Making Love in the Kitchen

Happy Monday sunshine and sparkles! I am bursting at the seems to tell you all about the field trip I took with Lisa Borden to visit a major supermarket’s ‘health’ event. But alas- I am off, off and away this week and so that kind of goodness must wait.
Today, I will share the most amazing porridge there ever was. Our beloved intern Sondi “Please Don’t Leave Us” Bruner, cooked this up for us last week in honour of the Gluten-Free Cleanse. Sondi had asked me, in her sweet way, if I’d ever had a buckwheat porridge before. I hadn’t. Mainly because 1) I hadn’t thought of it and 2) I rarely have cooked breakfasts these days (juices and smoothies are my flavours of choice). The sound of it though- a coconut buckwheat porridge warmed me right down to my its and bits way deep inside my coldest toes. In other words, I was all set to be the taster.

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I do my best to stay far away from people who call them selves “nutrition experts” when really they haven’t a clue- or at least the work they do makes it seem that way. Now- I am not into judging or labelling or any of that jazz- so to help me exercise my non-judgment exercises I just avoid them.

Here I am referring to the type of “nutrition experts” who actually promote the consumption of nitrates, saying they are a-okay (how I despise studies funded by companies that have a vested interest in our increased consumption of poison), and the same ‘nutritionist’ who is a paid promotor or processed deli meats.

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We have a super special recipe, including a video for you on the best ever Gluten-Free Pizza Crust. Why? Because, today is the official launch of our AMAZING brand new online program The Gluten-Free Renewal Cleanse. Our pre-registration sale went so well that we sold out of the pre-reg spots on Saturday. We have just 50 more spots opening this morning at 10 am EST. Prices will go up tomorrow, so be lickity split and save some moolah.

This program is going to transform not just how you look, but how you feel. There is seriously no simpler way to revamp your energy levels and kick that extra jiggle out the door than to eliminate gluten- and the badass addictive treats that contain it. This is your chance, my love, and there will 99 other people around the world kicking the habit with you.

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Did you hear the news? We have a new online program! Check it out and play with us on The Gluten-Free Renewal cleanse! Already gluten-free? Join us for Edible Beauty Care this Monday and learn the art of toxic free beauty care! In honour of our BRAND spankin’ new online program, the Gluten-Free Renewal Cleanse, we [...]

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Most of you have heard the news. Maybe from Facebook or maybe when my friend, raw/vegan chef Doug McNish spilled the beans on Twitter. The sweet letters, tweets and comments have been pouring in so how could I not share the sweet love news right here. It’s true what you’ve heard, or what you may now be guessing. As of last week- my main man and I are engaged. Exciting? Yes. Very! Shocking? Yes. Very! I am not one of those ladies who have dreamed about my wedding since I was five. I haven’t a clue what my dress will look like. I don’t know if it will be a wedding for two or a wedding for 100. I don’t know where it will be, but I do hope the sun will be shining. I also know that even though this whole getting engaged/getting married thing was never something I strived for- but I must admit, it is sweet as can be to be doing both with most amazing man ever.

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Yeppers. That is me. Me with crazy swollen eyelids while on my retreat in St. Lucia. I am not tired. Nor am I hungover. I just had really swollen eyes. Why? One week prior- we had done the photo shoot for my book. Now- normally, I am picky about the make-up I use. For my weekly use of makeup (usually just for special occasions) I opt for the natural brands given the green light by the Cosmetic Database. The challenge withy my photo shoot is that my make-up collection literally consists of one eye shadow, one mascara, one blush and some lip gloss. I knew that I was in great hands with our make-up artist and even though she used mainly mineral based make-up, one day was still too much. The next day I looked like I’d been up crying all night long. I had a two day break from the make-up and then had another made-up day. The damage was done. My eyelids flared up like that kid at summer camp who got bit by a spider while she slept and couldn’t open her eye in the morning (we all had that kid in our cabin right?)

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FUNderwear in the kitchen – you know that is what we are all about! Join us on Monday for Gluten + Dairy-Free Treats and learn to love your sweet tooth! Want the beauty care, minus the toxins? Edible Beauty Care is February 20th! The weekend is all about breakfast and brunch right? Here are three of our absolute favourite fantabulous breakfast recipes! (Go ahead, make them for dinner too!)

