Vegetarian

Dinner

Maple-Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Parsnips

by Shaina
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Written by Shaina of Food for My Family. If I look outside I’m greeted by a blanket of white. I’ve taken to wearing one of my husband’s sweatshirts around the house just to keep warm, and I’ve pulled out a pair of fingerless gloves to type in so that I retain a bit of feeling [...]

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Quick Bites

A Last Minute Appetizer: Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce and Walnuts

by Katie G
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Written by Katie of GoodLife Eats. I‘m not really an appetizer person, so when Aimée suggested writing about a quick, last minute Thanksgiving appetizer I was a little stumped. I don’t make a lot of appetizers and I didn’t grow up in a family that served them on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving was pretty much always just [...]

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Entertaining & Holidays

A Vegetarian Holiday Menu

by Aimee
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A golden turkey, a glazed ham, a roasted leg of lamb – these are traditional mainstays for holiday menus across North America, but for vegetarians, this is not the case. Around many tables of those who choose not to eat meat, the bounty of the season truly shines in an array of main and side [...]

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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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Pantry & Spotlight Ingredients

Spotlight Ingredient: Cabbage (Recipe: Cabbage & Leeks with Apples)

by Aimee
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Last Sunday night, as my weekly menu plan started to take shape, an autumnal influence became obvious. Cabbage, apples, leeks and carrots all had a featured spot over the week. And why not? This produce is beckoning from the market stalls: firm, vibrant and, best of all, a bargain. It deserves to be snapped up [...]

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