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    Dilled Sour Cream Potatoes

    February 9, 2011 /

    I love, love, love! sour cream on potatoes. A great baked potato isn’t the same without, but how can we keep the flavour without excessive fat?  Here’s a great recipe that does just that.  This recipe uses baby potatoes, dill and just 2 tbsp of sour cream to serve 4 people.  When I’m wanting a real baked potato taste, I use sliced green onions instead of dill.  A quick and easy side dish for roast beef, burgers, chicken, fish – and works great with reheated leftover potatoes, too! Click here for the recipe.

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    Oven-Roasted Fish with Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce

    February 8, 2011 /

    We hear that we’re supposed to eat more fish, but besides pre-packaged fish that can be high in fat and added salt, how can it be prepared easily and taste good? Pan-frying is one alternative, but clients are always asking how they can cook fish without it sticking to their frying pan.   My solution:  roast it.  There are different methods

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    My favourite comfort food –

    February 7, 2011 /

    People don’t believe me when I tell them this, because they assume that it’s going to be something more elegant or sophisticated or complicated.  When I lived in Thailand, this was one of the few dishes that would make me feel better if I was under the weather, or just hit the spot when I wasn’t feeling particularly adventurous. Maybe it goes back to the first experience of the only “exotic” meal we had when I was very young.  Like every small town on the prairies, we had the local…

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    Apricot & Wild Rice Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

    February 3, 2011 /

    This is a very easy salad, great with leftover rice (make lots the next time you cook it and portion into 1- and 2-cup containers to freeze for quick meals and salads).  Don’t have apricots?  Try cranberries.  Don’t like orange?  Use grapefruit.  Zesty hints of acid, perfect for warming salad. The whole grain in the wild rice, along with the fruit and a no-fat, no-sodium vinaigrette makes this perfect for Heart Health month.  Don’t forget to donate and get even more heart-healthy recipes all February! And to sweeten it up,…

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    Kid-Friendly Cooking – Easy Chicken and Vegetable Soup

    January 31, 2011 /

    In-home cooking classes for kids are a really fun activity for birthday parties and sleepovers.  We talk about kitchen safety, food safety and cooking tips for kids and their grown-ups.  They get right in there and have a great time being creative in the kitchen and sharing their creations with their families. The most popular classes are Pizza, Taco and Cupcakes, but today’s birthday girl wanted to learn how to make chicken soup and bread, so we made this incredibly good Easy Chicken and Vegetable Soup and Easy Cheesy Biscuits.  Even if you’re…

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    Thai Cilantro-Garlic Pork (or chicken…!)

    January 21, 2011 /

    What a great Thai Stirfries demo cooking class last evening.  It was a really fun group of people who came out with good questions, great energy and lots of interest; some returning students from previous classes and lots of new ones, plus the winners of the Breakfast Television ticket contest.  Someone even live tweeted the class which explained the many alerts my phone sounded all evening. We enjoyed 4 Thai stirfry dishes together, plus a bonus recipe, Thai Cilantro-Garlic Pork (recipe below).  This is a spicy dish with lots of garlic and cilantro…

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    Breakfast Television – Spicy Thai Cashew Tofu

    January 19, 2011 /

    One of the most enjoyable parts of doing the live television cooking segments on Breakfast Television is all the people I get to connect with.  On the day it’s the crew and cast of the show, then the station staff coming in to sample what we’ve made, and later on, the viewers who get in touch. This is one of the most requested recipes I’ve done on Breakfast Television to date. (Click here to download the recipe or read it below.) Some people are leery of the texture. A nutrient dense protein, I suggest using…

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