Category Archives: Food

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New favourite restaurant in Barcelona

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Alexandra

It’s been four years since I was last in Barcelona and during those four years we have both changed. Wushu, my favourite restaurant, has closed and I have started to eat more locally and seasonally. I credit my year in … Continue reading →

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Brown rice diet

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Alexandra

I battled asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and respiratory allergies through most of my teen years and early twenties.  All symptoms disappeared after I moved to Canada, about 12 years ago. They would flare up whenever I went back to Brazil for … Continue reading →

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Dairy and I

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Alexandra

Anybody who knows me, however briefly, is aware that food matters to me. A lot. My earliest memories as a child are food-related memories and promises of a shrimp dish or another was a fail-proof way my parents had to … Continue reading →

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Growing food

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Alexandra

I’ve been wanting to grow food ever since reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle last summer. I brushed the notion aside to the realm of “things I’d like to do if I lived in a place with a bit more … Continue reading →

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Food Inc. opening in Canada

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Alexandra

I was at our favourite fruit & veggie stand at Kensington Market last weekend, when I heard a woman asking one of the regulars at the store what he was doing the following monday evening. She happened to have a … Continue reading →

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Food Inc.

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Alexandra

Today is the release date of Food Inc, a new documentary looking at the food industry that has industry officials up in arms. It looks like it touches upon many of the topics explored in detail in Michael Pollan’s The … Continue reading →

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Easy dinner

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Alexandra

Easy dinner: North African Couscous Soup Continue reading →

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Indulgence

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Alexandra

I have heard many admit that they don’t have the energy (or the confidence) to cook themselves a meal they could find in a fine (often fancy) restaurant. They may do it for guests but not for themselves unless it … Continue reading →

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Lunch

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Alexandra

I worked at home today just so I could make some lunch. Inspired by a recipe from my favourite food magazine, I made this nice chickpea, carrot, and parsley salad. I had some guacamole that I made yesterday and some … Continue reading →

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OOOOPS

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Alexandra

Why you should never leave a plate of butter on top of the stove while you have cookies in the oven…

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