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Mood-lifting oils for a sunshiny Monday!

As beautiful as it is outside today, I woke up with a rather large headache and so my mood isn’t quite as happy and upbeat as I would like… luckily, I have a solution for that! You can use essential oils to adjust both pain levels and your mood! In fact, Oxford University’s Stephen Warrenburg discovered that an aroma can have a significant effect on stress reduction and improving mood[1]. Well,…

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#aromatherapy #essential oil #Headache #Relief #Vita-Mentality

Had to share this recipe after the huge amount of people that responded to my Facebook status this morning where I mentioned it… apparently the world is in dire need of snazzier ways to make their coffee. And so, might I suggest this recipe! I came up with it a few months ago and fell in love with how creamy and delicious it is. Plus, the espresso beans that I have are AMAZING!! Give this one a…

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#coconut #coffee #espresso #mocha

They’re crispy on the outside, and soft and buttery on the inside. I took some liberties with it, as I often do, and added in some thinly sliced leeks and chopped broccolini. Additionally, I jazzed it up a little with one of my favorite spices – smoked paprika! Yum! Rösti are typically made from cooked potatoes that are then grated, but I took some liberties here as well. Instead of grating…

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#healthy #pomme rosti #potato #recipe #side dish

The sweetest thing... because I used my evening off to bake sweet potato brownies today! This #healthy #recipe is a great way to get your family to eat their veggies.

I have what I feel is a very justifiable grin spread across my face right now… why, you ask? Well, I’ve done it. I have created what just might be the perfect healthy brownies. Granted, this is only the initial test drive of the recipe… but I have high hopes for something this yummy. So these are my new favourites! Sweet potato brownies! I made these just on a whim and out of a pretty fierce…

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#brownie #dessert #healthy #healthy recipe #recipe #sweet potato #vegetable

A different take on dinner

So I wanted to try something a little different this week for our dinners, and I think I may have found exactly what I was looking for! I’ll give you a hint: it’s a new and interesting-sounding source of protein, that although it may not be all that common in my usual foodie circles, I think that I could really get people hooked on if they try it this way! Give up? It’s bison. Sometimes referred…

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#bison #Buddha bowl #dinner #healthy #omega-3 #protein #recipe #yummy

Made of gold

Made of gold! This Golden Milk Turmeric Latte just might be the tastiest thing I have had recently. Sweet, spicy, and just the right amount of warming. Try altering the amounts of the spices to suit your own tastes.

Golden milk turmeric lattes. ICED golden milk turmeric lattes. The first thing that come to mind? Om nom nom.

If you have never tried one of these, then you need to go make one right now. Not only

This vegan latte is loaded with anti-inflammatory turmeric and tastes delicious! Don’t be afraid of using full-fat coconut milk either – this is a healthy fat that is good for your body…

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#fruit #healthy #healthy recipe #recipe

Change your life! Solid advice 🙂

#health #Wellness

Filipeno bread? Yes please!!

There are certain places on the planet that I would love to visit… not for the scenery or the tourist attractions or even the experience. I want to visit some places just based on their food! Take the Filipines for example… they have some of the most delicious foods! I know this because I have a few friends who are native to that area, and there has been many occasions where they lovingly…

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Staying still

Staying still... not something I have ever really been at! But yoga has been teaching me to pause, BREATHE and just be

Learning to pause is pretty much the essence of my yoga and mindfulness practice these days. It’s never been something that I have been particularly good at, and I really find it quite difficult to stop the spinning of my mind most of the time.

But I have been feeling that I really need to improve in this area! I mean, maintaining a state of constant calm sounds blissful to me! But it’s hard…

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#breath #breathe #child&039;s pose #just be #yin #yoga

A new way to do salmon

A new way to do salmon... Japanese-style! Try mixing these yummy skewers with any variety of grilled veggies

Hey everyone! It’s been a while… but I have been super busy trying to get my life together and now that I seem to have that all under control, I am back to the blogging! (In fact, I am renting out my blogging services again! Message me if you have questions)

But for today, to get back into the swing of blogging, I wanted to share this delicious recipe for a new way to cook salmon. Yakitori is a…

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#delicious #food #grilled #health #nutrition #salmon #skewer #vegetable

The reason I love and can't wait for fall

The reason I love and can't wait for fall is all about the harvest! As much as I love just about everything that finished growing around then, I think the elderberries are my favourites. Sweetly-tart and of-so-juicy, just yum!

