Yam, Carrot & Cinnamon Soup + Easy Lunch Solution

December 14, 2012 by Willowtree | Leave a comment

Why do we love soup? Yes, it’s comfort food. And yes, it’s warming to your body. And yes, it can be incredibly quick and easy to make. But given that we’re busy sisters who work, study, raise a child, and still try to have a social life with friends, cooking one nutritious and delicious meal each day can be demanding. So we love something like soup that can be made in big batches ahead of time, taken to-go, and easily re-heated!

Today’s soup is Yam, Carrot & Cinnamon. If you like a healthy dose of flavour, double up on the cinnamon (we sure do).

Product & Recipe Review: Castello’s Gluten Free Blue Cheese

December 3, 2012 by Willowtree | Leave a comment

In our experience, folks either love blue cheese or they don’t. It’s flavour, it’s aroma, it’s full-on intense cheesiness – all characteristics of blue cheese that can’t be ignored. But there’s an additional characteristic about Castello’s blue cheese that we learned about when they contacted us to review it: it’s gluten free.

Love your Naturopathic Doctor

October 17, 2012 by Willowtree | Leave a comment

Tina and I haven’t been shy about our love for Naturopathic medicine, and how our own Naturopathic Doctors (ND’s) have helped us. What we haven’t written about before is politics as it relates to our food and health. But, we think this is important enough to change that.

Tofino Cake Studio + Tina’s 30th Birthday

October 13, 2012 by Jackie | Leave a comment

This is a snapshot of Chesterman’s Beach in Tofino. This is also a snapshot of the weather that Tina & I, along with our significant others, our brother, and several friends, were lucky enough to enjoy for the first week in October. The occasion: Tina’s 30th birthday.

Gluten Free Almond & Honey Granola

July 9, 2012 by Willowtree | 1 Comment

So, lately we’ve been cruisin’ the isle’s for a low sugar, AFFORDABLE granola. We’re convinced one doesn’t exist. $6.00 for a tiny box of the stuff is outrageous! Yet again, we learn that if you want something done right you’ve got to do it yourself. We threw this granola together in a flash for a last minute brunch we were hosting and of course, everyone loved it!

Beet & Watercress Salad

May 18, 2012 by Willowtree | Leave a comment

Yup! You heard us, beet and watercress together at last. This salad was actually an accident, we intended to use arugula but it was almost three times the price as watercress so we quickly changed our minds. Watercress has such a peppery flavor that we knew it would fit in just fine. Add some goat feta a handful of mint and a vinegar dressing and we had ourselves a killer spring salad.

Kale Chips

May 12, 2012 by Willowtree | 3 Comments

In this world of crazy processed food and bizarre snacks that claim to be natural and made from pure ingredients when some say they’re not even really food, baked kale chips are a healthy, simple homemade alternative when you just need a little something to snack on. Warning: this snack is so tasty the aforementioned “little” may turn into “a lot”…and we will not be held responsible.

Vegetarian Lasagna

May 4, 2012 by Willowtree | 2 Comments

It was one of those days when I couldn’t decide what to make for dinner. My mom was visiting from BC and we wanted to cook something together. “Why not lasagna?”, she said. I had never made a lasagna before so I thought, what a perfect time to create a vegetarian lasagna for all our veggie friends?! The result is a dish fine enough to serve your meat-lovin’ friends too.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

April 27, 2012 by Willowtree | Leave a comment

We’re huge soup fans. Like, huge! A fabulous catch-all for vegetables in your fridge, and super easy to make while you’re multitasking with that big life/work/home project (soup pretty much cooks itself!). This is an incredibly simple vegetarian, dairy and gluten free soup. If you’re a meat eater, you can use chicken stock instead of veggie stock. The key is to bake the squash first, so don’t skip that step!

Red Pepper & Garlic Hummus

April 7, 2012 by Willowtree | 1 Comment

Hummus is a staple in our house. As a returning vegetarian (Tina) and an almost vegan (Jackie), we love hummus for so many reasons!