked me for vegan recipe ideas a couple of years ago, and is now a vegetarian herself and passing favourites to me. Sorry to say, I don’t know the original source to credit. This is one of those recipes that gets shared and modified and shared some more.…
I’ve got another chickpea recipe for you and I think you’re going to love it. The last one I sent ( Electric Chickpeas ) had the highest open rate of any email I’ve sent this year (!), so more recipes it is. I’m sticking with the legume/pulse theme (dry peas, lentils, beans…
Did you ever notice that people think about salt, sugar, and other demonized foods in all or nothing terms? They’re either good or bad, in or out. So one of the most common questions I get when speaking about blood pressure is, “How can I make food taste good, now…
500 meal and snack ideas? I know what you’re thinking. Has she lost it completely? I sometimes put too much information in blog posts. But this isn’t one of those times, promise. I’m just celebrating a milestone: There are now over 500 posts on Instagram with the hashtag #sweetspotfood. (A quick…
First week of September. First week back at school, for Calgary public schools at least. How did your morning go? Did you get a decent breakfast in before scrambling out the door? I love September, but it does leave us with a little less time to linger over breakfast, doesn’t…
Health Canada released a report yesterday, “ Sodium Intake of Canadians in 2017 .” Three guesses as to how well we’re doing. No surprise, it’s not pretty. And, uh, 19-30 year-old men? We need to talk. 96% of you are over the recommended sodium intake levels! (Compared to 58% of Canadians overall.) Ease up on the…
The nice people at CBC’s Eyeopener morning show had me on yesterday to talk about healthy Stampede eating . That was fun! If you didn’t happen to be up at 6:40am listening, here are 5 tips we discussed: There are still a few healthy(ier) Stampede breakfasts left (Wednesday and Thursday). If you don’t hit one of those, start in your kitchen. Either eat…