Guacamole

1 medium avocado 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced ½ lemon squeezed Optional: ¼ chopped red onion ¼ chopped cilantro Mash the avocado and add in the rest of the ingredients. Mix. Cover and let sit a few hours to let the flavours...

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chicken 1 cup flour (your choice, GF works) Pepper/ginger/garlic ½ cup almond milk 2 eggs Vegetable oil Veggies Pineapple ½ cup pineapple juice 1 cup water ¼ cup coconut sugar ¼ cup red wine vinegar 3 tbsp lemon juice 2 round tablespoons corn starch slurry   Put...
Travel Prep

Travel Prep

I bet  by now you are just about ready to be done with winter! If you are lucky, you’ve booked a trip down South and are getting ready to go. The last thing you want to happen is to get sick while you are there. Or to pick up a parasite that travels back with you and...

Falafels

1-19oz. Canned chick peas, drained ¾ cup Chopped onion ¾ tsp. Ground cumin ½ tsp. Garlic powder ½ tsp. Parsley flakes ½ tsp. Baking powder Salt Pepper ½ tsp. Ground coriander ½ tsp. Turmeric 1 cup oat flour or flour of choice 2 Large eggs Cooking oil, for deep frying...

Butternut Squash and Pear Soup

1 inch ginger root, peeled and minced 1 cinnamon stick 1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed 6 cups vegetable stock 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1/3 cup white wine (can substitute water) 2 not overly ripe pears, cored and sliced (yellow Bosc or...

Waffles

2 tbsp ground chia mixed with 4 Tbsp water 1 ¼ cups milk (any type) ½ cup avocado/olive oil 2 cups flour (any type, gluten free blend works too) 4 tsp baking powder 1 Tbsp maple syrup ½ tsp sea salt Mix chia and water and let gel for 2 minutes. Mix in all other...

Singapore-Style Rice Noodles

1 8 oz pkg rice vermicelli ¼ c vegetable broth (or water) 3 Tbs coconut aminos or tamari (soy sauce) 2 Tbs Chinese cooking wine or sherry or water 1 Tbs plus 1 tsp coconut sugar or honey 2 Tbs avocado oil ½ lb shiitake or white button mushrooms, stemmed and thinly...

Quinoa Granola

2 ½ cups large flake rolled oats or quinoa flakes ¾ cup pumpkin seeds ¾ cup sunflower seeds 1/3 cup sesame seeds ¾ cup uncooked quinoa ¼ cup unsweetened, flaked coconut 1 cup maple syrup (or less, I found it quite sweet) 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 tsp ground...

Zero Waste Living

There is a huge zero waste movement happening right now. The Tare Shop, on Cornwallis St just opened. It is Nova Scotia’s first zero waste store. As a Naturopathic Doctor who loves the environment, the concept of zero waste makes sense to me. I just didn’t...

Balancing Banana Bread

(Originally from Reader’s Digest, adapted by Sarah Tanner) ½ c.honey/maple syrup ½ c. natural soy milk 1 egg (or ¼ cup flax egg or 1 egg replacer) 3 Tbsp. Canola oil or unsweetened applesauce 1¼ c. spelt flour (or Kamut or any flour) ¾ c. ground flaxseed 1 tsp. baking...