10 Easy Ways to Add More Protein to Your Plant-Based Meals
I recently hosted a chapter-by-chapter tour of my cookbook in a private Facebook group. It was so much fun connecting with people who’ve bought the…
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Heart-Healthy Store-Bought Shortcuts
“I don’t have time” is one of the most common reasons I hear for eating takeout and boxed meals. People often joke about needing a…
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10 Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks I Learned Writing a 30-Minute Heart-Healthy Cookbook
(Note: The book has been released since I wrote this: On Amazon.ca (Canada) / and Amazon.com (USA).) Gosh, it’s been almost 3 months since my…
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From Ho-Hum to Veggie Love
Eating more vegetables and fruit is one of the most effective, most agreed upon practices associated with better cardiac outcomes, but people continue to struggle…
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#SweetSpotFood: 500+ Easy, Delicious, Heart Healthy Meal & Snack Ideas
500 meal and snack ideas? I know what you’re thinking. Has she lost it completely? I sometimes put too much information in blog posts. But…
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Breakfast for the Rushed: 15 Ideas for When You’re Short on Time
The first week of September. First week back at school, for Calgary public schools at least. How did your morning go? Did you get a…
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Better Butter: My Answer to the Butter Wars
Rarely does a day go by that I’m not asked for my thoughts about the great butter versus margarine debate. One will clog your arteries,…
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7 “No Boring Salads” Using Summer Greens
I have a rule: No boring salads. Family members count on me to bring the green stuff when they’re hosting dinner. My sister-in-law called recently for…
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Six of My Favourite Soups
Okay, seriously people. It has been COLD. Polar vortex is right. For eight of the past eleven days, Calgary has woken up to -20C (-4F)…
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What to Eat When You’re Anxious, Angry, Tired, or Sad
These are some dark and difficult times. Stress is often cited as the number one trigger for emotional eating. But you don’t have to lose…
