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friday friday

May 18, 2012 by the healthy ginger

welcome to the weekend friends!

here in canada it is the first long weekend of the summer and the forecast where I live, looks BEAUTIFUL! this weekend is going to be a busy one but I am so excited to celebrate the upcoming wedding of my sister-in-law this weekend for her bachelorette party! and in addition to a family function on holiday Monday, I intend on spending as much time outdoors as I can. high on the priority list is to get my vegetable garden in the ground.

this is just a little glimpse of what last years harvest looked like….

I will be sure to include my gardening adventures and I hope that you will consider planting your very own goodies this year. you don’t need to have a lot of space either, potted veggies are just as lovely!

the husband and I started our day with this delicious breakfast today. this pot of goodness contains lots of fibre, healthy fats, protein and blood sugar balancing whole foods that helped get our day off to a great start!

oatmeal + apple + almond milk + chia seeds + hemp seeds + raisins + cinnamon + a bit of raw honey

incase you missed this challenge on facebook yesterday….

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sensor your thoughts and ensure that you only speak and think with love + compassion towards yourself and others. get rid of the self hate + negativity friends, it’s wasted energy that isn’t helping you achieve your day-to-day goals!

I hope this will bring some awareness to those thoughts and feelings that take up far too much time and energy in our everyday life.

whatever it is that you are doing this weekend I hope it is filled with some fabulous adventures + oodles of self-love :)

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friday love + smoothie + fresh lake perch

May 11, 2012 by the healthy ginger

whoa nelly, where has the week gone?!?

I am happy to report that all of our bags are now unpacked – and that feels reeeeally good. next on the agenda is to remove the existing furniture in one of our spare bedrooms to make way for some baby furniture….

my kitchen goodies are unpacked and getting a lot of use. I want to share a bit of my week with you including some recipes that I hope will serve as a little inspiration in your day-to-day meal prep.

 this gorgeous green + berry smoothie was a perfect snack on the go this afternoon.

coconut milk + large handful of greens + blueberries + 1/2 banana + vega protein powder + chia seeds + cinnamon

following my warm water + lemon the other morning I savoured this colourful boost of vitamin C.

lunch was yellow perch + a fabulously fresh green salad

Ingredients:

  • 4 pieces of yellow perch
  • small handful of parsley
  • small handful of micro greens (I found these beauties at my local health food store)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • juice of half lemon
  • sea salt + pepper

Method: 

  1. in a medium sized pan add your butter and juice of 1/2 a lemon on medium heat.
  2. add your perch with the skin side up. sear for about 5 minutes since these are very delicate little things :)
  3. flip the fish and sear for another 5 minutes.
  4. plate the fish and top with micro greens, parsley, sea salt + pepper.

the salad was a delicious mixture of fresh romaine, kale, micro greens, cucumber, feta cheese, and a bit more parsley.

the view at 33 weeks :)

I also want to send a very special shout-out to all the mama’s out there!

happy mother’s day on sunday. I look forward to spending some quality time with the very special women in my life over the weekend.

I hope you get to spend some time with the greatest female influences in your world too! happy weekend :)

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