http://meghantelpnerblog.com The very best of health inspired recipes, lifestyle tips and best cooking classes in Toronto. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:59:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Copyright © Making Love in the Kitchen 2010 hello@meghantelpner.com (Meghan Telpner) hello@meghantelpner.com (Meghan Telpner) Health 1440 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/megblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Podcast_Graphic_small.jpg http://meghantelpnerblog.com 144 144 A Podcast For Healthy Living At Making Love In The Kitchen- we talk all things healthy, sweet and fun. It's not just about nutrition but about how healthy living is the vehicle for living the great life. With a different guest each episode- there are always great conversations and insights shared. Nutrition, Cooking, Health, Wellness, Disease Prevention, Fitness, Weightloss, Slow Food, Fun, Humour Meghan Telpner Meghan Telpner hello@meghantelpner.com no no http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/14/crispy-ish-zucchini-fingers/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/14/crispy-ish-zucchini-fingers/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:00:40 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11852 We've had loads of interns and extra special helpers pass through this here fair kitchen of ours over the last three years. What I have come to discover is that each and everyone is special in her own unique way (yes, they have all been women). They each have their own area of expertise and interest and all seem to develop a fixation on a certain thing. I feel sad to say that I passed along my secret crush on rice cakes to Jill. I hear her crunching all the time even though we all know they should be just a once in a while thing.]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/14/crispy-ish-zucchini-fingers/feed/ 6 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/10/podcast-episode-21-thrive-foods-with-brendan-brazier/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/10/podcast-episode-21-thrive-foods-with-brendan-brazier/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:06 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11933 Guest: Brendan Brazier is a professional Ironman triathlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and the creator of an award-winning line of whole food nutritional products called VEGA. He is also a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion. I had the opportunity to chat with Brendan about his book, transitioning to a plant based diet, the balance of our diet and the environment and did my best to find out some personal nuggets. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/10/podcast-episode-21-thrive-foods-with-brendan-brazier/feed/ 28 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/01/a-smoothie-that-tastes-just-like-my-body-butter/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/01/a-smoothie-that-tastes-just-like-my-body-butter/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:00:32 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11725 Everyone who spreads a little of my All Purpose Edible Body Butter on their hands, lips, cuticles, or face is always so excited by it- declaring it good enough to eat. I, of course, remind them that they can. That it actually is good enough to eat, meaning everything contained within it is 100% edible. Then I suggest they get an extra jar to keep in the boudoir. Everyone has a bit of a nervous giggle and then they get a second jar. At my recent Edible Beauty Care workshop (next one, sad for you, isn't until April), I decided to impress my guests by whipping up, on the spot, without first testing it, a warm smoothie latte that would, in fact, taste just the same as my Edible Body Butter, and using nearly identical ingredients. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/11/01/a-smoothie-that-tastes-just-like-my-body-butter/feed/ 11 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/31/all-things-pumpkin-pumpkin-spice-brownies-mexican-style/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/31/all-things-pumpkin-pumpkin-spice-brownies-mexican-style/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:00:44 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11770 Friends and lovers. It's that sweet, sweet time again. That time where my dad comes over to the kitchen, we paint cat whiskers on our face as we dress up as Halloween Cats. In the past, you have seen us as Cat Burglars, Cool Cats, and Jungle Cats. This year we went for a Mexican Cat theme makes almost no sense at all but since my dad and I have this ability to take an idea and run with it- we ran and no one caught up with us to tell us it made no sense. In fact, even my dad and I didn't notice that it made no sense until we actually started filming- wondering what cats had to do with Mexico and what Mexico or cats had to do with brownies or pumpkin. Love us simply for our stream of consciousness and creativity. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/31/all-things-pumpkin-pumpkin-spice-brownies-mexican-style/feed/ 22 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/25/happy-birthday-to-me-ice-cream/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/25/happy-birthday-to-me-ice-cream/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:00:04 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11693 It's my birthday today. Oh me, oh my. As of today I am a whopping 32 years old. Yep. I always thought by the time I was 32 I'd be all grown up, with a grown up job, maybe running my own little biz, travelling the world, have a sweet man-panion by my side and enjoying other such lovely indulgences as coffee-like dairy-free ice cream, and hopefully not looking a day over 30... maybe even 28. And by golly gee me, I think I have done it. The abundance is sweetness. And to celebrate my birthday, my besties over at Hamilton Beach Canada are helping me, help you celebrate. We're giving away an ice cream maker! ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/25/happy-birthday-to-me-ice-cream/feed/ 87 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/24/the-easiest-meal-ever-the-meghan-tagine/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/24/the-easiest-meal-ever-the-meghan-tagine/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:53 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11683 It all started with this gorgalicious ceramic dish with a lid that I picked up at my absolute favourite-if-it-didin't-exist-I'd-be-naked-store Anthropologie. I saw it and immediately thought, TAGINE central. I don't know why. Just something about being able to open that lid, have the steam burst out and my getting to announce a fine tah-dah to my dining companion. The thing is, I am pretty sure I have never actually had a tagine before that I liked. They most often had lamb in them and I am just not that in to eating laaa-aaaa-aaamb. But when fall rolls in, something in the abundance of root veggies at the market, combined with my desire to eat cozy food and not have to work that hard for it, made this one bought adventure a must. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/24/the-easiest-meal-ever-the-meghan-tagine/feed/ 11 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/21/the-outings-and-aboutings/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/21/the-outings-and-aboutings/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:10 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11666 Oh the joy. The fun. The writing I will be doing with a whole weekend free. Sort of. In my imagination, I booked this weekend off so that, I would have it free and easy to travel the globe, leading up to my 32nd birthday coming on Tuesday (yep, the 25th). I was going to go to New York, or LA, or Fiji (in my dreams anyway)... And then decided that instead I would check in with reality because this mamasita has a book to write. And write like the wind I will. Another great week over here in the nutrition front. We ran five classes in eight days which made this kitchen a mad, mad house. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/21/the-outings-and-aboutings/feed/ 13 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/19/foodstock-standing-up-in-the-mud-for-what-we-believe-in/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/19/foodstock-standing-up-in-the-mud-for-what-we-believe-in/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:00:51 +0000 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11638 It was a 5 Star event in the mud, a gathering of Ontario's best chefs, food and volunteers in the name of saving 2300 acres of prime farmland. It is estimated that over 20,000 people gathered in Melancthon Township at the aptly named Foodstock event to protest the proposed limestone mega quarry. In a nutshell, an American-financed company, Highland Companies, has big plans for our prime potato farmland 85 km north of Toronto. Below the beautiful soil there is approximately 1 billion tonnes of limestone and Highland wants it all. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/19/foodstock-standing-up-in-the-mud-for-what-we-believe-in/feed/ 5 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/18/harvesting-the-goodness-out-of-fall-with-prana-bio/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/18/harvesting-the-goodness-out-of-fall-with-prana-bio/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:00:33 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11590 Well hello there October. I love your beautiful colours and crunchy leaves. Where have you been hiding? I was walking to the Raw Food Power workshop last Saturday and there was a little chill in the air, the leaves were really crispy, and I felt that this was the very first day of Fall. No more swealtering Indian Summer weather going on over here. It's officially sweater and hot smoothie latte time. In this kitchen we sure are getting into the Autumn spirit with everything from Alexa's cozy cookies to orange coloured ice-cream. Sounds pretty good right? It really is the best time of year in my opinion. Just taking a walk in your neighbourhood exposes you to all the goodness of the season. Here are some fun Fall facts: ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/18/harvesting-the-goodness-out-of-fall-with-prana-bio/feed/ 71 http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/17/yes-i-made-dill-pickle-kale-chips/ http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/17/yes-i-made-dill-pickle-kale-chips/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:00:46 +0000 Meghan Telpner http://meghantelpnerblog.com/?p=11616 You would think this would be totally sick-ass disgusting. A couple weeks ago, I was kicking it at Dufferin Grove with my delightful intern Alexa when she told me that kale chip inspiration had been dropped on her. She said her idea was so good that she actually had to turn her light on while in bed at night and write it down. Her brainwave: Kale Chips! I instantly imagined a head of kale shaped light bulb go on over her head, and then it went over the both of us. I thought this was brilliant. We ran off to get our heads of kale and bunches of dill. We were inspired. ]]> http://meghantelpnerblog.com/2011/10/17/yes-i-made-dill-pickle-kale-chips/feed/ 8