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Take the Pulse Pledge

Prairie Fare: Roasted Beet Hummus, Cumin Roasted Carrot and Lentil Tacos and Peanut Butter Chickpea Energy Balls

By Lorraine Stevenson July 8, 2016

We’re halfway through International Year of Pulses (IYP). Are you eating more of them yet? If not, sign up for the Pulse Pledge. You’ll be inspired to try. First, a word on the IYP. The United Nations declared 2016 the year of pulses to remind us how diets of pulses are healthier for both people

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Herbs can be a year-round pleasure

Gate to Plate: Parsley and Barley Salad , Herb Butter  and Classic Basil Pesto 

By Getty Stewart July 1, 2016

Herbs are like icing on a cake, they take food from ordinary to extraordinary by adding flavour, colour, texture, aroma and even nutrients and antioxidants. With their variety of shapes, blossoms and foliage, they also add interest and colour to gardens. And, when planted strategically, they’re effective at attracting beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies

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Does watching cooking shows promote weight gain?

Prairie Fare: Snap Bean Provencal

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 27, 2016

“I am gaining weight just watching this show. These cooking shows must fuel the obesity issue,” my husband commented. We were walking on treadmills side by side at a gym. We had our TVs tuned to the same cooking show. He probably noticed me shaking my head as I watched the show. I tend to

Rhubarb is a harbinger for the flood of fresh produce we can all expect to enjoy over the coming months.

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Rhubarb marks the beginning of the bounty

Prairie Fare: Rhubarb Juice Concentrate, Field Hand French Toast Fingers with Stewed Rhubarb, Classic Stewed Rhubarb

By Getty Stewart May 27, 2016

There’s nothing like the first rhubarb crisp to herald the arrival of spring and the bounty of fresh local produce that will grace our tables for the next six months. But just how much do you know about this harbinger of spring? Challenge yourself and others with this rhubarb quiz and find out. 1) Is

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Freezer meals speed summertime cooking

Prairie Fare: Slow Cooker Sloppy Lentils Freezer Meal

By Julie Garden-Robinson May 13, 2016

As I was driving with the window open in my vehicle, the scent of freshly mown grass reminded me that summer is almost here. A little later, my nose detected another sensory delight of spring: the aroma of grilling food. Although you might be expecting an article about grilling with that opener, I’d like to

Two Syrian women, in better times, partake of a celebratory  feast of the rich and varied local cuisine after a workshop on  constructed wetlands in Damascus.

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Ancient Syrian diet a delicious discovery

Gate to Plate: Shorbit Adas (Lentil Soup), Yakhanit Batata (Potato Stew) , and Bharat (Syrian Spice) 

By Lorraine Stevenson May 6, 2016

The world continues to watch in horror as the conflict in Syria leaves so many hundreds of thousands dead and millions homeless, their cities and towns destroyed. Many Syrians now rely on emergency food assistance. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, for example, has provided over $30 million of emergency food assistance since late 2012, to Syrians

Hulled barley is a whole grain because it still has all its germ and bran present, unlike pearl or pot barley.

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Enjoy whole grains more often

Gate to Plate: Beef ’n Barley Soup , Saskatoon and  wheatberry salad  and No-bake granola bar 

By Getty Stewart April 29, 2016

For most of us, getting Canada’s Food Guide’s recommended six to seven servings of grains per day is fairly easy. It’s making sure that at least half of those servings are from whole grains that’s challenging. According to research quoted by dietitians, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Diabetes Association and the Alzheimer’s Society, making

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Eggs are a healthful and budget-friendly food

Prairie Fare: Heavenly Devilled Eggs

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 22, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, my daughters and I were preparing food one afternoon for guests arriving the next day. I wrote a list of things to do. My older daughter enjoys eggs, so she wanted to complete the “hard cook one-dozen eggs” item from my list. Although “hard boiled” often is used to describe

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The fat of the land

Gate to Plate: ‘Planned Over’  Cajun Ham Hash  and ‘Freeze Ahead’  Holay Molay Chili 

By Lorraine Stevenson April 15, 2016

Here’s a term we’ve been hearing lately — the “obesogenic environment.” Do you live in one? It means any place where it’s all too easy to eat poorly and not very conducive to getting much exercise. That’s where a lot of us are at, according to the newly released Obesity in Canada report by the

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Using smaller appliances may save you some cash

Prairie Fare: Peanut Butter Black Bean Brownies

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 1, 2016

One evening, I preheated our ovens. They are stacked with a small upper oven and a regular-size lower oven. As the ovens heated, I finished preparing some garlic toast to go under the broiler. My daughter made some brownies to go in the lower oven. After about 15 minutes, I opened the oven to pop

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Take the Pulse Pledge

Herbs can be a year-round pleasure

Does watching cooking shows promote weight gain?

Rhubarb marks the beginning of the bounty

Freezer meals speed summertime cooking

Ancient Syrian diet a delicious discovery

Enjoy whole grains more often

Eggs are a healthful and budget-friendly food

The fat of the land

Using smaller appliances may save you some cash

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