John and I recently spent an extra long weekend at our family’s cottage in Quebec. Both sets of parents were there, and my sister-in-law & her husband. There was so much good food & local, seasonal produce, and for the most part we kept it pretty healthy. There were some cocktails; I’ll admit – even nutritionists can’t say no to cocktails on the August long weekend.
I thought I would do a picture blog today, and let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy!
Easy cottage lunch: Fresh Veggie Salad with leftover Salmon
Healthy cottage snack: local yellow watermelon
Wild, fresh blueberries from Quebec
Salad with Wild Blueberries & Raspberries
Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza with Turkey Sausage & Fresh Veg
Yummy Cappuccino Frozen Yogurt Dessert
Sunrise on Danford Lake, Quebec
Watermelon Water
Cottage Lunch: Watermelon Salad & Mediterranean Salad with bbq'd Pita
BBQ'd Cedar Plank Wild Salmon
BBQ'd Sweet Potato Chips
Salad with Yellow Beets, Sunflower seeds & Goat Cheese
Organic Beer Can Chicken
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wow. Those pictures look good enough to eat! great family, great food ad great memories. Thank you Lauren.
Wow is right! Yummy looking and I am sure tastes even better. Lauren, you have created a strong desire for the recipies … and what you make for dressings … please?? It would be great if you have a chance … love your blog! Thanks for all your healthy and colourful ideas!! Laurie
Thanks Laurie! Well, most of the dressings were made from scratch and started with olive oil and an acid (either lemon juice or vinegar), and I think I added some OJ and honey to the Watermelon salad. The Med. Supper salad is a family favourite, and is adaped from a Chatelaine recipe, here’s the link: http://food.chatelaine.com/Recipes/View/Middle_Eastern_supper_salad
Enjoy!