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Healthy citrus beet salad with avocado lime dressing
  • Mon Apr 23 2012
  • Angela Liddon
Citrus beet salad with avocado lime dressing

I’m a fairly recent beet fan; however, I can’t say I’ve made much time to cook with them. Beets always seem like such a pain in the butt to prepare and cook, don’t they? The peeling, the red stains, the roots, the dirt – I used to pass them by for easier-to-prepare vegetables, even though I have grown to love the taste of cooked beets. Healthy citrus beet salad with avocado lime dressing »

A healthy alternative to crispy chicken fingers
  • Mon Feb 13 2012
  • Angela Liddon
Tofu breaded crispy fingers Despite the fact that I eat a vegan diet, I’ve never been a big fan of tofu, until recently. My fear of the squishy white block only got stronger after my first attempt at making tofu years ago. I baked the tofu in a creamy almond butter sauce and instead of it getting crispy like I hoped, I was left with soft and squishy tofu with a spongy texture. I wasn’t very impressed nor was I motivated to make it again for a long time. ...more
Healthy shepherd's pie from Julie Daniluk
  • Wed Dec 28 2011
  • Julie Daniluk
Shepherd's pie Julie Daniluk is one of Chatelaine.com's featured columnists, and co-host of The Healthy Gourmet. Here is a recipe from her newly released book, Meals that Heal Inflammation. ...more
A healthy salad to get your diet back on track
  • Mon Dec 26 2011
  • Angela Liddon
Back-on-track salad Who says you have to wait until January 1st to get your healthy eating back on track? This is my go-to healthy salad “secret weapon” that I make whenever I need a nutritional boost. ...more
Feel-good mashed potatoes — with extra protein
  • Mon Dec 05 2011
  • Angela Liddon
mashed potatoes, vegan, side dish, holidays With the holidays quickly approaching, I’m rolling out my favourite healthy vegan holiday recipes that have been well-reviewed by my family members and blog readers. ...more
Vegetarians: Beware the carbs and cheese
  • Sat Sep 17 2011
  • Kate Lunau, Macleans.ca
Pasta with cheese When Claudia Osmond’s son Matthew was 12, he told her he didn’t want to eat meat anymore. ...more
Seven foods from across the rainbow that you should eat
  • Sat Jun 04 2011
  • Terri Coles
Color Me Vegan by Colleen-Patrick Goudreau With so many fruits and vegetables coming into season across the country, now is a great time to give vegetarian and vegan meals a try. And if you're going to do that, picking up Color Me Vegan by cookbook author and columnist Colleen Patrick-Goudreau is a great place to start. Patrick-Goudreau's latest cookbook is full of healthy, delicious recipes that cover the rainbow, and consequently provide a wide variety of nutrients: from orange peppers for beta carotene to green kale for chlorophyll and red tomatoes for lycopene, you'll be hard-pressed to find a piece of produce that isn't represented here. ...more
Are you avoiding dairy, gluten, soy or meat? Then you need this book
  • Sun May 01 2011
  • Terri Coles
The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions Don't be scared away by "vegan" in the title — The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions is a great resource for anyone who needs to avoid certain ingredients in their diet, whether it's meat, soy or refined sugar. ...more
Low-fat vegan recipes that are both healthy and tasty
  • Tue Apr 12 2011
  • Terri Coles
Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz Isa Chandra Moskowitz is likely best know for her cookbook Veganomicon, but her newest collection, Appetite for Reduction, won't appeal only to people who don't eat animal products. There's a lot on offer in these 125 vegan, low-calorie recipes, including plenty of protein and fibre. ...more
 
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