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What’s in My Low Waste Shopping Kit?

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Want to reduce your plastic use especially when shopping for food? A lot of plastic packaging can be avoided by buying fresh produce, shopping at farmers’ markets and making our own food at home. Packaging can also be avoided by shopping at bulk stores and bringing your own containers.

Lessons from The Artist's Way

The Artist's Way book

You know that book that changes your life if you let it? The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is one of those books for me. I heard about this book before I even knew what it was about. I heard about it from other people, podcasts, multiple sources, but never really gave it much thought. […]

The Gifts of Meditation

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Meditation has been such a gift. Truly a gift for me. You see I have always been an overthinker, cerebral, scientific, analytic, logical. I considered myself a problem solver and usually able to figure things out. This meant I was always in my head, lost in my thoughts, or worrying about the future. I thought […]

Oat Flour Banana Bread

banana bread with ripe banana

I had to jump on the bandwagon and create a gluten-free banana bread recipe. 🙂 This recipe is: Ingredients Ripe bananas. Those overripe bananas are perfect for this recipe. Even a few brown spots or many. Oat flour. I've found that oat flour gives a very light crumb to gluten-free baked goods. Make sure to […]

Brussels Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup

Brussel Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup

This Brussels Sprouts Sweet Potato Noodle Soup is the first recipe I ever created as part of the Culinary Nutrition Expert program. Read about why I loved the Culinary Nutrition Expert program here. In the Culinary Nutrition Expert program, we learn about the healing foods for a condition of choice. Then we learn to create […]

Supporting Small Businesses

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A lot of businesses have been impacted by these uncertain times, and we can help support our local business as much as possible. Find out if your favourite local shops offer curbside pickup, delivery, online shopping, or gift cards for future use. To minimize shopping trips, we have been doing a lot of meal planning, […]

Dairy-Free Strawberry Cheesecake

Strawberry cheesecake with sliced piece

A strawberry cheesecake without dairy? How is that even possible? Well, read on and learn how you can enjoy a delicious dairy-free strawberry cheesecake!

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Melissa Torio

Hi, I'm Melissa!

I'm a Culinary Nutrition Expert, an avid kombucha homebrewer and fermentation enthusiast. I hope you enjoy these dairy-free and gluten-free recipes and lifestyle tips for simple living. 

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