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Squash n’ Beets n’ Greens, Oh My!
Today is Monday. If you’re practicing ‘Meatless Monday’ then you’re off to a great week of healthy eating! Woohoo! March is also Nutrition Month across Canada, so if you’re planning on picking up better eating habits you may as well make March your month! How about starting off the week (and month) with a few…
Read MoreSautéed Rapini with Chili and Garlic
The Italians LOVE their rapini, and if you can appreciate a bitter green (they are quite bitter) then this recipe could become a new favorite. It’s definitely one of my new loves 🙂 Typically rapini is blanched before sauteeing, but I’m not a fan of this extra step because all those health boosting nutrients…
Read MoreRoasted Red Beet and Squash Salad with Feta
This wholesome and colourful recipe is has been adapted from one of Toronto Food Share’s beautiful salad creations…which they even take into their Good Food Cafe, a program offering delicious and healthy meals to kids at school! For more information about Food Share (and if you’d like to volunteer in any of thier food promotion…
Read MoreSpaghetti Pie: When leftovers become lunch…yep, I said pie!
Here’s a quickie but a goodie 🙂 Rather than re-heat leftover pasta, whether it’s spaghetti with meat sauce, mac n’ cheese or in my case here a vegan pasta putanesca (tomato, black olive and caper sauce), you can turn it into pie! So, so, so easy. It’s creamy on the inside, crispy/crunchy on the outside,…
Read MoreThat Yellow Spice is 600 Times as Nice!
Turmeric is gaining serious popularity these days, after only centuries of existing on earth and used by many cultures as a healing agent. Presently it is one of the most thoroughly researched plants with it’s medicinal properties (primarily curcumin) being the subject of over 5000 published biomedical studies. In fact, after a five-year long research…
Read MoreForget your Valentine, chocolate is better eaten alone
Alright, fine. Share if you must. But if your Valentine can’t appreciate the love and purity that goes into making a REAL chocolate dessert, then don’t offer them any and keep it for yourself. It’s like dragging someone to see a movie you’ve been dying to see, like I dunno Fifty Shades of Grey, for…
Read MoreChoco-Coconut Fudge
It’s all about the coconut here…and chocolate of course! Hello antioxidants! Traditional fudge recipes are typically made with white sugar, sweetened condensed milk, butter, and even corn syrup. Pure chocolate and coconut provide a punch of healthy fats and lots of health protective properties, including lowering blood pressure. Yahoo!
Read MoreBaked Cauliflower, Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole
This super easy ‘Meatless Monday’ dish can be prepared Sunday afternoon and put in the fridge until ready to bake. Add on an extra 30 minutes to oven time. Serve with a crunchy green salad and you’re off to a great start to the week!
Read MoreIs Butter Healthy? Heck yes it is!
Rather than re-write the exact same thing I’m letting Clean Eating Magazine tell you why butter is better. A lot of people avoid butter, but if you had to, could you explain why? You may be surprised to learn that research doesn’t necessarily back up the decades-long boycott many have on butter. (and this where…
Read MoreCoo Coo for Coconut…and no, it’s not just another fad
So here’s the skinny on coconut…Yep, I said skinny. Coconut DOES NOT make you fat. Ok? Read on.. Coconut is one of the healthiest, most beneficial foods I can even think of. Unfortunately, over many years, it developed such a bad reputation based on false information, This created much confusion on whether it belonged in…
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