Spring always brings fun food adventures and this time was no exception. I just finished my two-day Holistic Food Preparation course (a requirement for my holistic nutrition program) with the lovely Eva Cabaca from Live Nutrition School and oh my, what an amazing experience. (more…)

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…)