by Loretta Friedrich | Dec 9, 2019 | Food story, Recipes
My journey continues, the gluten-free journey, specifically eating wheat-free. It’s been at least two weeks now that I’ve abstained from wheat. My joints are thanking me and at least there are plenty of options I can eat like this dessert! I knew the...
by Loretta Friedrich | Dec 2, 2019 | Food story, Recipes
December was ushered in with the first official snowfall of the season here in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. And when it is cold and snowy outside I look to drinks to warm me up especially after snow shoveling. There are a lot of great hot beverages of all kinds...
by Loretta Friedrich | Nov 26, 2019 | Food story, From Loretta, Recipes
When I bought a bag of freshly stone-ground local buckwheat flour a couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d whip up using this pseudo-grain / seed. (By the way buckwheat is not whatsoever related to wheat. In fact, buckwheat is 100% gluten free...
by Loretta Friedrich | Nov 19, 2019 | Food story, From Loretta, Recipes
Have you ever had a few ripe bananas kicking around that you knew you needed to make something with them quick-like or else freeze? Me too. In my case, to use up my stash, I first thought of baking a delightful banana bread but my eyes caught those cranberries in our...
by Loretta Friedrich | Nov 14, 2019 | Food story, From Loretta
I remember the days when I used to eat a cake-like muffin or a donut some mornings on the way to work, or grab one of these sweets inevitably offered in morning meetings. Back then I couldn’t quite understand why I felt hollow, jittery, and even cranky a mere...
by Loretta Friedrich | May 1, 2019 | Food story, Reader Stories
Cyndy HancockEdmonton, Alberta 1. List some highlights of or reasons to visit the area where you currently live. Why would we want to go there? When is the best time to travel there, and why? We have a beautiful and clean city: there are parks everywhere, and the...
