by Sara Brunner | Sep 20, 2017 | Recipes
This year my mother-in-law grew A LOT of basil as I’d mentioned I’d like more. Not only do I plan to freeze a whole heck of a lot of it, I’ve been using it through the season as well. Through the summer we eat a lot of salads and other fresh meals, between us and my...
by Sara Brunner | May 5, 2017 | Recipes
Normally when I post a recipe I highlight one or more of the ingredients, so today I’m going to talk quickly about walnuts. I find that walnuts don’t get the attention they deserve … when we talk about nuts in our diet it often comes in the form of peanut butter, or...
by Sara Brunner | May 5, 2017 | Recipes
Before I dish out recipes I always like to add some tid-bits of nutritional knowledge and hopefully its something that many readers don’t already know. At first I thought about the ingredients in this hummus and what topics I could highlight: the vitamin C...
by Sara Brunner | Mar 22, 2017 | Recipes
Now that Spring is here, it seems like perfect timing to share this colorful salad. One of the hashtags I often use is #eattherainbow – I know it’s the Skittles tag-line but it’s also fitting for brightly colored fruits and vegetables. There is one...
by Sara Brunner | Dec 17, 2016 | Recipes
When the weather starts getting colder, many of us start to crave hearty meals. One of my favourites growing up was stew… it was always filling and it is warms you up quickly when its cold outside. With our recent temperature drop to -30C it left me craving...
by Sara Brunner | Oct 18, 2016 | Recipes
Every year my in-laws grow so much produce that I’m always coming up with ways to use it all and be able to enjoy it long past the harvesting season. We store vegetables in a lot of ways, canning, freezing, making soups and stews… the possibilities are endless. One...
