From the Vitality Food Feature 'Cool and Easy Summertime Dining'. Homemade chickpea pasta makes a delicious gluten-free salad and the good news is – it’s super easy to make; and even better news is – it doesn’t go soggy in the salad bowl! A perfect salad to make during prime tomato season! Ingredients Making chickpea […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Cool and Easy Summertime Dining'. Like grandma, I prefer to use dried beans that I cook myself because they are more economical than store-bought canned beans and have a firmer texture, but you can use canned beans if you’d rather. A thrifty tip is to cook a big batch of […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Cool and Easy Summertime Dining'. Sometimes I make this with barley as below, other times with wheat berries, coloured quinoa, or rice. Or I use a mixture of whatever cooked grains I might have lingering in the fridge or freezer – bits of leftovers saved from other recipes. They’re great […]

With One-Bowl Supper Salads

My grandma used to say that the best way to cool the body down and beat the summer heat was to toss up a light, bright refreshing salad.

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. This rib-sticking recipe is a real quickie to prepare! (Makes a tureen full of soup) Ingredients 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion, minced 1/2 stick celery, diced 2 carrots, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced until soft 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander sea salt and pepper […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. This is one of those versatile recipes that you can easily personalize to suit your own taste to a ‘tee’, using what you have on hand. I don’t use measures for the vegetables because I like to mix and match whatever is in season, or whatever I have […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. These patties can be served with a green salad on the side or, when the family is having a “burger” craving, I land the patties on hearty bread or buns and serve with traditional fixings (lettuce, onion, tomato, and relish). (Makes 4 to 6 patties) Ingredients 3 cups […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. These versatile wraps are as pretty as they are tasty. When cut into small lengths, they are a perfect finger food for an appetizer platter or buffet table. Mixing and matching various coloured wraps (spinach, tomato, herb) with various coloured quinoa grains produces amazing results. For quick suppers […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. Here’s a ‘no measure, no fuss’ dish, perfect for using leftover cooked quinoa. (Serves 3 to 4) Ingredients 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced 1 cup mushrooms, sliced 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 organic eggs 1/2 cup cooked quinoa 1) Sauté jalapeno pepper and mushrooms in olive oil until tender. […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'QUINOA CUISINE'. Here’s a porridge that’s so good it could come to the table as dessert! (Makes 6 servings) Ingredients 1 cup uncooked quinoa (black adds drama to the dish) 1 cup orange juice 2 cups water 2 or 3 mandarin oranges, peeled and sectioned Pinch of ground cloves (or […]

Ancient Incan Grain is Wildly Popular in North American Households

When I was a kid, my grandma’s pantry was always loaded with burlap sacks full of her favourite grains – oats, wheat, barley, and others that made their way into the porridge pot, soup kettle, salad bowl, and casserole dish.

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Turning Vegetables and Fruits Into Oodles of Noodles'. Here’s a delightful garlicky good main course dish that’s always a big hit with family and friends! Serve with crusty bread and red wine for toasting. (Serves 6) Ingredients 4 cups of zucchini ‘spaghetti’ noodles 1-1/2 cups whole grape or cherry tomatoes, […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Turning Vegetables and Fruits Into Oodles of Noodles'. Watch your kids tackle this fibre-rich creation! (Serves 4 as a main meal, 6 as a side-dish) Ingredients 1 large, or 2 smaller, sweet potatoes 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp butter (or coconut oil) 1-1/2 Tbsp coconut flour 3/4 cup milk […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Turning Vegetables and Fruits Into Oodles of Noodles'. Handwritten entries in grandma’s old doctoring journals praise beets as being good for treating a host of everyday ailments and common complaints. They’re also a top pick for warding off seasonal ailments like cold and ‘flu. I know she’d highly approve of […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Turning Vegetables and Fruits Into Oodles of Noodles'. This is a wonderful luncheon dish, and so versatile because any type of vegetable noodle or mix of noodles can be used. (Makes 4 to 6 servings) Ingredients 1 medium zucchini 1 carrot 2 Tbsp virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp finely grated […]

From the Vitality Food Feature 'Turning Vegetables and Fruits Into Oodles of Noodles'. Here’s a healthy baked snack that disappears in a flash! Ingredients Sweet potatoes (which are my top pick), potatoes, or yams 1) Spiralize sweet potatoes, potatoes, or yams into long thin curls. 2) Spread them out on parchment paper-lined baking sheets and […]