Ok guys, went into this recipe with minimal expectations and came out with a home run. Flavourful, nutritious, and totally fulfilling...especially from a noodleless, noodle dish, you dig. Now granted you can add and subtract what you like, and maybe this means adding rice noodles...amazing. But as is, we got a winner winner. I used one of my favourite local…

Going back to Maui in the place I am in my life and still having that connection, even more so considering my field of work, feels like a blessing. I can’t wait for more, theres something to explore there. And until then, I will share with you some of my favourite spots for food, drink, and merry… Aloha Mana Foods…

Aloha on the brain, as it most often is at Christmas time for me. Perhaps it's my upcoming trip, Vancouver winters or my affinity for coconut. But these plant based power treats are really hitting the spirit of aloha in me. This creation was the adaptaion of a larger recipe of a coconut cream pie, and when one lovely retreater…

  Smoothie bowls are having a moment. And why shouldn't they?... it's like the modern day sundae  for adults if you will, and super foods are just the cherry on top. One of my favourite things about smoothie bowls is that they become this insanely delicious vessel for super foods that otherwise people have no idea of how to incorporate.…

Quick, easy and dirty. Oh, and oh so good for you. Do I have your attention now? Thought so. Remember the days of digging into the raw cookie dough batter and your mom swatting you away saying you'd get worms? Yeah fear not. You now have the ability as an adult, to do this as much as you want, whenever…

"Oh I'll have the salad" -she said with clenched teeth full of resentment. Isn't this the typical scene we imagine in our head as the woman goes to order a salad while her man sits down to steak and potatoes? So here's the thing, I was never a salad girl. Ever. I loved carbs, grains, and anything that resembled this. A…

Its true, the New Year doesn't mean new restrictions, it doesn't mean living without satisfaction. What if we bring in healthy nutritious foods that transform the way we look at healthy eating. Delicious, even decadent, all the while being good to your bod. This is one of those recipes. One thing many people struggle with, is getting rid of their…