We’ve got exciting news! We will be attending Ottawa Live the Smart Way Health and Wellness Expo On April 23rd and 24th at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. Come stop by and say hi and try our plant based special release (only available at the event) product line up! We will have a […]
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The smaller the item, the higher the baking temperature. For example, we bake mini chocolate chip-toffee cookies at 500 degrees F for only 4 minutes. Perfect end result!
How do I Survive the New Year’s Eve Party? The holiday season is almost over. New Year’s Celebrations wrap up the holiday period when many people struggle with healthy eating and regular exercise. If you are anything like me, I have eaten too much during the last month. New Year’s Eve is notorious for […]
Do you want the perfect turkey for Christmas dinner? There are fewer things more daunting than staring at a gigantic, naked turkey on Christmas morning, especially if you’ve never cooked one before. But it doesn’t have to be all Nightmare Before Christmas! Make a note of the weight of your turkey. Knowing the exact weight […]
Freeze extra chopped herbs in ice cube trays with olive oil then add to sauces, veggies, and in the skillet when sauteing meat. Preserving herbs in oil reduces some of the browning and freezer burn that herbs can get in the freezer. It’s also a great way to have herbs ready immediately for winter stews, […]
Make an electric kettle glimmer. Lime scale often builds up on electric kettles, French presses, and other metal kitchen tools. To make them shimmer and shine like they’re brand new, scrub them with one part vinegar to one part water. If there are no electrical elements to what you’re cleaning, go ahead and soak the […]
Everybody love berries! Don’t you think? Preserve your berries by waiting to wash them until you are ready to eat. Your berries are going to last longer and stay fresh!
Treat your herbs like flowers. There’s nothing worse than limp herbs. Next time, trim the stems and put the parsley in a glass of water, fit a plastic bag over it, and stash it in the refrigerator.
When cooking with cherries, sometimes it’s just fine to leave the pits in, but sometimes not! A cherry pitter is a wonderful thing, but what do you use if you don’t have one? No cherry pitter? No problem! Use an empty bottle and a hard straw or chopstick to remove pits from cherries and olives.
Christmas pudding and ice cream? The Christmas pudding is blazing on the table, the mince pies are fresh out of the oven, but your ice cream is harder than a South Pole iceberg. The solution is to heat a knife under hot water and slice across the ice cream in a cross-hatch pattern. Then warm […]
Soak bitter greens, like arugula or kale, in a bowl of ice water in the fridge for about an hour to cut their bitterness. Run the leaves through your salad spinner several times with a paper towel to get them nice and dry and crisp.
Keep wooden cutting boards looking new. Scrub a wooden cutting board with coarse salt and massage with half a lemon to clean away food particles and food smells. Rub the board with food-grade mineral oil (find it at a hardware store) to condition the wood once a month.
Foam milk without a frother! So maybe you don’t have a fancy espresso machine with attached milk steamer. We can tell you how to get frothy, creamy, delicious milk foam on the cheap! All you need is a small jar with a lid. Fill the jar with a little milk (no more than halfway) and […]
Avoid plastic wrap disasters! Had enough of wrangling plastic wrap? Store the roll in the fridge to store leftovers with less of a hassle. Chilling the wrap makes it easier to transport it from the roll to your bowl.
Making the best ceviche is simple: Use freshly squeezed lime juice and glistening fresh fish.
A necessary part to any gas grill is the grease drip cup. A drip cup usually is located beneath the grease tray on a gas grill, and it functions as a device to catch excess grease drippings while you cook. Without one, the surface of your patio or deck becomes stained and an attraction to […]
To cook a perfect steak, always start by cooking it on its side, where there is a rim of fat on its narrow edge. I render it down so there’s good, flavorful fat in the pan for the rest of the cooking. Choose a steak with a layer of fat on one side, such as […]
Spent a super fun day with your children in the snow and made a wonderful snowman for the other day to find that it melted? Avoid that by following a few simple rules. Firstly, build your fabulous snowy friend in a shady part of the garden, so he doesn’t melt as soon as the sun […]
Prevent onions from making you weep! To stop onion-induced tears, freeze the onion before chopping. (Note: This trick only works if you’re planning to cook the onions later—otherwise, after the onion thaws out, the raw pieces will be a bit soggy!) Or if you want to look absolutely crazy when your housemate walks in, put […]
Hello 2016! New Year, New You The parties and celebrations are over, It’s a new year. For many people that means making New Year’s Resolutions. Maybe even the same ones you made last year! I love the fresh start that comes with a new year. I love planning goals and thinking about all I want […]
Homemade vinaigrettes have fewer ingredients and taste better than bottled ones. No need to whisk them: Just put all the ingredients in a sealed container and shake.
For rich, creamy dressings made healthy, substitute half the mayo with Greek-style yogurt.
Avoid evil glass cutting boards! And they’re all evil. Glass cutting boards send shivers down your spine when you use them. They dull your knives. They’re slippery. And they’re hard to use. Use wood, bamboo or plastic instead.