Here is another soup recipe, even though it’s Spring! But, with winter hanging on (I skied last night and it was minus 9 degrees C this morning), it’s still time for warm and comforting soup. This is one of my favourite soups, and it’s rare that someone tries it and doesn’t request the recipe. It […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
What Should I Eat Before I Workout?
Eating before exercising can be tricky: figuring out how to fuel for workouts in the early morning, lunch breaks, or supper-time takes some planning and practice. But it’s definitely worth finding a plan that works for you, since the food you eat before your workout has many benefits besides curbing hunger: it can help fuel […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week you can read about compelling evidence on the benefits of activity, something you should be eating daily but probably aren’t, research highlighting the reliability of health info on the web, and an important new study on iron for female athletes. Why muscles make good medicine. More and more research is uncovering the amazing […]
Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger
The inspiration for this soup was a beautiful butternut squash that had been decorating my table for over a month. And that is just one of the great things about winter squash . . . you have a ready supply of a super-nutritious and delicious vegetable on hand. The deep-orange colour of butternut squash is […]