I love Indian food. I have backpacked India numerous times. In Kashmir, camping by the Jhelum river, eating vegetable biryani with dum aloo surrounded by the Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh with its variety of tomato and chutney sandwiches and delicious apple juice. Punjab with its Dhaba …
I have traveled to more than 30 countries. Indian food in England is the Balti dishes from Bangladesh. In Lisbon, it is Goan food. In Paris, it is food from South India and mainly from Pondicherry. I live in Toronto and Indian restaurants are mostly …
Kat grew up in the luscious green hills of rural Switzerland with her parents, cat, and thirty chickens. Nature is important to her. After university, She wanted to pursue her passion for dance so she moved to Geneva and then New York. However, the ballet …
Amanda Griesbaum is the creator of Following Isidore, where she writes about the Catholic faith, rural life, and recipes from her grannie. She believes the best way to live out God’s two greatest commandments: Love Him and Love your Neighbor, is to learn, practice, and …
I am fascinated by art. I remember as a teenager taking the train to Paris to see the Louvre and Mona Lisa, The Last Supper in Milan, David at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, The Creation of Adam at the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican …
I was a vegetarian until the age of 13. A few years of boarding school and then the hotel school really exposed me to many foods. There was not much variety offered in terms of vegetarian food. I tried many different kinds of food from …
Jessica Lee Reader is a Master Nutrition Therapist and Weight Loss Specialist whose philosophy is that health is the most valuable thing in life. As a child, she moved frequently with her family for her father’s job. By the age of 17, she had moved …
Recently I was a judge at the Pickering Buttertart Festival. As I was heading out, someone offered me a piece of cheesecake in a beautiful bag. The cheesecake was made by Hip Hip Gourmet. I got home and after dinner tasted the cheesecake along with …
Brock Street Brewing Company is the iconic stuff that dreams are made of. The entrepreneurs behind Brock St. Brock Street Brewing Company would not be possible without the dreams of entrepreneurs. I love and admire entrepreneurs. They are visionaries, think outside the box, passionate about …
Introduction We have heard about the Mediterranean, DASH, Flexitarian, Mayo, Atkins, vegan, vegetarian, South Beach and the Paleo diet. Who is the new kid on the block? The diet that is the promised land and has taken America by storm. A survey of registered dietitians …