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Chocolate Decadence – Dark Chocolate Raspberry Ganache Pie
So it’s day 2 of OHAC, and I am desperately missing one thing: dark chocolate. It’s my favourite pick me up snack and I can’t have it. (On the upside, I went to a really, really great yoga class tonight and while it wasn’t chocolate, it made a bit of a frantic day much better.) Dark chocolate is good for you but it has caffeine and dairy. I could turn to carob, but guess what? It has…
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Operation HAC
I’ve been seeing a naturopath the last couple of months to address scalp issues I’ve been having on and off, and also to get a different perspective on how to take care of myself. My family doctor quite literally brought me into the world and I love him, but he’s about an hour transit commute away from where we live. And the naturopath is right near our house. At my last naturopath appointment, I was told that…
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Chocolate Decadence – Dark Chocolate Cherry Walnut Truffles
This week is chocolate week for me. Part of that is… well, if you’re a girl, you know. Part of it is that it’s almost Easter. Back in February with Valentine’s Day coming up at the time, my mind had been on chocolate. (As it is now with Easter coming up.) And then this OhSheGlows recipe came to my inbox I was very intrigued. Dark Chocolate Cherry Walnut Truffles – YUM! (OhSheGlows is a great website run…
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Chocolate Decadence – Flourless Chocolate Cake
It seems I tend to blog when there’s a hockey game on. It’s “Hockey Night in Canada” on CBC and we are watching the Canucks at 1-1 against the Flames going into the second intermission. We have clinched our division and Calgary is desperately trying to gain a playoff spot. (The Western Conference is tight this year – at least for the bottom 2/3. We are 20 points ahead of most of the teams.) It’s currently Earth…
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Tomato Basil Bisque
I’ve been down with a cold for the past few days and I have to tell you, I’m so done with the fluids. Broth and tea get boring very quickly. Even chicken noodle soup has been boring (perhaps because I didn’t have the energy to make homemade and we had Campbell’s…). So today being day 4 of fluids, I decided that I was getting my butt out of bed and making Tomato Basil Bisque with a grilled…
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“Pimped Out” Macaroni and Cheese
The weather has been wonky in Vancouver. I’m home sick today and I think the weather changed about five times. Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind last week or so. Rain? Snow? Sun? Hail? Maybe one in each corner of the Lower Mainland. The one consistency is that it has been chilly no matter the elements. Certainly not anywhere close to being Spring… And in the mean time, it was 26 degrees in Winnipeg…
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Creamy Yam Soup + Spelt Flour Soda Biscuits
Yesterday evening, I got home and impressed myself. Why? I made dinner. A proper dinner. Salmon, asparagus, mini salad, and some toasted Kamut bread. (I am incredibly proud of this feat because Sean is in Alberta right now and I have been eating very simply since he’s been gone. Cooking is more his thing – I do it when I have to, and am decent, but I’d rather bake. I haven’t been getting take out, but my…
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Alberta Bound (and Arrived)
I am sitting in a beautiful house watching the Canucks kick the Oilers to the ground. I’m just outside Edmonton sitting my with Canucks jersey clad hubby and his Oilers jersey clad cousin Ward. And I’m feeling rather smug. Why, you ask, are we in Alberta? Purpose: Operation Surprise Ward. Sean’s cousin and one of his best friends. He was best man at our wedding and his birthday is on Tuesday. We coordinated with his wife and…