As much as I love summer and enjoy the much warmer weather, I have to admit that I am already looking forward to fall. Specifically, I am excited for EARLY fall (about mid-August until mid-September), because that is the time of year when the elderberry fruits will ripen! This is one of my absolute favourite medicinal herbs and makes SUCH delicious things! You can make tea, jelly, jam, tinctures,…

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#delicious #food #garden #gardening #health #nutrition

Chia pudding? Yes please!

Chia pudding? Yes please! This #recipe has all of the flavours and yumminess that you want your breakfast (or any meal) to have. Adjust the toppings to suit your own tastes!

I have a new obsession… chia pudding! Have you tried it? That delicious texture, the bright flavours, the freshness of the fruit added as additional toppings… there is a lot to love about this dish!

This one that I am going to share with you today just might be my absolute favourite though. It has just the right amount of toppings and the flavours are just fantastic. Plus, SO MANY NUTRIENTS!You…

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#breakfast #chia #chia pudding #delicious #food #health #life #nutrition #recipe

Junk Food Junkie

Junk Food Junkie? Can't control those cookie cravings? Fear not! This post is for you!

As much as I love eating healthy, no one can be perfect ALL the time! I do indulge in my share of “junk food at times (and typically enjoy every second of it!). As much as I love broccoli, sometimes that tub of ice cream can call pretty loudly.

So what’s a person to do in this situation? If the goal is to eat healthy and BE healthy, then it seems like eating junk food would be somewhat…

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#action #advice #cheat meal #food #health #life #nutrition #weight loss

With only two months to go, I am already planning birthday surprises!

With only two months to go, I am already planning birthday surprises! This year, Alex won't know what hit him.

So my boyfriend Alex`s birthday is at the end of July… and given that the date is EXACTLY two months away as of today, this is around the time that I start planning every year. See, he does birthdays AMAZINGLY – I’m talking weekends away in Niagara Falls, complete with dinners at 5-star restaurants and the works! So every year now since I learned that he did that, I have been trying to come up…

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#delicious #food #health #healthy #lamb #Moroccan #nutrition #recipe

Just a little nutty

Just a little nutty... this week's project = making nut cheese! Because why not

I have discovered something to do in the kitchen that I have not done before!! So this means that I am rather excited and definitely planning on making this sometime this week.

Nut cheeses are a great alternative to dairy cheeses because it allows you to avoid dairy altogether while still enjoying the amazing thing that is cheese. Plus, protein and fibre from the nuts is an added bonus. And the…

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#cheese #delicious #food #health #nut #nut cheese #nutrition

More sourdough adventures!

More sourdough adventures! This time though, we are making #sourdough oat biscuits (YUM!). Nutritious, full of fibre and super yummy

I am literally in the middle of yet another sourdough adventure! This time, I am trying out a new recipe, for Sourdough Oat Biscuits. This recipe was shared with me many years ago through one of my friends, and for some reason it has taken me until now to actually get around to making them! I don’t actually know why it took me this long too – if I remember right, these are DELICIOUS!! All of that…

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#biscuit #delicious #food #health #nutrition #oat #recipe #sourdough

Muffins, just because it’s Monday

#Muffins, just because it’s Monday! Do you really need an excuse to bake something that's so #healthy and #yummy though? Especially these though - this is an old family recipe, perfected over the years.

Do you really need a logical reason to bake muffins? I don’t think so! And so in light of that (and because it is my day off, so I actually have free time), I baked my favourite type of muffins!

(I know – surprise, surprise right? I know I have a habit of doing things like that…)

This is my family’s Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bran Muffinsrecipe, it may be my very favourite muffin recipe that I…

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#banana #bran #chocolate chip #delicious #fibre #flavour #food #health #healthy #lose weight #muffin #nutrition #yummy

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