Roasted Carrot Salad

Salads

Here’s a colourful, festive winter salad that’s a real crowd pleaser. The unexpected pairing of roasted carrots in a fresh green salad hits just the right balance of light & healthy with warm & comforting. Topped with dried cranberries, slivered almonds and feta, it’s full of contrasting flavours and textures. This delicious salad is fancy enough for the holiday dinner table and simple enough for a weeknight dish.

Ingredients:  2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut diagonally into 2 - 3” lengths (split thick pieces lengthwise...

Pomegranate Quinoa Salad

Salads

The sweet, colourful, juicy pops of pomegranate in this quinoa salad make it a real feast for the senses. Pomegranates are not only delicious, they’re packed with antioxidants too, making them well-worth the effort to prepare. To avoid mess, trim the tips off the top and bottom to see the pomegranate segments, then score into sections, gently pry apart and place into a bowl of cold water. Use your fingers to release the pomegranate seeds into the water and the white parts will float to the top!

Ingredients:  For the dressing: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon ju...

Apple Muffins

With just two apples and some pantry staples, you can prepare a batch of these wholesome apple muffins, setting you up for easy grab-and-go breakfasts, packable snacks, and healthy treats for any time of day. They’re simple, delicious, and not too sweet. Adding some raisins and walnuts gives additional texture, nutritional value and flavour but they’re also great without the add-ons, letting the apples steal the show.

Ingredients:  2 cups whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp grou...