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Savory Spring Oats with Tofu, Spinach & Peas

[heart_this] May 23, 2018 Breakfast, Gluten Free, Main Dishes, No Oil, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Tree Nut Free

I posted these savory spring oats on Instagram a month ago, without the intention of blogging about them, but a few folks immediately requested the recipe (if it can even be called that!). I've made them enough in the last few weeks that it's definitely time to share; they're one of a few simple meal formulas that carried me through the end of a very busy spring semester.My formula for savory oats begins with 1/2 cup rolled oats, a cup of water, a pinch of salt, ...

Weekend Reading, 5.20.18

[heart_this] May 20, 2018 Nutrition and Wellness

On Tuesday morning, I graduated from Teacher's College with a master's of science in nutrition and education. It's one of the final steps in my road to becoming an RDN (registered dietitian nutritionist).Regular readers know that this has been a long, long road for me. I took my first pre-requisite science classes while I was still working full time, in 2010. I wasn't yet sure what route I'd take into healthcare; six months later, I had quit my job and become a ...

Anya Kassoff’s Vegan Borscht

[heart_this] May 18, 2018 Gluten Free, Recipes, Soups, Soy Free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

It seems a funny time for me to be making borscht, which is often thought of as a winter soup, but when I passed the farmer's market last Saturday it was teeming with beets and cabbage. I picked up both before I knew what I'd do with them.There's a story at the start of Anya Kassoff's beautiful new cookbook, Simply Vibrant. The main character is Anya's grandfather, Aleksei Gerasimovich Golub, a shoemaker who was born in the North Caucasus before the Russian ...