Healthy and Easy Turkey Chili

Healthy and Easy Turkey Chili

This healthy chili is easy to make, high in protein, and tastes delicious.   You can change up the vegetables and/or beans to whatever you have in the fridge and/or cupboard.  I’m using carrots and corn, but you can also use mushrooms, peas or sweet potatoes....
How to Eat a Low (Micro) Plastic Diet

How to Eat a Low (Micro) Plastic Diet

What are Microplastics?  Microplastics are fragments of plastics smaller than 5mm long.  They are produced when plastic items degrade or are added to products on purpose, like microbeads in body scrubs.  These tiny particles can come from furniture, clothing or food...
Make These Easy Cheese Pupusas

Make These Easy Cheese Pupusas

Pupusas are a Salvadorian griddle cake.  They are similar to quesadillas but instead of flour tortillas you use a corn dough.  It’s easy to make and you can use a variety of fillings. I’m using cheese and spring onions but you can also use bean and corn,...
Delicious and Easy Chicken Shawarma

Delicious and Easy Chicken Shawarma

  This is my go-to chicken recipe.  It’s delicious, easy and forgiving. I often have to improvise because I don’t always have all the ingredients on hand, and it still tastes great.   If you want to have it for lunch the next day, cut the chicken into...
How Not To Gain Weight During the Holidays

How Not To Gain Weight During the Holidays

It’s the holiday season! A season for cheer, joy, family… but also regret! Regret for helping yourself to an extra portion ofturkey, or cake, or ice-cream and the extra pounds associated with that. And this is exacerbated by the fact that it’s not just one holiday,...