Category: Lifestyle Blog
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An Elegant Afternoon Tea
Whether you call her Mom, Mother, Momma, or Mum, an afternoon tea is the perfect way to celebrate that special person in your life. It can not only be a fun and elegant occasion but also offer a wonderfully relaxed celebration. Afternoon tea has come to be a sort of ritual that allows you to…
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Mini Lemon Yogurt Cheesecakes
Despite their small size, these dainty cheesecakes are bursting with bright lemon flavour. Substituting yogurt for often-used sour cream adds to the tangy taste, adds some protein, and helps cut down the fat content a bit, while the pistachios in the crust add a delicious flavour not usually found in a straight graham cracker crust.…
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Cacao and Almond Butter Pistachio Bites
A touch of chocolate never goes amiss at an afternoon tea. These sweet delights are full of fibre and held together with creamy almond butter and studded with pistachios. Lightly scented with cardamom and cinnamon, they are sure to please. Make ahead These tasty tidbits don’t take a lot of time to make, but if…
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An Herbalist’s Guide to Combatting Spring Allergies Naturally
Spring! A season painted in endless hues of greens and blooms, bringing with it a renewed sense of life and energy. Yet, for many of us, it also ushers in the unwelcome arrival of sniffles, sneezes, and itchy eyes. But what if we told you that the very essence of nature that challenges you also…
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Parmesan and Thyme Brazilian-Style Cheese Buns with Balsamic and Maple Macerated Strawberries
Scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam are a typical afternoon tea treat. Here, we’ve given the idea a savoury-sweet twist and some added protein with this riff on a Brazilian-style cheese bun. The airy centres, like those of a cream puff, are perfect for filling with fresh strawberries macerated in balsamic and maple syrup…
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Our Ultimate Wellness Secret: What Happened When We Tried Somavedic’s Vedic EMF Effects Mitigating Device
The topic of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) is just starting to “halt and catch fire,” or rather, frequency. For years, experts who were considered to be on the fringe of wellness exclaimed that consistent and chronic exposure to EMFs in our homes and environment were a detriment to our health. Seemingly insidious, the long-term effects of EMF exposure…
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Let’s Do Lunch!
In springtime, there are plenty of reasons to host a lunch party. Spring garden vegetables are beginning to peak. The days are getting longer. And having good friends to lunch is as good a reason as any other—especially after a few years of lockdown. If you’re a little rusty or you’re new to hosting friends…
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Carrot Lox Cucumber Bites
These bites are a vegetarian spin on two items often included in an afternoon tea—cucumber sandwiches and smoked salmon. Thin ribbons of carrot are marinated in a smoky tamari-based dressing before being formed into curls and placed on cucumber rounds topped with a thick dill-flavoured yogurt. Straining the yogurt removes excess liquid and makes it…
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Hollywood Balancing Act
A self-described “multi-head,” Peter Jang has been pushing boundaries in Hollywood for over a decade as an actor, stuntman, screenwriter, and director. With recent big wins for his short film Mask, which he starred in and directed—including “Best Actor” at the 2022 RED Movie Awards in Reims, France, and “Best Narrative Short” at the 2022…
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Orange Tarragon Chicken in Belgian Endives
Orange and tarragon make wonderful friends as they flavour this take on a chicken salad sandwich. Slightly bitter endives offer a great complement to the licorice flavour of tarragon and are robust enough to hold the mixture while adding a satisfying crunch. Each filled leaf contains about 20 g of protein and 40 percent of…