whole foods – My Lighthearted Kitchen

I’ve been away juicing!

For the last couple of months, I’ve had a lot of trouble finding foods that made me feel good and energized. Either the food I craved was too heavy and would make me fall asleep (I took a lot of naps!) feeling like a giant slug, or it was not nourishing enough and would leaveContinue reading “I’ve been away juicing!”

Simple Kale and Sweet Potato Salad \\\ Salade de Kale et de Patate Douce Facile

(version française plus bas!) Since the beginning of January, I have been craving kale like if it was chocolate. That’s very good I think! Well, better than chocolate anyway… This is a really fun kale salad: it is colorful, simple to prepare, delicious and makes for a complete meal. I prepared this many times forContinue reading “Simple Kale and Sweet Potato Salad \\\ Salade de Kale et de Patate Douce Facile”

Super simple 3 bean salad \\ Salade aux 3 haricots super simple

Since I have a ton of really soft and yummy beans all ready and cooked up, I thought I would make myself a quick, simple, delicious and nourishing 3 bean salad. This is so quick to prepare while being packed with protein and so filling. I’m giving you my favourite combination, but of course youContinue reading “Super simple 3 bean salad \\ Salade aux 3 haricots super simple”

Cucumber and Prune Carpaccio

It’s so hot! All I want to do is sit around and eat fresh fruits and veggies… or both at the same time with a delicious miso-ginger dressing. Yum! This is completely improvised, but so ridiculously simple and flavourful. It takes 5 minutes to prepare, so you don’t miss any of that amazing sun andContinue reading “Cucumber and Prune Carpaccio”

Homemade Almond Butter

If you have 20 minutes to spare, almonds and a food processor, you need to make this! I was craving almond butter to spread on some apple slices, but unfortunately I didn’t have any left in my pantry. I did have raw almonds however. After eyeing my food processor for a few moments, I triedContinue reading “Homemade Almond Butter”

San Francisco Series: Day 5

Today we took a car and drove on the Golden Gate bridge to Muir Woods. If you are planning to visit the giant trees, make sure to get there early: we were there by 8:15 and easily parked and did not pay the entry fee as the office was not opened yet (a signed saidContinue reading “San Francisco Series: Day 5”