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Veg Comfortably This Holiday

December 19, 2011
Comfort Vegetarian Feast Marni Wasserman
This is the time of year when all you want is a hearty, warming meal that is rich and flavourful. Whether it’s pasta, lasagna, stews, mashed potatoes or a cheesy macaroni – your body knows what it needs (or wants?). There is noting wrong with this, as long you make them healthy!  By healthy, I ... [Read more]

The healthier choice this holiday

December 12, 2011
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Originally featured on Chatelaine Don’t get overwhelmed with too many recipes when it comes to your holiday cooking this year. You may be deciding whether to stick with tradition, or just go with what is easiest and quickest to prepare. Why not go with some simple, healthy options, even if it means breaking a tradition ... [Read more]

Holiday baking at it’s best!

December 6, 2011
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Originally featured in Chatelaine These cold, dark evenings at this time of year seem to coax out everyone’s sweet tooth. There is just something about the winter months makes us want to load up on sweet foods, but that doesn’t mean we need to load up on empty calories! With Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and ... [Read more]

Let it sprout!

December 2, 2011
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Most people don’t know what a sprout truly is. In fact I get a lot of people who think that when something is sprouted it has gone bad or gone off. In fact, the opposite is true. When a grain, legume, nut or seed has been sprouted, the nutritional profile has more than doubled. Meaning ... [Read more]