Dinner

Dinner

A Vegetarian Dinner (Recipe: Leek & Mushroom Bake with Polenta Crust)

by Aimee
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We tend to eat at least seventy-five percent vegetarian during the week, yet for some reason when I entertain on the weekends, I often feel obligated to serve up a big slab of meat. It might be a roast chicken, filet of salmon, or lamb curry, but seldom is it vegetarian fare. As I was [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: Seasonal Soups (Recipe: French Onion Soup)

by Aimee
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How is it mid October already? Oh, right, first there was our jump into October Unprocessed, then Thanksgiving, and just last weekend, Blissdom Canada in Toronto. The month tends to fly by when one is busy. After four days of conference snacking, hotel food, road food (we drove home from Toronto), and yes, missed meals, [...]

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The Beauty of Braising {Recipe: Apple Cider Braised Brisket}

by Shaina
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Written by Shaina of Food for My Family. Leaves change color and fall to the ground as the market fills with the bounty of summer. These weeks are my favorite at the market, where a sweater alone keeps you plenty warm and there’s a certain nip in the air that invites hot apple cider as [...]

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Butternut Squash and Apple Soup Recipe

by Katie G
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Written by Katie of Good Life Eats I have not always been a fan of winter squash. I never cared for it as a child, but rather ate it because I was told to – so long as it was covered with enough butter and brown sugar. I was never a picky eater, but I [...]

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Eat Well, Spend Less: Five Ways With Lentils (Curried Lentil Soup)

by Aimee
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This month for our Eat Well, Spend Less series we’re talking about emergency preparedness. We were hit fairly hard by Hurricane Irene recently and lost power for 18 hours; others fared much worse. We were scrambling a little for things like flashlight batteries and warm blankets, but all in all, we didn’t suffer much during [...]

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