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Creamy Cucumber Soup
Cucumbers are cooling to the body... and conveniently abundant in summer gardens!
Ingredients
1 cup water
1 cucumber, peeled if not organic, and chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 cup spinach or other greens
½ bunch cilantro
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 avocado,...July 2016
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3 Simple Habits for Great Skin
Wrinkles arise from the inside out... so why are you chasing them with expensive creams?
Recently, the three naturopathic doctors of StoneTree Clinic attended a local function together. In the weeks that followed I received numerous comments about how 'vibrant', 'healthy' and 'glowing' we look.
In today's society we tend to attribute a healthy glow to...
July 2014
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Grilled Corn Salsa
Looking for something else to do with our bounty of local summer corn? Try this great
recipe that begins on the BBQ (how many salsas can you say that about?!)
Ingredients:
3 ears of corn, husks removed
1 red onion, sliced horizontally into rings
1 chili...July 2013
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Raw Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate for breakfast!
This is a nutritionally-dense recipe that can be enjoyed at any time of day.
…and I mean any time!
Breakfast? ….oh yes!Ingredients
2 Avocado
Pinch of Celtic sea salt
Juice of ¼ lime
½ - 1 Banana
3 Dates – soaked in hot water 5minutes
- remove skin...July 2013
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Sunny Sunflower Seed Burgers
This recipe is from a great book called The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook. Not just recipes, this book is a valuable resource for learning cooking techniques, descriptions of ingredients that may be new to you, a 7-day menu plan, and more. The 260-page...
July 2013
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Veggie Dips
Dips are a fun way to increase your family’s vegetable intake. Sadly, most store-bought varieties are filled with unhealthy ingredients. The following recipes, however, are so healthy that they will actually add to the nutritional profile of your veggies!...
July 2013
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Kale & Avocado Salad
A simple 2-ingredient salad, yet the combination with the dressing is so flavourful that I actually refer to this as my weak-in-the-knees salad!
Salad:
1 bunch of curly kale
½ - 1 avocado (your preference)
Dressing:
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp minced...July 2011
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Reclaiming Your Skin After Winter
Winter can be harsh on your delicate skin. From the drying effects of indoor heating and automobile defrost, to the damaging cold of our regional weather, your skin has to deal with a great deal of environmental insult for several months each year. The...
February 2010