election fever

A much awaited excursion was made with my teacher to the famously renown Mennonite Bakery. Spectacular!! I finally found a place to buy ‘Pan Integral’ (whole wheat bread and buns – a pure luxury and novelty here), soy milk (although a powder and sweetened) and american cheese. Most food that we take for granted as…

Pasta with Low-Fat Curry Sauce If you have a craving for pasta with creamy sauce but don’t want the fat and extra calories of an Alfredo, try this simply divine Asian-inspired treat: it has all the satisfying creaminess with fewer than 350 calories per serving. INGREDIENTS 8 ounces dry pasta 3 tablespoons slivered almonds 1…

FEAR The purpose of fear is to protect us from life threatening circumstances. For example: to run away when there’s a bear chasing us, or to be careful when handling live electric wires. Fear can cause us to make an irrational response to challenges we face. Fear imposes limits on our minds, removing our clarity…

I spent the morning collecting and readying myself for the journey home. So much had happened over the last 4 weeks that it was going to be rather interesting to live the experience of transitioning from my life in Guatemala and to a life back home in Canada. The question of for how long and…

“People become good by doing good; it is rare that a person is good by nature alone. Goodness does not exist so one can make use of it. Goodness does not flow from a place of weakness but one of power.” ~ Robert Dziekanski (the Polish gentleman who died at the hands of Canadian RCMP…

I was just given this link by a fellow freecycling member (I wanted a food processor to make raw eating and prep all that much easier). The Superfood Family …. it’s a great starting resource for those who are interested in eating raw food or at least have toyed with the idea of introducing the…