It’s New Year’s Eve, and the weight loss industry is in full force with its messaging about how our bodies are all wrong & life would be perfect if we could just fix them. And of course they have the “cure.” According to them, we need to shrink our bodies or cut out some ever-increasing … Read more Non-Diet New Year’s Resolutions
I feel like there is a misconception that meal planning always goes hand-in-hand with restrictive diets. So today I’m going to talk about some methods for meal planning that can absolutely be aligned with and support a non-diet approach or intuitive eating. Having some sort of plan or structure isn’t incompatible with intuitive eating. From … Read more Meal Planning You’ll Actually Enjoy
This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect you with … Read more Let’s Enjoy Leeks
This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect you with … Read more Ideas for Preparing Zucchini
This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect you with … Read more How to Make a Buddha Bowl
This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect you with … Read more Recipes with BC Spot Prawns
Hi everyone! This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect … Read more What to do with Patty Pan Squash
We talked about halibut a couple of weeks ago, and today’s blog post is also going to be about fish. This time, we are looking at lingcod. Interestingly, lingcod are not actually cod – they are actually greenlings. Lingcod is a lean, white fleshed fish that has a fairly firm texture and mild flavour. So … Read more How to Cook Lingcod
Although it looks a little funny, and has a bit of an odd name, kohlrabi is a delicious and wonderfully versatile veggie! It’s name actually comes from the German words for “cabbage” and “turnip,” and is also sometimes called a “German turnip.” However, unlike turnip, kohlrabi is not a “root vegetable” – the part we … Read more Cooking Kohlrabi
Hi everyone! This post is part of a series with Love Local Food, highlighting recipes and tips for some of the awesome ingredients in their weekly local food boxes! They are a new company here in the Comox Valley with a passion for supporting local businesses. They offer no contact order and delivery to connect … Read more How to Cook Halibut