Simply Sundried Spread

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This blog post is for Maggie, who is an inspiring example of health and happiness! We chatted some at a local Chamber of Commerce luncheon recently and discovered we are kindred – in that we share a love for rice cakes. Yes, some claim they taste like cardboard laced with styrofoam (sourpusses!) but Maggie and [...]

The Healthy Happy Table

The secret to survival

I finished my 3-month cleanse at the end of July. In many ways, the cleanse was one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever taken on – I’m a foodie and I’m also rather self-indulgent. Oh, you hadn’t noticed? Ahem. And the cleanse was really restrictive. I mean. Really. Restrictive. Proud to say, though, I managed [...]

Bean There, Done That: Favas Part 2

A fever over favas

Foray into Favas: a Two-Part Blog Meet the Bean: Vicia Faba  Part 1. I am trying out fava beans (Vicia Faba) from scratch for the first time! Fussy little beans, I’d say. First you need to shell them. Not quite like shelling peas, with a simple crack of the pod and the thumb-slide to release the [...]

Must Love Peas

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Beautiful pea shoots from Mission, BC. I am a big fan of happy collisions, and one of the summer’s best is the collision of halibut season and pea season. Yes, it is that time of year. Peas planted in the March cold are sweet and ripe and halibut is plentiful. I’m convinced that the arrival [...]