A great way to use cooked brown rice as well as a vegetarian alternative to meatballs! Send them off with some Ranch style salad dressing to use as a dip. You really need a food processor for this one. 1 medium carrot, scrubbed well and chopped into 1-inch pieces 1 shallot, cut into quarters 1 …
I love oranges. I love chocolate. And together they are spectacular. Most chocolate covered oranges include extra sugar to make a syrup – I skipped that part. Making these treats less sweet with a citrus tang and healthier to boot! {Note: best to eat these the day you make them} 2-3 navel oranges, well scrubbed …
My best friend went to a Cookie Exchange Party last year and called me after she got home to rail at the Cookie Gods! She had laboured lovingly over her Candy Cane Cookies. She had crushed candy canes into little bits and then gently kneaded them into the shortbread dough. She had even dyed half …
It’s the middle of December – are you getting enough vitamin D? If you’re like 90% of Canadians the answer is no. The fact is the majority of Canucks (not just the hockey team but all of us) will be vitamin D defiant sometime this winter. With the daylight dwindling away to what feels …
Imagine a heart healthy immune enhancing hors d’oeuvre. Stop imaging and make these marinated mushrooms. Serve them with a glass of red wine and feel extremely virtuous. 2 cloves garlic, minced and set aside ¼ cup (60 mL) apple cider vinegar ¼ cup (60 mL) balsamic vinegar ¼ cup (60 mL) canola oil 1 tbsp …
The Christmas holidays are rolling in and with it comes food, food, and more food! You can choose taking a hike on your health or not! It really comes down to personal choices and some great recipes as your arsenal against going crazy this holiday season. Because you can make great choices and still have …
Weekends mean pancakes to me. This is my go-to pancake recipe, made with whole grains. The New Pancake Method: My Grade 8 home economics teacher, Mrs. Favaro would have failed me for sure if she had read the method in this recipe. Pancake batter is a form of the muffin method – dry ingredients in …
Roasted Butternut with Turmeric and Cracked Black Pepper This is my go-to squash dish. The combination of the turmeric and the cracked black pepper make it spicy with a fabulous golden orange colour. Good for your brain, your immune system, your heart, and your taste buds. Top part of a butternut squash 2 tsp (10 …
Your house will smell amazing after baking these in your oven! The first time I made these, our friends and fellow actors Jill and Larry were coming over to watch the Golden Globe Awards with us. The whole house was permeated with apple cinnamon smells while the apple chips cooked in the oven. While they …
Cauliflower really is the Rodney Dangerfield of the veggie world. This intensely white veggie even has the nerve to give some people gas! It may not “get no respect” but this member of the cruciferous family is packed full of nutrition. Cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables, such as the more popular family member broccoli, contain …