Quinoa: versatile superfood
Sisters Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming had an early start on healthy eating. “When our mom would make homemade yogurt my sister and I would stamp our feet going, ‘Why are we having homemade yogurt?...
View Article‘Healthy Starts Here’: Mairlyn Smith offers up the tastiest, healthy version...
If you’ve been searching for a healthy and delicious version of the two-bite brownie, look no further. Mairlyn Smith, PHEc, cookbook author, teacher and Second City comedy troupe alumna, has done the...
View Article‘La Tartine Gourmande’: blogger Béatrice Peltre shares her favourite recipes,...
Spring is the perfect time to cook from Béatrice Peltre’s cookbook ‘La Tartine Gourmande: Recipes for an Inspired Life‘ (Roost Books, 2012). Her French-influenced recipes and stories are fresh and...
View ArticleBest of canada.com Food – April 16-20, 2012
A round-up of some of our favourite recipes and food-related features from the past week: ‘La Tartine Gourmande’ Blogger Béatrice Peltre shares her favourite recipes, food memories and infectious love...
View ArticleIngredient of the week: lemon
Lemons practically scream, ‘Get ready for summer!’ Lemonade, and iced desserts and cocktails flavoured with the tart fruit are ubiquitous come the warmer months. And we’re happier for it. The fruit,...
View ArticleIngredient of the week: quinoa
Quinoa – the seed that plays the role of a grain – is a complete protein, making it a popular choice for vegetarians and vegans. Related – more ingredients of the week We’ve put together a collection...
View Article‘The Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook': Mairlyn Smith shares...
Mairlyn Smith’s latest cookbook and Taste Canada/CBC People’s Choice Award winner is for “vegetarian virgins or full-blown converts.” The Professional Home Economist (PHEc), teacher and actor jumped at...
View ArticleIngredient of the week: Your favourite five of 2013
From beer to roses, we featured many versatile ingredients in 2013; here’s a look back at your favourite five. 5. Asparagus PHOTO: M. Studio/Fotolia.comAsparagus Harbinger of spring, asparagus is among...
View ArticleTwo healthy salads for lunch or dinner
By ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) has really gained popularity in the past few years. Originally only found in health food stores, it is now easy to find this pseudo-grain (it is...
View ArticleGrains and greens meet again, in tidy little packages
By Joe Yonan I had a cabbage issue as a kid. When my mother would cook it — boil the life out of it, really — the kitchen filled with that pungent smell, and it was one of the very few things I truly...
View ArticleThe Healthy Plate: Recipe for chocolate-almond quinoa bars
By Melissa D’Arabian After spending a semester of my sophomore year of college studying abroad, I headed to Tunisia for a week of solo reflection. (Note to my daughters: According to your father, you...
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