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A Healthy Twinkie

I tried to think of the worst possible thing I could make good when it came to our theme for this week: Bad Things Gone Good. Lots of foods came

Lunch

Mediterranean Pasta with Basil and Artichokes

I’m pretty sure I couldn’t shoehorn another thing into my day. Or I could and then you’d never hear from me again. My days are just that long and full of crap to do.

Dinner

Shrimp & Polenta

Here’s my latest thought about overcoming the seeming impossibility of the weekday dinner: do one thing in the morning. Okay, it’s really two things. 1. Decide, roughly, what you’re going

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Grape Salsa

Our neighbors at the cottage are an amazing couple. From Vancouver, they travel every summer with their family to the tiny strip of Georgian Bay beach we all call home come June. Now, when

Fall

Wholegrain Blueberry Muffins

Even after a year and a half of post­ing on SPC we’re still some­times shocked by the holes in our recipe ros­ter. Gap­ing maws when you really take a look at it. No

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Hummus and Feta Sandwich on Whole Grain Bread

In the interest of full disclosure, if my mom put this in my lunch box a few years ago (that’s right, I’m that young. What?) I never would have eaten

Grains & Rice

Quinoa Porridge

Esme would eat oatmeal porridge every day of her life if we were willing to make it. Hottest day in July? No matter, she wants porridge. I was interviewing nutrition

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Peach Pie

I really don’t think of myself as a baker. I’m not one of those Moms who’s always got a jar of homemade cookies on the counter. Luckily for me, our

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Fresh Corn and Basil Muffins

As much as I love cooking this time of year – produce tastes so good you don’t need to do much – it can also leave me feeling a bit

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Fresh Tomato Spaghetti

We just got back from a week away in Prince Edward County. For those of you who don’t know it, it’s about 2 and a half hours east of Toronto,