on weekday mornings, we always have warm oat meal, one or two smoothies, raisins, homemade granola, dried berries and fresh berries or fruits as often as possible. i like to have a fruit based smoothie and a green smoothie. it’s nice to have a repetoire of 5 or 6 favourite smoothies to choose from, especially on… Continue reading weekday breakfast smoothie
0Author: Stine
Mother of three, Wifey, Coach, Educator, Published Author, Photographer, Treasure hunter, Lover of everyday and wild adventures ????
beautiful but cold..
the winter is still here.. it’s seriously freezing still with daily temepratures below minus 10c with chill factors between minus 15c and minus 30c. the wind is brutal. the good thing about these (long) canadian winters are the light. all the snow and the many days with the sun shining from a clear blue sky… Continue reading beautiful but cold..
0happiness is…
…finding my daughter making a book about love! having valentines coming up, little miss f has decided to write a book about love – the love book (she sounded it out herself: the lvo beku). yesterday she turned to me and said: “mom, you know like you write books to help people understand something they… Continue reading happiness is…
1quote of the week
last week, little miss f was watching the movie “rise of the guardians” in the car, while taking miss b to dance, and we talked about whether or not the tooth fairy and jack frost are real. she is positive that santa and the easter bunny are real, so we didn’t even go there, and… Continue reading quote of the week
1nutty pate
this paté has been a favourite of mine for many many years. you can serve it hot or cold, in a sandwich, for brunch, christmas lunch or with cheese. it can be variated in a ton of different ways, using different types of nuts and spices. i’ve experimented quite a bit, but this version with… Continue reading nutty pate
0popcorn running
watching me running on the treadmill in the basement is not pretty. if you are able to abstract from the bounces and the sound coming out of my mouth (yes i’m singing out loud when i have enough oxygen), i can best be compared with a bag of micro popcorn in the micro wave.. no,… Continue reading popcorn running
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0…do you want to build a snowman..
f: don’t you just love the frozen movie mom? me: i love it sweetie… f: *turns away with sparkle in her eyes, still singing – let it go, let it go..! even though the snow day started out a little hectic with all the snow shovelling to get the van out, get ready for school,… Continue reading …do you want to build a snowman..
1shrek smoothie
the green mango smoothie – also known in our home as the shrek smoothie – is our second choice these days. it’s loaded with greens, but is sweetened with sweet mango and a few medjool dates as well. a way to get the kids to consume more greens… to make 4-6 servings (a full blender… Continue reading shrek smoothie
0pancake day
today is a snow day.. we found out later.. we had a bunch of snow over night and it was snowing all morning. i shoveled the hole driveway, covered in snow to my hips. i got in the van a pulled back. got stuck – and couldn’t get out of the door as the… Continue reading pancake day
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