Elise and family

About Me

Cooking should be fairly easy, and fun, in my opinion! I cook for myself, my husband and our 7-year-old daughter.

We eat vegetarian, mainly organic fare, and we are fussy! We stay far away from those time-consuming, "healthy-tasting" dishes that brought an end to my first attempt at being vegetarian as a teenager. Also, as we both work independantly from home, we have a sometimes wildly-fluctuating budget - so many of the recipes I post are inexpensive as well as being tasty and healthy. It is definitely less pricey to eat vegetarian food! And once you find some good recipes it is easier (cleaner and faster) and better-tasting (fresher and easier to digest too) than eating meat.

I am currently reading "Organic Manifesto" by Maria Rodale, and let me tell you, I am stunned to hear what kind of chemicals are in non-organic food. Most shocking of all is the fact that organic farming is actually more productive, more consistent, and the ONLY way we can avoid all starving to death in the not so distant future if we want to keep eating things that grow. I used to eat organic when I could because it was "better" than non-organic, but after reading this I am convinced it is the only way to go. Now if someone would just produce some organic cheese puffs . . . please!

I am also reading "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan. He picks apart the highly questionable (I now know) science of nutritionism and comes to the conclusion that we should: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." It's entertaining, and has changed the way I look at food packaging forever.

We practise alternative medicine, and for us eating well has to include a good attitude. Be grateful for your food! Enjoy it! Eat what you like! And get some exercise too! (Stott Pilates, Taoist Tai Chi, Bollywood Dance, and lots of walking are what I prefer.) That's what we try to do. I hope you find a recipe you like on my page! Happy eating!