How to make healthy choices every day

Author: Sarah Britton

Ghee Whiz!

Hey you. Yeah, you. You’re still cooking with olive oil, aren’t you? Yup. Thought so. I am sure you’ve heard the news that this is a bad idea, but you’re not sure why so you just keep doing it. Sounds familiar. Sounds like me. For…

Oh my Gosh, Spaghetti Squash

We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Denmark. This makes me a little sad since I am always game to get together with family, eat like a maniac, and celebrate the abundance that is my life. Well, never mind that – I can make a ridiculously luxurious…

On Being Cozy and Banana Bread

On Being Cozy and Banana Bread

The Danes got it right. Apart from exceptionally designed mid-century furniture, cities built for bicycles, and remarkable rye bread, they have truly mastered the art of coziness, hence On Being Cozy and Banana Bread. In Denmark, this pursuit is know as “hygge”, and it applies…

Dining in the Dark

Dining in the Dark

Hello to All! Well, I am back on Danish soil – very cold and wet soil, as it turns out. I miss Los Angeles just a tad already, but I suppose it’s only the sunshine that really stole my heart, the rest of that fast-paced,…

The High-Vibe Sandwich Makeover

(Holy Cow. It’s National Sandwich Day?! Weirdest coincidence ever. I did not plan this. ) Back during our totally fabulous honeymoon, my man and I stopped in at the illustrious Tartine Bakery in San Francisco to sample their world of baked goods. I know you’re…

Falling for Sweet Potato Hummus

Even in the thick of Los Angeles, I can feel the weather changing. This autumn has been strange for me. I am not walking through the fire-coloured forests of Ontario, or biking in spitting rain under steel-gray skies in Denmark. Nope. I am in sunny…

Making Yogurt, all by Yourself

To Do List: #1 – Get a goat. Seriously. Those four-legged, milk-giving wonders sure have worked their way into my heart. After spending morning after delightful morning feeding, grooming, and of course milking them, I have fallen into a total goat bliss-out. All I want…

Three Years and Growing

In all the busy-ness that is this life, I almost forgot to acknowledge the third year anniversary of My New Roots. When I first started this blog, I thought it would just be a little hobby on the side of my nutrition practice, something fun…