Chocolate Blueberry Cream Cake
Oh yes, summer, you sneaky little sphinx. It appears that the season of splendor may finally be making its full appearance here in Ontario, after a spring of cold weather, grey skies, and much rain. A...

Ah, summer time. It may not be here *quite* yet, but the past few days of thirty degree weather certainly had my mind on the months ahead and all that this season has to offer.

I spent the better part of last weekend...

That's me and my longest standing Toronto friend, BFF Kim, circa 2008, in front of the world's tallest free-standing structure, both integral parts to my life in Toronto!

What would you do if you only had 130 days left? 130 days...

Come see me make this LIVE at my upcoming "Intro to Raw Food" Culinary Workshop on May 26th. Seats on sale now for $40!!

It's smoothie season! Well, wait. Every season is smoothie season as far as I am concerned....

I have been rather absent for my blogging the last few weeks due to some major deadlines and projects that took up more time than I had imagined! But it feels good to be back here online, and back in my kitchen...

I have been working on a project the past few months. This project involves my having to reflect upon, and write about my life, and then put it all to Powerpoint. This has been one of the oddest things I have ever had to...

I love me a good macaroon. And I love me some rich raw desserts. But as I write this post, I am finding it difficult to simply write about the recipes that follow. You see, this week marks the hugest milestone thus...

Last August I was again reminded about the impermanence of things. Of life, of ideas, of the present. As the two year anniversary of my father's passing approaches, I find myself reminiscing about him to be sure, but also about my grandmother,...

Spring is the ultimate re-boot season. Now is the time to take stock, check in with our bodies, minds, and spirits and begin to set out on a new trajectory. Now is the time to embrace all of nature's bounty as green life emerges...

Throughout the winter, I find myself routinely resorting to roasted root veggies as a main component to many of my meals. I suppose I like the comfort and grounding that both the cooking technique and tubers provide, and the richness they evoke when caramelized...

Think you want to learn more tricks of the raw food trade and learn more recipes like this great green one? Come check out my MAP Wellness "Intro to Raw" recipe workshop on April 14th!

This past week marked the...

As I was brainstorming a catchy title for this article, I tossed around various cocktail references; Yoga on the Rocks, Yin-tini Neat, Hot todi (toddy/yogi; see what I did there?). I know, right? Lame. But the idea of colliding hot yoga with infrared hot stone technology is anything but. It...

Mole was one of the recipes I featured on Global's The Morning Show, as seen here, along side some of my favourite chocolate products. See me demo this chocolate recipe & more at my May 12 "Choco-Raw" food workshop! Register...

Sexy & Silky Raw Vegan Chocolate Sauce

Did you catch my segment on Global's The Morning Show on Valentine's day? We were talking chocolate. The drug of the amorous, common place Valentine's surprise, and oft considered...

Who says you should aim to dance like no one is watching? Isn't it more freeing to do it wholeheartedly when everyone IS watching?

I've just returned home from a week in the Costa Rican outback. Last June, I signed up for...

Simplicity in the divine. That has been a theme in my life as of late, during this most recent period of change. I have found some great successes in all areas of my being without much complicated calculation. Life, in a word,...

I often get asked about the meaning of my various tattoos. Just this week, one of my yoga teachers pointed out that the marking on my neck is one of his favourite words. Mine too.

The last time I saw my father alive...

February -- the month of romance! And if the way to a lover's heart is through their tummy, then have we got you covered here. The very first time I made a raw lasagna meal was years ago, with the love of...

It's love month -- and now we're down to the wire. The big heart day will roll around on February 14 as it inevitably does every year, whether you like it -- and celebrate it -- or not.

Around this time...

I don't know about anyone else, but this past week was a tease, and the above average warm temps had me swooning for summer. And to me, that sweet season means peaches. Succulent, plump, and juicy peaches. Of course the best way...