Make this creamy cauliflower leek soup without any dairy.| Melissa Torio
Want to reduce your plastic use especially when shopping for food? A lot of plastic packaging can be avoided by buying fresh produce, shopping at farmers’ markets and making our own food at home. Packaging can also be avoided by shopping at bulk stores and bringing your own containers. Bring these items when going low... Read More The post What’s in My Low Waste Shopping Kit? appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
You know that book that changes your life if you let it? The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is one of those books for me. I heard about this book before I even knew what it was about. I heard about it from other people, podcasts, multiple sources, but never really gave it much thought.... Read More The post Lessons from The Artist's Way appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
Meditation has been such a gift. Truly a gift for me. You see I have always been an overthinker, cerebral, scientific, analytic, logical. I considered myself a problem solver and usually able to figure things out. This meant I was always in my head, lost in my thoughts, or worrying about the future. I thought... Read More The post The Gifts of Meditation appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
I had to jump on the bandwagon and create a gluten-free banana bread recipe. 🙂 This recipe is: Ingredients Ripe bananas. Those overripe bananas are perfect for this recipe. Even a few brown spots or many. Oat flour. I've found that oat flour gives a very light crumb to gluten-free baked goods. Make sure to... Read More The post Oat Flour Banana Bread appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
This Brussels Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup is the first recipe I ever created as part of the Culinary Nutrition Expert program. Read about why I loved the Culinary Nutrition Expert program here. In the Culinary Nutrition Expert program, we learn about the healing foods for a condition of choice. Then we learn to create... Read More The post Brussels Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
A strawberry cheesecake without dairy? How is that even possible? Well, read on and learn how you can enjoy a delicious dairy-free strawberry cheesecake! PIN FOR LATER Don't you just love it when berry season rolls around? We sure do! And this recipe is such a great way to enjoy those strawberries. This strawberry cheesecake... Read More The post Dairy-Free Strawberry Cheesecake appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
I love enjoying local and seasonal produce. And during spring that means strawberries and rhubarb, so instead of making a pie, crumble or jam, let's make some strawberry rhubarb kombucha! PIN FOR LATER What do you need? Just 3 ingredients: strawberries rhubarb plain kombucha Strawberries are high in vitamin C. They are most likely sprayed... Read More The post Strawberry Rhubarb Kombucha appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
Have you been brewing kombucha and getting a baby SCOBY with each batch? Are you being overrun by SCOBYs and don't know what to do with them? Check out this SCOBY hotel guide. In this guide, we will talk about: What is a SCOBY? SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Colony (or Culture) of Bacteria and Yeast.... Read More The post The SCOBY Hotel Guide appeared first on Melissa Torio.| Melissa Torio
This fizzy and delicious orange cardamom kombucha is a new favourite!| Melissa Torio