Happy Mama’s Day everyone! To all you mamas, babies, babiesmamas…well you get the idea- today is a day to celebrate the lady who gave you everything (read: life). I hope you are getting out there and enjoying the sunshine and maybe some sweet, sweet treats with your mama (or your family, or friends, or loved ones). Here are a few of my fave snaps with my superstar (and Superhero) mom, Patsy.
Sunday is all about relaxing, spending time with family and maybe have a few giggles. Couldn’t help but share this AWESOME clip from Portlandia- one of the best shows ever (check it out if you haven’t!)
Have you ever had a problem falling asleep? You know the annoying drill: staring at the ceiling, tossing from side to side, glancing at your alarm clock as the hours tick away without the relief of sweet, sweet slumber. You’re not alone, my friends. Not only are sleep problems one of the top issues we hear about in the kitchen, but they’re also a problem for over three million Canadians. Lack of sleep is more than just a nightly annoyance – it can seriously affect both our short-term and long-term health. Sleep is a time when our bodies relax, repair and regenerate, and if that isn’t occurring we become susceptible to a wide array of health issues including weight gain, immune system weakness, headaches and memory problems. A recent study also shows evidence that sleeping too little can put us at an increased risk of stroke, heart attack and heart failure.
Posted in Announcements, Video, Wellbeing, Wellness on Apr 10th, 2012
I get loads upon loads of questions from amazingly excited people about to embark on their career in the health or creative field, seeking tips and tricks on how I manifested this wee little biz of mine.
Now this may not seem like a health related question, but it is. It really, really is. Remember that video I shared last week- about the missing link in the secret of health?
On May 1st, in a little over two weeks time, my business, Meghan Telpner Inc., will be turning 4 years old! That is pretty freaking exciting, especially since, when I started this here little blog and cooking school, which were both teeny, tiny- I hadn’t a clue where I wanted it all to go. I just kept working, envisioning, working more, being brave, being creative a lot of the time and smart some of the time.
The result is that in four short years- I’ve taught more cooking classes than I can count, had over 2,000 people attend one of my classes or public cooking events, sold out 4 retreats with the 5th on its way (just 3 spots left!), been a regular writer for a national newspaper, and a regular on national television, and most recently signed my first book deal (and then wrote, shot, edited, edited some more the best book there ever was) that will have Canadian and US disribution. Plus I have a few very special signature products.
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Wellness on Apr 3rd, 2012
I’ve been there. I am sure you have been too at one point or another. You know- where you feel like you’re doing everything right, everything according to plan and yet you still don’t feel well. You eat all the right foods, do everything your doctor or natural health care rock star suggests and still it seems like it is all continuing to unravel. As a health cheer leader, I am forever telling my own story and offering guidance for others. Sometimes, I need to hear it too- my words but in someone else’s voice.
Posted in Announcements, Wellbeing, Wellness on Apr 1st, 2012
We know we’ve got a lot going on. To make sure you don’t miss you chance to hang out and play with us- whether it be in your kitchen with our goodies, in our kitchen or in Costa Rica for our retreat- I have out together a little summary of all that’s new, hip and happening.
Posted in Disease Prevention, Health, Poison, Video, Wellbeing on Mar 20th, 2012
Gluten-Free Cleanser Mary asked us the following: If I am doing the Gluten-Free Cleanse, do I need to do a detox too?
Our answer: They definitely support each other but unfortunately, given the world most of us live in- that includes questionably clean drinking and showering water, strange chemicals in our food and air, and likely doing too much and not sleeping enough, sometimes our body needs an extra list.
Did you know we carry on average 7-25 pounds of poo around with us in our intestines (I know you want to tweet that gem of knowledge)? Eeeeww! Imagine what kind of poo juice you are absorbing back in if you’re not cleansing all that goo out!
Posted in Health, Wellbeing, Whole Food on Feb 28th, 2012
Written by fantabulous mama extraordinaire and superbo sister in law, Carly Telpner. We are so pleased to have Carly share her tips for developing healthy eating habits in kiddies!
This morning my darling two-year old daughter, sweet little Mia, ate a breakfast that consisted of almonds, strawberries, homemade pumpkin muffin and a green-berry smoothie that had strawberries, blueberries, kale, and hemp seeds in it. Sounds wonderful, right? I’d love to be able to say that Mia’s eating habits just happened, but as any parent would know – it took a lot of work, perseverance and little person tears. Along the way I have learned some important lessons that not only apply to instilling healthy and nourishing eating habits in my kid, but to overall parenting.
