Marathon Mom & Gourmet Girl

This time of year (*here in chilly Ontario), I load up my grocery cart with root veggies. Parsnips, turnips, carrots, sweet potatoes and rutabagas. Why? Do you REALLY have to ask? Because they a...

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CAFE MOCHA TOFU MOUSSE This simple to prepare "treat" will satisfy your sweet tooth without sabotaging all your hard work on foot. 1 tbsp (15 mL) each quality ground coffee and hot wate...

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I have been eating local strawberries like candy the past few weeks and have recently fell in LOVE with Vega Sport natural plant based performance protein powder (vanilla flavour). So, I dec...

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I'm often asked: Where I get my energy? I spent almost two decades hating the skin I was in. When I was a teenager I thought my life would be perfect if I was “skinny”. My idea of “speed ...

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Like many, I have a TON of goals for 2012! Each new year, I ALWAYS write my goals on a piece of paper and keep it by my desk. There is such a sense of satisfaction as each goal gets checked "off"...

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Tyler & Colgan having FUN in the kitchen and taste testing. YUM!  Holiday baking should be fun and fuss free. If you are not a technical baker but want to whip up a festive sweet trea...

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On Saturday mornings, I meet with a group of like minded running enthusiasts.  By 6am we begin our  trot, anywhere between 15 and 22 GLORIOUS K’s.  This is where I met my buddy Peter...

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Does the thought of breakfast make you groan? Almost one third of Canadian adults and CHILDREN do not eat breakfast regularly. Here are three good reasons to make a healthy breakfast a habit fo...

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Please do not be fooled by the words: Gourmet Girl. Truthfully, these days I'm nothing but. I will give myself credit where credit is due; I cook (from scratch) 95% of our family meals. We rarel...

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 Enjoying a piece of cake on my 35th birthday, made with love by my boys.   But isn't the opposite true? When I set out on my fitness & healthy lifestyle journey almost 9...

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After school today, my boys and I rolled up our sleeves and baked some tasty, wholesome and fuss-free scones. What makes them fuss free you ask? One bowl (of a food processor), a glass measurin...

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On January 31st 2003, I gave birth to one of the most incredible human beings I think I will ever know. My darling son; Colgan Douglas Dunn. Colgan is one of the most considerate (he gets that f...

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With 2010 just hours away, I want to wish everyone the happiest and HEALTHIEST New Year possible. For those of you who struggle with your weight and are sick and tired of feeling sick and tired...

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