• Blog,  Lifestyle

    words from the birthday gal

    So it was my 23rd birthday on Friday, and CJ made sure it was a really special day. I woke up to a bunch of balloons over the bedroom door and a trail of paper hearts with sweet notes, leading up to my first gift (cue the “aw’s” here!). CJ had surprised me with lunch at Zen Kitchen, one of Ottawa’s best vegetarian restaurants. Everything is organic and local, and seriously the most delicious place we’ve eaten at in a while. Even CJ, who’s quite the opposite of a vegetarian, said that you would never guess the food was completely vegan! Of course, no birthday would be complete without a…

  • General,  Lifestyle

    easter treats part I: banana ice cream & quinoa parfait

    With Easter weekend around the corner, its usually a time where we indulge in a lot of chocolate and sugary snacks.Β Not only is our fruity quinoa parfait is a fun reinvention of the standard granola parfait, but topped with theΒ one-ingredient banana ice cream, you can have this as a guilt-free dessert and feel great about it! With the layers of fruit, fat-free yogurt, and quinoa, you can have this for breakfast, lunch, or dessert, and still have a balanced and healthy meal. You can make substitutions to our recipe, depending on your favourite fruits or flavour of yogurt. You can even use Greek yogurt for some added protein. Although you…