Monthly Archive for July, 2009

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In honour of one of Toronto’s most vibrant festivals of the year, Scotiabank Caribana Festival, this week is dedicated to the flavours and spirit of  the part of the world I love best, the Caribbean. At sixteen, on holidays in Jamaica, my cousins and I would hitch a ride from the villa our family had [...]

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Kitchen Renovation: Day 3

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Action shot! I am painting my cabinets red/pink. I like to call it rasberry Rhubarb. So we are now nearing the end of the first week and the time it is taking and the budget has likely doubled. I see how renovations break-up marriages. I am about ready to divorce myself.  The plus side- I [...]

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Jerk It Out

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In honour of one of Toronto most vibrant festivals of the year, Scotiabank Caribana Festival, this week is dedicated to the flavours and spirit of  the part of the world I love best, the Caribbean. I couldn’t do a week of Caribbean themed recipes without including the definitive Jerk seasoning recipe. Given this is a [...]

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My Kitchen Renovation: Day 1

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The Before Most of you are familiar with my kitchen- my pretty pink and red painted cupboards and all the goodness that comes from my cooking experiments in this wee little space. And wee it is. My kitchen, as you will notice from the above photos was actually really the hallway that lead from my [...]

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Pass The Peas

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In honour of one of Toronto most vibrant festivals of the year, Scotiabank Caribana Festival, this week is dedicated to the flavours and spirit of  the part of the world I love best, the Caribbean. I always found it a little confusing that rice and peas, a mainstay of the Jamaican diet is actually made [...]

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In honour of one of Toronto most vibrant festivals of the year, Scotiabank Caribana Festival, this week is dedicated to the flavours and spirit of  the part of the world I love best, the Caribbean. This is guava fruit growing on a tree in St. Lucia, actually, on the very grounds where my retreat will [...]

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This was a week dedicated to nourishing our souls, not through food but through good thoughts, fun, laughter, music and creativity. These are all equally if not more important than what we eat and whether we soak our grains or kept to any strict diet.  This week I introduced you to Byron Katie, offered a [...]

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One More Song Before I Go.

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? One more song [...]

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Nourished By A Harvest Field Trip

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? This little bunch [...]

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Nourished by Nourishment

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Aren’t you just loving this fancy shmanzy video put together for me by the talented Chelsea Conway? I feel like it could almost be the pilot for my delightfully hilarious, informative, inspiring and sure-to-be-a-hit tv series (Prodooooooocers… Where are youuuuuuuuu). And don’t even think of comparing me to Rachel Rae- though you wouldn’t be the [...]

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Ain't No Reason Nourishes Me

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? I love this [...]

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? Read Part 1 [...]

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Nourished By Sunsets

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? Sunset view from [...]

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CHOCOLATES

This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. Read Part 1 of the Interview with Byron Katie here. I need Chocolate: Is That True? What I wanted to know from my conversation with [...]

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This Song Nourishes Me

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This is Nourish Your Soul Week. We are well in to summer and it is time to start enjoying it. This week is dedicated to just that, enjoyment of life. All week I will posting about things- music, books, people, and lots of other goodness that Nourishes my Soul. What nourishes you? Now I am [...]

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