Baking with insect protein

Baking with insect protein

When you buy your groceries, do you consider the environmental impacts of what you put in your trolley?  One of the reasons my husband stopped eating meat was because of the environmental impacts.  It takes a lot of water and petrol to produce beef (in addition to the...
May Self-Isolation Fun

May Self-Isolation Fun

How has self-isolation been treating you?  Whether your government calls it lockdown, sheltering-in-place or something else, you are probably home more than you are used to.  If you follow me on social media, you might have seen my link for a 28 day self-isolation...
Veggie lasagna recipe

Veggie lasagna recipe

This lasagna recipe is adapted from the The Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook Spinach Lasagna. This is also where my recipe for banana bread is from. I love veg so we throw a little more in.  You can estimate the vegetable portions or invest in measuring cups....
Healthier banana bread recipe

Healthier banana bread recipe

Here is another favorite recipe of mine.  I have based it on the Better Homes and Garden’s banana bread recipe. I added course bran and substituted the sugar for natural sweeteners (agave nectar or honey)  to make it a bit healthier.  You could also use apple...
Easy smoothie recipe

Easy smoothie recipe

Smoothies are an easy, satisfying snack we have frequently in my house. In the summer, we serve ’em up (with a little whey protein thrown in) after workouts. Today I made them because I saw one at the mall and developed a craving. Since making my own, I never...

Product review: Wonderbag

Saving the Earth was a big concern of mine growing up.  I wanted to recycle everything and always turned the lights off.  ’50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save the Earth’ was a favourite book of mine.  Much to my mother’s dismay, I even...