You voted, and you chose to preview the Omega-3 Skillet Granola recipe from my upcoming cookbook. Apologies to those who voted for the Grano Dolce (Sweet Wheat), but it will be in the book! I first saw skillet granola years ago on Julie Van Rosendaal’s brilliant blog . Like her, I was surprised and delighted…
Last week I shared my thoughts on Costco crackers , but I scope-creeped my way into also talking about some of the chips and other crispy treats in comparison. Then over the weekend my inbox filled up with questions and pictures of ones I’d missed. “What about Aussie Bites?” “Do you like the Diva crisps?”…
You’ve heard it before: Whole grains are good for us! Eating more whole grains has been tied to lowered incidence of heart disease, diabetes, constipation, diverticular disease, and possibly even some cancers. But if you’re like most people I work with, your intake falls short of the “more than half your grains” recommendation we’ve…
Although my furnace kicked in this morning, it is ostensibly summer and we Canadians are getting out on the road. Even if you’re not one to go out of the way for Tim Hortons, sometimes it’s the handiest option near a highway or in the airport. Last month Tims became…
Note: I originally wrote this post in 2016 but it’s been updated for 2019. Are you psyched for Stampede breakfasts? As a born and raised Calgarian who moved to the US for university and didn’t return for 16 years, I unapologetically love Stampede breakfasts, not so much for the pancakes…
Gosh, it’s been almost 3 months since my last post, because as many of you know, I’ve been under a rock writing a cookbook. The publisher approached me with a fantastic idea they had, to create something for people with heart concerns with every dish ready in under 30 minutes,…
Ask someone what they can do to address high blood pressure (aka hypertension), and the first answer is nearly always something like “cut back on salt”. We dietitians also like to teach people about foods you can add that can help (that’s the DASH approach). But rarely do I hear talk…
This surprisingly simple, crowd-pleasing dessert can help you get more fruit and whole grains, helpful for addressing high blood pressure, while still eating food you enjoy. It’s one of the seven favourite recipes included in the planning guide for my free 10-Day Blood Pressure Challenge , which ran from Feb 14-24 for Heart Month.…
