Category: Lifestyle Blog

  • Earth-Friendly Eats

    Earth-Friendly Eats

    These recipe excerpts are from Cathy Katin-Grazzini’s new book, Love the Foods That Love the Planet. Reprinted with permission from Health Communications, Inc. Photography by Giordano Katin-Grazzini. My passion is food. Nothing excites me more than coming across a sumptuous new dish from a faraway land or playing with some heady new spice. I love…

  • 10 Cottage Cheese Recipes for a Protein Boost

    10 Cottage Cheese Recipes for a Protein Boost

    First popularized in the ’90s, cottage cheese is making a major comeback. How did this aged dairy item become a freshly-trending star? It all started with health-conscious creators on TikTok and Instagram, who shared unexpected ways to use cottage cheese in high-protein recipes, from flatbread to ice cream. Just one cup of low-fat cottage cheese…

  • Halibut Tacos with Spicy Cilantro Pea Purée

    This dish takes inspiration from two classic fish dishes―the mushy peas served with fish and chips and spicy fish tacos. We’ve made the peas fresh, bright, and a little spicy by using fresh or frozen peas, lots of fresh cilantro, serrano pepper, and lime juice. Combined with lightly marinated and baked halibut and topped with…

  • How to Clear Your Energy: 7 Rituals to Reset After Work, Travel, or a Breakup

    We have rituals for everything—skincare, food, fitness, even inbox zero—but how often do we make space for an energetic cleanse? Whether you’ve been peopling too hard, just got off a long-haul flight, or are sitting in the emotional dust of a situationship that imploded on a Tuesday, energy hygiene is that underrated spiritual self-care we…

  • 4 Best Luxury Clean Deodorants You Should Be Using

    A few years ago, switching to a natural deodorant felt like a gamble. Would it actually work? Would it irritate your skin? Would it smell… earthy? But the clean beauty category has come a long way, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the world of luxury clean deodorants. These days, formulas are smarter,…

  • Keeping Pace

    When best-selling author and running coach Matt Fitzgerald began running, he was 11 years old, completing the last mile of the Boston Marathon with his father, who had run the entire race. From this starting line, he would eventually become highly sought after for running advice. But his journey was far from straightforward. “There was…

  • 10 Viral Food Trends You Need to Try

    These healthy recipes have taken the social media world by storm—and with good reason. They tick all the right boxes: quick, easy, and undeniably drool-worthy. Plus, many were created by trusted recipe developers with a huge following. From baked feta pasta to cottage cheese ice cream, these hype-worthy dishes are as unique as they are…

  • Turkey and Collard Green Soup

    Even though the weather’s warming up, there’s room in the still-cool days of spring for a delicious warming soup, especially one that includes young greens. Made with turkey and young collards, this soup has a light, fragrant broth flavoured with rosemary and thyme.

  • Healthy Watermelon Sherbet Recipe from the Malai Cookbook

    We got our hands on an early preview of Malai: Frozen Desserts Inspired by South Asian Flavors, the debut cookbook from Pooja Bavishi, founder of Malai Ice Cream—and we had to share this healthy watermelon sherbet recipe. Inspired by the nostalgic charm of Friendly’s iconic Wattamelon Roll, this homemade frozen dessert delivers all the fun…

  • The Skinny on Seed Oils

    Ultra-refined, highly processed foods are packed with cheap, flavourless seed oils—but how much of the health risks associated with these foods are a result of the seed oils themselves? Healthy seeds like chia and flax get a lot of attention for their nutritional benefits. But what about other seeds that are used for oils? What…