Strawberry & Pecan Yogurt Parfait

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So, a recipe is a little overkill, but this idea is a great one, no? This is an absolutely divine evening time snack - whole raw pecans, homemade plain yogurt, with sliced strawberries and a drizzle of natural honey. Yummmmm. ... Continue reading...

How to select, cut and serve papaya

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papaya milk fruit juice hot cereal main course including protein (egg or meat) And that, my friends, is a daily breakfast at Rethy Academy in Rethy, Zaire, West Africa.   And happens to be what I ate 5 days a week for 2 years.  I just so happened to stumble across some nice looking ... Continue reading...

Setting Up Our Lifestyle Goals

I saw the Miracle Worker yesterday and we had an absolutely fantastic conversation.  We discussed in detail my new propension to be granola-y.  Every time I see her, it is like pushing a reset button.  This time, I was able to talk myself out of my current consumed-by-work mindset and put my ... Continue reading...

I’m Sick. I’m Tired. I’m *making* yogurt.

This falls in the weird and quirky category.  no, not the yogurt making - I plan on subjecting you to my rambling first. Between the ages of 13 and 17 I lived in Zaire (Republic of Congo now) and Kenya, East Africa.  For a few years I went to a boarding school, but when we first arrived (my ... Continue reading...

Good News(Finally!) about Dairy Cattle in Canada

cattle are treated well because the farms have some sort of production guarantee ticket.  It is a guarantee that a certain amount of milk will be purchased at a regulated price.  so they know they will be paid, and the price will always be fair. there is a slowly rotating milking machine, that ... Continue reading...

Its official – I’m a tree hugger.

I looked up 'tree hugger' to find a humorous pic to entertain y'all, and look what I found!! Anywho.  Cute little guy aside, I have indeed gone tree-lovin' loopy.  I was nearly in tears again over meet the other day.  Today I was in the meat aisle at Overwaitea Foods and wanted to weep ... Continue reading...