Dream job? Stone mason. What’s yours?
Deep thoughts contemplated while tiling a bathroom floor.
Grounding Down
Earth
Symbolized by the hexahedron, aligned with the root chakra, and governing the universal Law of Cause & Effect, Earth situates us within the physical body.
Embodied through each individual breath, Earth beckons us to ground ourselves to terra firma, reconnecting with the natural world.
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full, to talk about.
Reflections on GROUNDING DOWN
Pumpkin Beef Chili
Where do Jack-o-Lanterns go for Dinner? Halloween came and went, leaving us sick of sweets and craving some real, hearty, stomach-warming food. Our choice of Pumpkin Beef Chili stemmed from two simultaneous predicaments: A very large pumpkin carved like a cat and an excess of ground beef.
Making Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is delicious and extremely nutritious. This traditionally preserved "lactic acid fermented" food is full of health-promoting "good" probiotic bacteria that keeps our guts healthy. And it's sooooo easy to make!
Grain-Free Chocolate Monkey Pie
This pie is grain-free, decadent, and packed with nutrition!
Grain-free Peanut Butter Cookies
These grain-free, gluten-free cookies are easy and decadent! My family ate them before I could photograph them. But, this dough also makes a fantastic pie crust, which I did manage to capture on film.
Why Are Grasslands Important to Your Health and the Environment?
Learn why grasslands are an important ecosystem that is essential to your food, health and the environment.
Avocado Key-Lime Pie
The deliciously fresh, tart taste of traditional Key-Lime Pie but so healthy you can eat it any time. This cool dessert is perfect on a hot summer day!
Better Carrot Cake
Based on the Better Birthday Cake recipe, this “Primal” Carrot Cake uses coconut flour, dates and exotic spices. It is gluten and grain-free. The recipe requires some steps but the end result is moist, flavourful and delicious!
Better Icing
Have you ever read the ingredients list on a can of store-bought icing? It’s not pretty, nor is it pronounceable. Store-bought icing is full of hydrogenated oils, chemicals, and colourings. It’s about as unhealthy as it gets. So, what to do?
Fresh Easy Sandwichless Lunch
If you don’t pack a sandwich, what do you take for lunch? Here’s an example of one of our typical sandwichless lunches.
The “L” Cat Family
After the “D” Cats were all adopted, we received the “L” Cats! On December 18, 2015, a wonderful family came to meet Lennon and Lizzie and adopted them together! We are so happy that the kittens have found their forever home with such caring people! Little Lyric is...
The “D” Cat Family
After the "P" Kittens were all adopted, we received the "D" Cats! Momma Della Dapper Dixon Dolly Dobby You could foster cats for Pet Patrol too! Find out more...
Food Revolution Day!
Today, my Foodie Friends, it FOOD REVOLUTION DAY!!! Enjoy Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Anthem and commit to eating healthy!
The “P” Cat Family
Hi it's me again did you know we're foster cats for PetPatrol? Well at the moment we're fostering kittens!!!!!!!!!!! '' The P Family'' Phoebe's the mum then there's Pippa, Poppy, Paquita and last but not least Paddington the only boy in the litter! Momma Phoebe...
Local Ontario Superfoods – Organic Red Wine Grape Skin Powder
My quest for organic red wine led me to Southbrook Vineyards in Niagara. But, upon arrival, I also found another local Ontario superfood—organic red wine grape skin powder!
Toast Your Health – Local Organic Wine
Southbrook Vineyards, a Niagara Winery farming biodynamically to produce internationally award-winning wines. And one that's close to my heart and part of my adolescence!
How to Make Natural Probiotics
The value of natural probiotics and how to make them...easily in drinks or starter cultures such as cabbage rejuvelac.
How to Purchase a Side of Grass-Fed Beef
What to expect when you purchase a side of beef directly from the farmer.
Finding Local Grass-fed Beef
Finding exclusively pastured, grass-fed beef from Highland cows just outside Elmira, Ontario at Nature’s Choice Farm.
Choosing the Healthiest Dairy Products
If you and your family choose to consume dairy, this article will help you to understand how to source the healthiest dairy possible.
Sweet Potato and Kale Dauphinoise
Our version of this Dauphinoise may be a little less sophisticated but it makes for a satisfying one-dish meal! We bake several pans of it in advance and throw them from the freezer into the oven when we need a quick meal. Add a side salad, and you're done!
Paleo Crock Pot Chilli Con Carne
Chili typically uses ground beef. But, we like this chunkier version made with stewing beef and braising ribs for added flavour. Of course, you can do it with ground beef if you like.
Zucchini Noodles
In our quest to eat grain-free, and use the copious numbers of zucchini in our garden, we discovered zucchini noodles—they're easy and delicious—enjoy!
Pastured Berkshire Pork
Our quest for "happy" pork, led us to Alverstoke Farm, just outside of Paisley, Ontario. They raise free-range Berkshire Pigs and Rideau Arcott sheep using natural, biodynamic farming methods.
Better Birthday Cake & Cupcakes
This recipe is gluten-free, grain-free, white sugar-free, and dairy-free! It is moist and delicious—a perfect birthday cake or cupcake recipe. Your guests will never know you’re feeding them anything so healthy.
Grain-free Pancakes
Our quest to eat gluten-free has led us to experiment with a number of "alternative" flours. Sometimes, we compromise and us non-local flour. These delicious, very easy "treat" pancakes are made with lots of eggs and a little bit of coconut flour.
Local Whole BBQed Trout
When our friend, an avid fisherman, offered us this beautiful local trout from Lake Huron, we stuffed it with lemon, dill, and onion and BBQed it. Delicious!
Grain-free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
The full pizza experience without the grain.
Our family avoids most grains. But, we craved a real pizza experience—pizza you could actually pick up in your hands! This recipe is absolutely delicious. I'm not going to lie to you, it's a LOT of work and pretty messy too. But, it's worth every minute of it!
