Month: January 2016

Breads

Millet and Molasses Buttermilk Biscuits

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If you want to make soup an extra special suppertime meal for your kids, make a batch of biscuits to go with it. I often make soup for supper. It’s hearty, filling, satisfying and flavourful. Plus you can tuck all sorts of healthy things into your soup, use up bits […]

 
Fish and Seafood, Green Living

The Environmental Problem With Shrimp

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Look for certified sustainable wild or farmed shrimp. I have known for a long time that shrimp gets a poor environmental rating which presents an eco- conundrum in our household since shrimp is everyone’s favourite seafood. Shrimp is North America’s favourite seafood. The average American eats about four pounds of […]

 
Desserts

Almond Butter Quinoa Blondies

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Gluten free almond butter quinoa blondies are an extra moist wholesome treat. In the house where I grew up there was a balcony off of the second floor bedrooms that was carved out of the sloping roof. After every snowfall the balcony needed to be shoveled off which meant that a great […]

 
Cookies

Old Fashioned Lemon Biscuits

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Lemon biscuits are an old fashioned cookie for nibbling and dunking. The year I lived in France my mom and dad came to visit for a couple of weeks. We did some travelling together but we also spent time in the town where I lived so I could show them […]