December 16, 2024 By Sarah White No Comments

It seems like most celebrities are on big pharma's latest injectable 'wonder drug'. Ozempic and other GLP-1 agonists are a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. They work by mimicking the action of the hormone glucagon-like peptide 1, which helps to reduce blood sugar & appetite, primarily by slowing down digestion and triggering insulin release from the pancreas. While this drug may work for many it's not without significant cost and a pretty lengthly side effect profile. It also seems to have around a 50/50 success rate from what I'm seeing clinically in my patients,…

October 12, 2022 By Sarah White No Comments

It's fall y'all, aka soup season - the most wonderful time of the year. Fall will always been my favourite season; mushroom foraging, comfy cashmere, backyard fires and red wine weather. This soup is the perfect way to embrace autumn, warming & takes me back to sunny days in Mexico. This easy green pozole tastes just like Baja but can be made with ingredients found locally in Canada. I also cut out a few steps (4) and hours (3) for your cooking convenience with a surprisingly authentic result. Wishing you a wonderful soup season from this doctor's kitchen. PrintEasier Green…

September 15, 2022 By Sarah White No Comments

"home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes what would life be like without homegrown tomatoes only two things that money can't buy that's true love and home grown tomatoes." - John Denver With ripe late season home grown tomatoes you can really get a away with just a pinch of flakey salt & drizzle of good olive oil, there's nothing better. If you've eaten all the raw sliced tomatoes you can handle and still have a few left from your backyard bounty then I highly suggest this easy, creamy, dairy-free tomato soup. Simply roast your tomatoes, spices, onion + garlic and…

October 18, 2021 By Sarah White No Comments

Jambalaya is a quintessential one-pot dish from New Orleans, and while Mardi Gras has already passed that doesn’t have to stop us from enjoying some delicious Creole-inspired food. This dish tastes just like my childhood; not because I was raised in New Orleans or anything exciting like that, we just ate this dish a lot growing up. It's protein-packed, full of veg, and comes together quickly and easily at the end of the work day (with 2 entrepreneurs for parents, quick & easy was key on weeknights). I've added my own spin to this traditionally Creole dish by loading up the…

October 15, 2020 By Sarah White 2 Comments

The leaves are still changing here in Ontario but I'm already thinking about the approaching winter. While winter in Canada is challenging at the best of times, I suspect that this season will be even more difficult than usual due to continued shut downs and social distancing orders. Cold grey winter days aren't so bad when we have tons of social engagements, holiday parties and romantic restaurant dinners in the books - without the usual distractions I'm personally going to need to work extra hard on keeping my mood and energy up this year. Here are a few of my favourite…

October 5, 2020 By Sarah White No Comments

Garlic and honey are two of this doctor's go-to's for cold and flu season. I've been making up a batch of honey + garlic based DIY cough syrup every fall now for a few years (you can grab the recipe here) and only recently discovered that spicy garlicky-infused honey also happens to taste wonderful when paired with something crispy. Gone are the days of plugging my nose and taking down a daily spoonful of spicy pungent honey - I've chosen to embrace this unique flavour so I'm pouring quick and easy hot garlic honey onto roasted vegetables, using it in…

September 21, 2020 By Sarah White 1 Comment

Today, I'm bringing you a quick hit of the gut health and immunity-building tips that I'm personally using to stay as healthy as possible in these crazy times. There is a lot of fear surrounding the current pandemic, and while most things about this situation are out of your control you do still have the power over your own personal health routines. To be clear, I'm not claiming that any of these strategies will prevent you from getting sick, but keeping your immune system in top shape is still obviously a good thing when it comes to overall health, immunity…

September 8, 2020 By Sarah White 2 Comments

It's soup season! Honestly, I haven't been feeling particularly inspired to cook / write create this summer (as you can probably tell by the frequency of my recipe posts). We filled the post-quarantine sunny months with weekly trips to the lake, portaging adventures, 4+ hour walks and lots of distance-appropriate / covid-friendly socializing with our bubble. Every moment outside of work felt like it needed to be celebrated and occupied with something fun to make up for the months stuck indoors. While I'm certainly proud of my resilience and ability to make metaphorical lemonade during these difficult times I'm also…

March 20, 2020 By Sarah White No Comments

Over the past few years I've been working on looking for the silver linings - the bright side of the dark parts of life. The current social, economical and political situation obviously isn't great but I'm still trying my best to look for the positives and find gratitude for the little things. This week I've been going a little stir crazy in our mini house and my income has taken a major hit with the clinic closed, but it's also given me the time to work on my online content, finish up my book and spend an insane amount of…

January 17, 2020 By Sarah White No Comments

On the menu for tonight's dinner: Balinese chicken soup. Inspired by last year's trip to Bali, because it's cold, you're all sick, and I'm feeling incredibly wander-lusty at the moment. Travel is by far my biggest inspiration when it comes to the way I cook. I’ve learned so much in my travels to places like Nicaragua, Mexico, Tobago, Cuba, Costa Rica and Portugal, and I always come home from my trips abroad feeling inspired to cook and more connected to this beautiful world we live in. While I'm always up for a trip - this extra cold Canadian weather has…