Oatmeal with Organic Cocoa and Berries

It’s easy to make excuses during the work week that we don’t have time to have a good breakfast. I’ve been guilty of this, grabbing a quick coffee and a muffin while we rush, rush, rush.  These oats take exactly 3 minutes to cook and are so much more satisfying, tasty (and heart healthy) than…

Asian Sesame Noodles with Teriyaki Salmon

Are noodles not the most comforting food ever?  this was a comment at the dinner table tonight.  I got home just past 5pm.  It was supposed to rain but the sun was still shining as I walked along the sea wall, the boats clanking like wind chimes as they bobbed  in the marina.  Spring has finally…

Jen’s Tex-Mex Chicken Black Bean Wraps

Sometimes coming up with meals that are easy to pack for work isn’t the easiest thing so this past week I figured I’d make up some of my Tex-Mex style filling and take a wrap to work a few days in a row.  This recipe is pretty easy and you can add whatever else you…

Green Curry & Coconut Shrimp

This curry is so quick and tasty your guests will think you spent hours slow cooking it to perfection when in reality all you need are 10 ingredients and about 20 minutes. I’m one to believe that just because it’s a weekday or just because I want to make something easy means it shouldn’t be amazing….

Tofino, British Columbia – A Photo Essay

We celebrated our 3 year Anniversary last week by heading out to the wilderness coastal town of Tofino.  Tofino is about 5-6 hours from Vancouver.  The ferry left the dock at Horseshoe bay at 10:30am Thursday morning. The sun was shining but it was quite windy and chilly.  We arrived at the city of Nanaimo…