fitness and lifestyle

I’m not a fan of huge portions at dinner time. Lunch and midnight snacks…not a problem. But I don’t enjoy eating a big meal at the end of the day (mostly because I thoroughly look forward to my glass of beer/bubbly and don’t like fill up before hand!) And according to most health researchers, the largest meal of the day should never be at dinner time. So what’s the solution? Sides for supper. Call it tapas, call it grazing, call it sophisticated snacking…it’s all about tastin

At least they’re from Canada! Can we call it local? My good friend Janice told me the other day that she admires the way that my husband and I cook for our young son (thanks Janice!). We aim to make only one family meal per night. We  continuously introduce him to a wide array of new, fresh and wholesome foods. And we take him out to great restaurants…as much as we can. As a result, we have raised a good eater…so far at least! I think adults get dooped in the area of toddler

Easy Miso Soup 4 cups spring water 4 tsp Miso (we love Tradition Barley or Mellow Brown Rice) 1 small onion diced 1 teaspoon sesame oil Chopped mushrooms (cremini, button, shitake) Diced carrots Frozen cubed squash Put oil in saucepan and add diced onion. When onion starts to sizzle, add spring water. When water boils, add carrots and mushrooms. Boil until tender. Turn off heat. Add frozen squash and miso. Stir until dissolved and serve (hot sauce to taste especially in cold