Since I’ve been back to work for a few months now, I wanted to share a few thoughts on lunch. I’ve been spoiled with the ability to cook almost all of my meals fresh, at home, right before eating. Going back to this lunch packing thing, combined with far less time to actually make food all together, called for some new ideas on how to give my lunches some much needed love.

Buckwheat was a staple in my home when I was growing up, but it was always in the form of kasha, toasted and cooked like porridge or rice and served as a side “starch”. Kasha is delicious and I’m surprised that I never ventured into other buckwheat possibilities until now. (more…)

This time last year I was fantasizing about all of the awesomeness that was going to be planted on my little North-West facing balcony, come spring. I was starting to plant seeds indoors, to be absolutely sure that there were going to be some promising seedlings by May. (more…)