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  • The gift of good health: DIY elderberry syrup kit

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    Elderberry syrups are everywhere these days. I love the fact that these products are available but I often wince at the price tag. ?áIt is like anything though, you are paying for the convenience and the availability… and maybe a touch of hype? ?áI know how to make elderberry syrup, and I can tell you…

  • Go Puff Yourself

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    I recently tried using some purchased puff pastry. Mind you, I have never made puff pastry from scratch. Seeing that the dough available at my local bakery is butter-based though, I thought I would?ágive it a try. I have been avoiding vegetable oil shortening in my baked products, it’s on my big “DO NOT EAT…

  • Recipe Makeover: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls

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    A few days ago I shared the story about my favorite Christmas recipe: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls. I had expressed a hope that I would be able to improve the healthiness of this treat, while maintaining the deliciousness of it. I think that somehow, through luck or divine intervention or possibly even ingenuinity, I managed…

  • fish gratin with parsley

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    The following recipe was adapted from one found in Nigella Christmas. ?áI love Nigella Lawson’s recipes because they are fun to read. ?áShe takes the complication out of cooking. ?áWhen I follow her recipes, I end up making quick and delicious dishes. ?áIt is the opposite of the early Martha Stewart Living recipes that seemed…

  • i love lentils

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    5 lovely lentil recipes I want to try in the coming weeks. Lentil and Escarole Soup Lentil Stew With Pumpkin or Sweet Potatoes Lentil Salad With Walnut Oil Lentil Soup With Chipotles Lentil and Tuna Salad http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/five-ways-to-love-lentils/

  • Peanut Butter Balls

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    by Natasha Henderson. Recipe thanks to her Mom. When I was growing up, there was an infamous recipe (well, there were actually several) that my Mom would make for Christmas. This is one of my personal favorites, a classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate. A reward for not eating them all while they’re being…

  • colds and flus; the kitchen essentials

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    Nothing prepares one more than preparedness! I have to admit it, there have been a couple times in my life when I have been sick and felt like sniffly pile, dripping with self pity. ?áI love my independence, but feeling sick can change my perception and suddenly make me feel very vulnerable and alone, even…

  • The Fun In Functional

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    One day a guy tried to sell me a supplement made from the red colour that is naturally occurring in raspberries. ?áAt the time, I laughed and laughed. Raspberries are one of my favourite fruits, why would I start taking them in a capsules and miss out on the full experience of tasting them? Many…

  • Jing, jing, jing! A president’s promise puts me in such a state!

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    As I sit here, hypnotized by pleasant photos and cheery colours and persuaded by promise, I have to hand it to him; he really knows how to get a gal excited about the holidays!?á?áGalen Weston, I have no idea why I am under the influence of his spell, other than having just flipped through the?áPresident’s…

  • Trois Experiences: Trying To Eat Vegetarian In Meat-Loving Restaurants.

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    Experience Deux: La Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re. by Natasha Henderson, Montreal Le Bistro Sur La Rivi?¿re… it is a small bistro. It is a bistro that takes pride in its meats, in its?ágenerously overflowing?ápresentations of?áfood. It is a bistro that is on Larivi?¿re, the street that is behind my massive studio building. My first experience…