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kale dusted popcorn
Appetizers, Vegan

Kale Dusted Parmesan Popcorn

 

  The kale dust is also good sprinkled over salad, on eggs, mac and cheese and just about anything else you might be serving for supper. I have had inconsistent success feeding other people’s children. Years ago a friend of my son’s got in the habit of asking what was […]

Green Living

Why You Shoulld Avoid Artificial Sweeteners

 

  Do you have diet pop in your fridge? Sugar-free gum in your purse? A new widely reported study suggests that you might want to toss them in the garbage. The study by a Manitoba researcher published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal once again raises doubts about whether or […]

Desserts

Old Fashioned Sticky Date Pudding Recipe

 

  Sticky Date Pudding: a self-saucing pudding cake with a rich butterscotch flavour. Made with stone ground flour and organic dates.  Throughout high school I had a job working at Shadow Lawn Inn. It was owned by Jean and Willie Ward at the time and I presume I was hired because […]

pumpkin vinaigrette
Salads

Easy Pumpkin Vinaigrette

 

  Homemade pumpkin salad dressing (pumpkin vinaigrette) is so simple to make that you might never to buy store bought salad dressing again.    This flavourful pumpkin vinagrette has a lovely texture thanks to a good dollop of pumpkin puree. Every Thanksgiving Sunday at our big family gathering we have […]