One of the best parts of summer is cottage weekends – the lake, the company, and – of course – the food! (And if you’re city-bound, try these Cottage In The City spots to get the cottage experience without the travel time!). While we’re not saying that you should buy ALL the cheese for your...
What is Fermentation? Fermentation is a metabolic process wherein, in the absence of oxygen, sugar is consumed to produce chemical energy. This occurs in yeast and bacteria, and also in oxygen-starved muscle cells (as in the case of lactic acid fermentation). The organic acids made during fermentation give fermented foods their characteristic tang and provide...
Here’s a delightful tea that gives you all the benefits of kombucha tea without having to make the probiotic mixture from scratch. Simply make your favourite black tea and Botanica will do the rest with their special blended Botanica Daily Gut Shot.
One of our dear friends crafted this simple, yummy Rainbow Veggie Skewer recipe to commemorate pride - but it's delicious anytime!
Thin strips of grilled flank steak marinated with lime juice, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and soy sauce. The perfect recipe for a summer weekend.
These fish tacos are delicious, easy to prepare, and a light, yet satisfying choice for dinner.
Bugs can be really annoying – that’s probably why they’re called bugs! While we all know the most effective way to avoid bugs (Stay inside! Use DEET!)… those are also either toxic, or just a pretty un-fun way to pass the summer. Luckily, there are a number of all-natural insect repellents and insect repellent products...
While spending the summer at a cottage up north would be ideal, not all of us have access to vacation properties or have the ability to take time off to leave the city in the summer. Luckily for us here in Toronto, there are plenty of ways to experience cottage life right here in city.
We here at The Sweet Potato love animals, so much so we thought we would write a blog post about it and highlight some of staff product picks while we’re at it!
Please note – in this post we are using, to the best of our ability, medical terminology to refer to the anatomy of folks assigned female at birth. We think it’s a good thing to be informed about the products that we use on and in our bodies. In Canada, there are lots of government...
