This is one of my favourite summer salads – the combination of quinoa and the amazing blueberry make this dish a nutrient dense gift for your brain and your heart. Make the quinoa the night before and keep in the fridge for the next day. The night before: 1 cup (250 mL) water ½ cup …
Raspberry Handling Raspberries are extremely delicate. It’s best to pick your own or buy from a farmers’ stand or market. I leave them for the last purchase of the day when I buy them at my farmers’ market. Put them into the fridge as soon as you get home, I like to lay them …
I am a believer in traditions. Whenever we honour our roots, we embrace our past and where we came from. This is especially true for me when I honour my family’s foodie traditions. That’s why as a healthy eating advocate I still make shortbread at Christmas, Pumpkin Pie at Thanksgiving, Lemon Meringue Pie for my …
Strawberries are the warm up act for berry season. Sometime in June, the only fruit with its seeds on the outside, these ripe juicy red bundles of flavour start showing up at your local farmers’ market or grocery store. Strawberries are an excellent source of Vitamin C and a good source of folate. They are …
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This non-alcoholic cocktail offers a twist on the traditional piña colada. The sweet, refreshing taste of watermelon pairs magically with pineapple and coconut making it an ideal cocktail for a summer get together. 2 cups (500 mL) watermelon purée 1/2 cup (125 mL) cubed pineapple 1/2 cup (125 mL) vanilla yogurt 3 cups (750 …
Don’t go driving around looking for who knows what after you have your precious groceries packed into your car, get home and put the cold stuff into the fridge right away. Keeping cold foods cold and hot foods hot is an important food safety issue that we tend to forget about, so perishable foods …
Tracy and I “beet” it up in the kitchen, Wednesday, April 11 on CityLine! To watch the video clip click here. Barley and Beet Risotto You need cooked beets for this recipe so you can either cook them while the barley is cooking or the day before. Cooked beets will last up to …
This is my go-to-it cake for birthdays and any special occasion when it has to be chocolate. It’s been on my top ten hit list for years and deserves to be showcased again. Watch how to make it on My Left Frying Pan. Cake: 1 cup (250 mL) whole-wheat flour 2/3 cup (150 mL) all …
As a food writer who was once solicited to be a famous foodie’s ghost writer I felt that it was time for me to weigh in on all of the hoopla surrounding the New York Times article I was a Cookbook Ghost Writer. I turned the “opportunity” down because quite frankly my ego was way …
Hands up who love little baby cabbages. Whenever I ask this question at any one of my talks, not many people put up their hands. I’ll admit it, never used to like them either. My mother cooked the living daylights out of Brussels sprouts just like her mother. Gran used to say, “Alright, dinner is …