Posted in Health, Healthy Treats, Raw, Recipe, Wellbeing on Feb 27th, 2012
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.
Posted in Giveaway, Green, Health, Smart Choices, Wellbeing on Feb 15th, 2012
How many of you would take your paycheque and throw 40% of it in the garbage?
Anyone? Bueller? Well, that’s what Canadians are doing with the food they buy and don’t eat – and it’s estimated that $27 billion dollars worth ends up in landfills each year. In Toronto alone, we blithely toss out a staggering 210 million kilograms of food annually, while people in our city and around the world are starving. Food waste is an enormous problem that costs us money, drives up food prices, depletes environmental resources like water and land, and is just downright unnecessary. But there is hope, my friends. There are tons of ways that you can reduce food waste in the kitchen that will save you time, money and your appetite.
Posted in Happiness, Health, Wellbeing, Wellness on Feb 9th, 2012
Since moving out of my kitchen, I am often feeling incredibly proud of myself when I practice what I preach and pack a lunch to bring to work. I often have the thought- Hey, I work in a kitchen. There will for sure be something there I can eat. And usually there is. A smoothie. I have more smoothies for lunch than anything else. Buuuut- sometimes I want more. The stakes have been raised too since Sondi and Maeve are forever coming to work as the professionals that they are, with these beautiful fresh veg filled lunches. As I am on my computer much of the day, like you, I see the tweets and facebook posts from all those nutritionists and nutrition lovers out there.Often I find myself thinking- Really? Is that really what you made today? As they share with the world that they were up at dawn harvesting their own buckwheat to soak it, sprout it, dehydrate it, and grind it to make their own raw sprouted flour to be mixed with sunlight and a dollop of bliss and then formed into a tortilla to put their garden grown gold inside and bla bla bla. I read that as I sip on my smoothie feeling a little inadequate and kinda lazy. Where I come from, lunch has to be realistic and realistic means quick, easy, energy giving and little to no clean up.
Posted in Cleansing, gluten free, Health, Holistic, Recipe, Sauces, Smart Choices, Vegan, Video, Wellbeing, Wellness on Jan 31st, 2012
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.
Posted in gluten free, Green, Happiness, Health, Smart Choices, Soup, Wellbeing, Wellness, Whole Food on Jan 30th, 2012
I feel like perhaps I am supposed to be embarrassed to tell you that I LOVE Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. I am not sure why. After a day of sunshine and rainbows in the kitchen, where 99.5% of the people who call, or write, or come play in the kitchen are delightful, there is something super fun about kicking back to a flood of F-bombs from old chef GR. What’s even more ridiculous about this affection I have for this show is that I don’t even have a TV. That means the man has to go hunting for an online version and we huddle together on the sofa to watch it on the micro computer screen. Yep. I’ve hit it big time for sure. Just wait ’till my episode of Cribs (yes, I used to watch that too). A wild Thursday night watching a crappy British TV show full of cloudy weather and F-bombs on a computer.
Posted in Announcements, Creed, Giveaway, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Wellness on Jan 27th, 2012
I wrote the creed in about 10 minutes. For real. I had been thinking about it and when it came to put pen to paper (or index fingers to keyboard- yes, two finger typer over here), it just flowed out. Why? Because I live it of course. Every mindful moment of my day, I do my best to lighten up, smile and always remember that Today, most certainly, is the day. We have been getting emails and letters (and even photos!) from around the globe, with people sharing how they are doing their best to live this creed as their own manifesto. It’s become art on their walls, backgrounds on their phones, wallpaper on their desktop, and of course- their go to tote bag. For this reason, I have something I would like share… in a moment. First- we made a few creed inspired changes around the kitchen (that went with a few changes on my biz site). We took down my old signature decal that greets guests in my kitchen.
Posted in Giveaway, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Wellness on Jan 26th, 2012
We are all about sharing the love here at Making Love in the Kitchen. When we came across The Giving Keys, we absolutely fell in love with the concept and beautiful necklaces. The awesome powers at be with The Giving Keys are kindly sharing their message with us and giving away one of these beautiful keys! Crystie Bowes in marketing explains…
“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.” – Henry Drummond.
The good we do today comes back to serve us tomorrow. The understanding of paying it forward has been the driving force behind the charity I work for: The Giving Keys. Our organization employs the homeless off the street to make engraved necklaces out of keys. But that’s not all. Once you receive the key with your unique message, you must eventually give it away to a person who is equally in need of the same message and come back to tell your story to the community.
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