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That’s right homegirls (and boy or two). I made an ice cream float. I haven’t a clue why, in the middle of winter, I suddenly declared that it was ice cream float season. I’m thinking it likely has something to do with all the excitement over my upcoming Gluten + Dairy Free Treats class (yep, a week today!). Or, maybe I was just longing from yonder years when I used to have slumber parties at my grandma and grandpa’s house and ice cream floats were the dessert of choice (that or frozen grape bubble gum??? things I will never understand).

The floats would be served up in these little black and white cups (and if you come to my kitchen, you might just spot it here). We usually had vanilla ice cream and our float liquid of choice was, of course, root beer. The magic of the float was that you would scoop in your ice cream, pour the soda pop over top and the whole thing would turn into a frothy mug of heaven, topped off with a bendy red and white straw. As I will be sweetly demonstrating in my class next week, eating for amazing health does not mean you have to do away with the treats of yesteryear

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Like the sound of an indulgent delights workshop? Of course you do, sweetie! Join us on February 13th for our Gluten + Dairy Free Treats workshop! Beautify from the outside in (and eat it up, too) at our Edible Beauty Care workshop! This weekend is all about snacks. Protein powered, sweet and savoury. Let me know what you [...]

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Want to try a delicious way to use leftover pulp from juicing? Look no further than this quick, simple and delish pate.

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What fun I had when Wilder Weir from Oh So Cosmo! (airing on Cosmo TV) came back to the kitchen for a visit. Remember the last time he was here? I flirted my heart out with him and it seemed he wanted to come back for more. On the menu were our kitchen fave veggie rice wraps with almond dipping sauce and our conversation quickly went off course. One moment we’re talking flaccid cucumber and the next we chatted ‘poo juice’ and how pooping makes us pretty. Watch my love sweet lovers. Watch, laugh and learn. I often have a tough time watching myself on TV- but this clip even had me giggling. The peeps at Cosmo did a superfantab job of this segment and now I will just wait by the phone to see if I get called for a magical third date with Wilder.

This time, we were talking detoxing.

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Once upon a time I went to the bar. I lived at the other end of downtown Toronto, by my university and there were martini bars a plenty. Here there and everywhere. There was one in particular that was my go-to. The name escapes me and has since closed down- or so it seemed from my last drive by. But that is where I went on dates. I am sure the old man who ran the place, who took a sweet liking to me (and showed it by adding an extra chocolate kiss into my chocolatini) wondered what kinda lady I was. The place was perfect for first dates- close enough that I could walk there and equally close enough that I could ditch out and get home on my own. I feel like last time I had a real martini may have been on my 21st birthday. And I am pretty sure were I to have one, it would not end well. Yes. Even after just one. To be honest- I can’t even really imagine drinking that- like pure fire to burn down my liver or something. Now, that’s not to say I don’t enjoy a great cocktail once in a while. But who says a cocktail has to be fire on the liver? Not me. Not me! Since Maeve was on the full on Fab Detox last week, I wanted to help her jazz things up. So we made cocktails. Our style of cocktails.

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Yep- so here I am in St. Lucia, leading my 4th annual Nourish Your Soul Retreat (which, by the way, you might want to get on the wait list for next year), and I still have a tail to share from Hawaii. The story includes tofu pot stickers, of all things. Is there anyone out there that doesn’t love a good dumpling? Nope. I didn’t think so. Why is it that things seem to taste better when wrapped in bundles of dough/rice paper/pasta? I am afraid I don’t have an answer for you. When we were in Hawaii- after a long day of adventuring, we split the drive back to our abode up by stopping for dinner at a raved out veg place. On the menu- tofu potstickers and for some reason, I was all over them. I NEVER eat fried food. I never crave it, never like it and definitely don’t usually want it mixed with tofu. The mere idea s totally barftown. For some reason though- maybe a day in the sun, maybe by mass consumption of odd fruits, maybe the holiday spirit, but I ordered them and they were amazing. And then I kept talking about them to the man… until I had no choice, once home, but to make them.

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Don’t know what to make this weekend? Three great dishes to get you through the week and have fun making them now. And of course- dessert comes first. Enjoy!

Meghan

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There are many snacks out there that claim to be healthy, but in reality they’re not as virtuous as they seem. What’s a health-conscious snacker to do? Eat roasted chickpeas, of course! These delicious nibblies are crunchy, flavourful and full of beneficial nutrients.

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