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Zesty green parents of three. We grow food and children, and we like them both raw. And I always dress like this.
What exactly is a “natural diet”? For me, a natural diet is instinctive, sensual, and uniquely human. Most importantly, it is free of nutritional supplements. The desire to avoid nutritional supplements is, in fact, my main motivation for exploring this topic. I do not want to have to open a jar and pop a capsule [...]
This soup is uber-easy. It’s great for using up your home-canned tomatoes and the last of the potatoes and onions in storage. Hopefully, you’ve kept some fresh basil going all winter indoors. . .if not, find a donor, like I did 
. (NOTE: You can omit the cream or coconut milk and simply throw in [...]
I had been experimenting with raw bread recipes for a while, and wasn’t happy with the texture or flavour of ANY of them, when I finally stumbled upon a recipe for raw crepes. . . The crepes themselves were great, but the filling, while delicious, was too complicated, so I simply rolled the crepe into [...]
Macadamia nuts are one of the best nuts for producing creamy raw milks, creams, ice creams, and cheeses. This is my favourite nut milk because it’s not too sweet, it’s only mildly flavoured and it’s a lovely pure white, so it’s more reminiscent of “real” milk. Macadamia Milk Makes about 4 cups 1 cup macadamia [...]
This week, in consideration of the safety of its drivers, our organic food delivery service decided to CANCEL all deliveries, and as I was, rather selfishly, COUNTING on them, in lieu of risking my own safety and driving to the grocery store, I found myself tearing through the fridge to find creative meal solutions. I [...]
I like my kids the way I like my food: raw and untainted. It’s fine for any adult to be motivated to make healthy lifestyle choices, but if you’re a parent – and a parent of three – you’re making these choices for other people too. . .and you have to be prepared for resistance [...]
There are certain tools that will make the transition to raw foods easier. You may not want to drop a wad right off the top, but if you are at all serious about eating well/better, don’t “cheap out” on the essentials – it will only cost you time, money and sanity. It can be tough [...]
The kids love rice, but they get tired of the traditional wild, brown or basmati that we normally eat. Risotto is like a savoury rice pudding. It isn’t difficult, but it needs constant supervision. Tomato Risotto Serves 4-6 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups Arborio rice 2 [...]
Our third was due two days after Halloween 2008. It was customary to drive out to my sister’s place so the boy’s could shell-out with their cousins, but we were nervous about being more than an hour from home. So we made a plan: Grandma would pick up the kids and take …
When Windy was about 18 months old, we decided we wanted another just like him. So, one dreary December day, I borrowed Daddy’s toothbrush and we started re-arranging furniture. In the new year, when all was confirmed and the grandparents were informed (I love breaking the “rules”), I started hunting for a new midwife. I [...]
It was Friday, April 25th, 2003: DaddyH and I had rented a couple of movies for the weekend, from the local Vietnamese video store in Parkdale. We were watching Session 9, not the best movie for a new mom to see (check it out, if you must know why). I remember sitting on the edge [...]
My daughter is two today! And she is officially a girl. She has spent the last year and a half playing with her older brothers’ toys – Transformers, trains, cars, light sabers, swords, guns and, most recently, Lego. She’s always had fun with them. She’s never known anything else. She has also always worn her [...]
I did my first fast when I decided to have my first baby. DaddyH and I had been slowly making the shift to healthier, holistic (do people still use that word?) living. We stopped eating sugar and wheat, started filtering all of our water – not just drinking – and tossed every chemical we had [...]
When we decided to cut out meat, I knew that the old family goulash recipe would need a minor facelift. (Blasphemy!) I decided to substitute chick peas for the stewing beef, which, incidentally, shortened the prep and cooking time by half an hour, saved me from dirtying a skillet, and turned the dish into an [...]
Ladder of Achievement: 100% – I did 90% – I will 80% – I can 70% – I think I can 60% – I might 50% – I think I might 40% What is it? 30% – I wish I could 20% – I don’t know how 10% – I can’t 0% – I won’t
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