Thursday, August 30, 2012

Cucumber Tomato Salad

This is a light, fresh side salad perfect for a hot summer day. We served it as a side with corn on the cob and veggie dogs. Tastes best with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden or market.
Cucumber Tomato Salad:
1 cucumber
1 or 2 tomatoes
5 fresh basil leaves
5 chives
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
sea salt
pepper

Chop cucumber, tomatoes, basil leaves, chives & garlic. Mix remaining ingredients, and pour over chopped veggies. Stir and season to your liking. Serve immediately or chilled.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Luna Yoga Teacher Training 2012-2013

After reluctantly putting together our first teacher training last year, I am now super excited for our second one! It was such an amazing experience and we had such good feedback, that I am now thrilled to be working on Luna Yoga Teacher Training 2012-2013. We've ironed it out, condensed it to 10 months, and come up with an amazing schedule and some awesome guest teachers. We also added a volunteer day at Teja's Animal Refuge and Montreal's Yoga Mala. I feel really good about the schedule and am excited to share it.
Luna Yoga Teacher Training 2011-2012 Graduates
Maximum 20 people
Starts September 7th, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Gourmet Grocery Store Downtown MTL

Thanks to Natasha (Levi's favorite nanny) we just discovered an awesome grocery store right downtown Montreal called Fou d'Ici. Part grocery store, part restaurant, they carry a mix of organic local food as well as ready-made meals, soups, sandwiches and salads; makes a perfect healthy lunch spot right downtown. Fresh produce from local farms, plus lots of other goodies to explore!
Fou d'Ici 360 BLVD. DE MAISONNEUVE WEST
MONTREAL, QC, CANADA, H3A 0G6
Levi enjoying a leisurely stroll through the aisles 
some of my favourite picks; nutritional yeast & hemp bliss

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Banana Pancakes

I made these for Levi's 1st birthday. He loved them! They're super easy to make, and they're delicious. I hope to continue to make them a Saturday morning tradition...
banana pancakes served with fresh fruit
Banana Pancakes recipe from Jae Steele's Get it Ripe cookbook

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Vegan Mac 'N' Cheese

This is the best vegan Mac 'n' Cheese recipe I've ever tasted. It's super quick to make, and requires no fake cheese. Instead it uses nutritional yeast; an excellent sourse of protein, vitamen B12, and lots of other good stuff. Plus there's broccoli, which lightens a sometimes heavy meal.
Levi loved it... baby approved!
Vegan Mac N' Cheese recipe from Chef Chloe
1 pound elbow macaroni or piccolini
3 cups broccoli florets
¼ cup vegan margarine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour (or gluten-free all-purpose flour)
3 cups soy, almond, or rice milk
½ cup nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon agave (sweetner found at most health food stores)
Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add macaroni and cook according to package directions. Add broccoli for the last 5 minutes of boiling and let cook until broccoli is fork tender. Drain and return to pot.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, make a roux or paste by whisking the margarine and flour over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Add nondairy milk, yeast, tomato paste, salt, and garlic powder to the saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until the sauce thickens. Adjust seasoning to taste and stir in lemon juice and agave. Toss the noodles and broccoli with the sauce and serve immediately.
Check out Chef Chloe's web site for more vegan recipes.