May 29, 2021 By Sarah White No Comments

I own the world's most beautiful tagine; it was a wedding gift from my cool artist aunt who always gives the best gifts. It's so beautiful that it was fully one of my favourite kitchen items for the past 2.5 years without having ever used it once. Now that I've officially taken this cooking vessel from counter decor to functional kitchen tool I can't imagine a world in which I don't whip this beauty out for a meal at least once a week. A tagine is a traditional Moroccan cooking vessel made of ceramic or unglazed clay with a round…

April 7, 2020 By Sarah White No Comments

These vegan coconut macaroons were a long time in the making; many bags of shredded coconut were lost to the process of developing an edible (dare I even say, delicious) macaroon recipe free of egg whites and sugar. After months of experiments I've finally nailed the perfect ratios and replacements - just in time for passover. Coconut macaroons are the ideal dessert during the holiday as they do not contain any flour or other 'forbidden' Passover foods and Grandma usually brings out a can of Manischewitz macaroon's at the end of the Passover seder to accompany her homemade apple sauce…

April 26, 2019 By Sarah White No Comments

This Doctor's Complete Guide to the Low FODMAP Diet. While most of this month's recipes were created for hormonal health & fertility I couldn't let 'IBS awareness month' pass by without a post on the FODMAP diet. Irritable bowel syndrome is an extremely common gastrointestinal disorder that presents with symptoms like bloating, intermittent pain, diarrhea, gas and even constipation. It’s defined as a pattern of bowel symptoms that manifest without any evidence of underlying damage to the GI system. When your doctor hands you a diagnosis of IBS it essentially says that they’re not entirely sure why you’re having so many digestive issues.…