How to make healthy choices every day

Summer

Secret Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate

Secret Ingredient Frozen Hot Chocolate

When I was in high school, the cool thing to do at lunch was eschew the basement cafeteria (obvi), leave the grounds altogether, and go to the local coffee shop. This made us feel like “adults” or something, sitting on plush velvet sofas, gossiping about…

Sourdough Salad Pizza

Sourdough Salad Pizza

Along with ice cream, chocolate, and burgers, pizza was definitely on my hit list when I started eating healthier. But like every single one of those foods, I have come up with a way of making them not only not bad for me, but actually…

Grilled Vegetable Ratatouille – And my second Cookbook!

Grilled Vegetable Ratatouille – And my second Cookbook!

Ratatouille is one of those dishes that always sounds really good in theory: peak-season vegetables stewed together in a rich, tomato sauce with herbs and olive oil. How could this be anything but delicious? But whenever I’ve ordered it at a restaurant, my high hopes…

5-Ingredient Magical Fudgesicles

5-Ingredient Magical Fudgesicles

Fudgesicles were a mainstay in the freezer of my childhood, and my go-to sugar fix if the cookie jar was empty. Since we’ve been blessed here in Copenhagen with a warm spring and early start to the summer season, day after day of blue skies…

Sanity-Saving One Pot Pasta

Sanity-Saving One Pot Pasta

Life is beautifully full these days. Between caring for an energetic toddler and running my own business while attempting to carve out some time to cook, have a social life, exercise, pursue creative things and do laundry? It’s full-on. And wonderful. And then there are…

Summer Celebration Fruit Tart

Summer Celebration Fruit Tart

Hello summer people! It’s celebration time! I’m here to deliver the party favours …a seriously tasty treat and a whole lotta food porn. Ready?   This tart is everything you want from a summer recipe: quick to make, foolproof, delicious, and uses all the delights…

Blackberry Hazelnut Crumble Bars

Blackberry Hazelnut Crumble Bars

I am writing this on the very first day of autumn. Copenhagen has welcomed this season with classically crisp air and blindingly bright sun. People are stretched out along the banks of the harbour in the afternoon light, soaking in what will be the last…

Late Summer Abundance Bowl

Late Summer Abundance Bowl

  I have a serious shopping addiction. But it’s not for clothes, or house wares, or even kitchen tools. No. It’s for health food. Although I am incredibly excited to go back to Canada every summer to see my family and friends, the other thing…