Month: November 2017

kale dusted popcorn
Appetizers, Vegan

Kale Dusted Parmesan Popcorn

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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 for […]

 
Green Living

Why You Shoulld Avoid Artificial Sweeteners

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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 not […]

 
Desserts

Old Fashioned Sticky Date Pudding Recipe

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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 my […]

 
pumpkin vinaigrette
Salads

Easy Pumpkin Vinaigrette

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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 an […]