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Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Salad Recipe with Feta, Chickpeas & Mint

May 13, 2013
Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Salad Recipe with Chickpeas, Feta & Mint | cookincanuck.com

“What are you going to write for your post?” my husband asked last night. “I have no idea,” I responded. But maybe that’s okay, because yesterday was a day when I just soaked in the sights and sounds of my family. It was Mother’s Day, so there was some pampering involved. A perfectly sweetened cup [...]

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Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe with Endive & Shiitake Mushrooms

Apr 15, 2013
Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe with Endive & Shiitake Mushrooms by Cookin' Canuck

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought of endive as something to be used strictly for fancy appetizers or highfalutin salads. You know, something that you would only eat while you had a glass of champagne in one hand and your fancy derby hat was cocked “just so”. Since becoming a Discover Endive‘s [...]

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Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad Recipe with Eggplant, Zucchini & Feta Cheese

Apr 8, 2013
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Feta Cheese & Basil

I may have finally found my ultimate pasta salad. And if you are looking for a Meatless Monday vegetarian recipe, this is definitely one to add to the menu. I will never turn my back on two other favorites, one with salmon, tomatoes and an herb dressing and the other with chicken, plums and cumin [...]

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No-Bake Carrot Cake Granola Bites Recipe {Low Sugar & Gluten-Free}

Mar 27, 2013
Carrot Cake Granola Bites by Cookin' Canuck

I have a condition. It’s called “raid the basket-itis”. It’s not lethal, except to the waistband of my jeans. It is at its worst in the middle of the afternoon on Easter Sunday, after the hot cross buns are consumed, the backyard is pillaged of all Easter eggs and there’s still at least an hour [...]

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5-Ingredient Asparagus Recipe with Curry Sauce

Mar 18, 2013
5-Ingredient Asparagus Recipe with Curry Sauce by Cookin' Canuck

. Subscribe to Cookin’ Canuck by Email When I start posting asparagus recipes, that can only mean one thing. No, it doesn’t mean that we’re holding vegetable light-saber battles in our kitchen, though my little Jedis would be thrilled if I gave the go-ahead for that, especially when it comes to asparagus. I certainly can’t [...]

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Quick Mushroom, Zucchini & Thyme Sauté with Fried Egg Recipe

Mar 8, 2013
Mushroom, Zucchini & Thyme Saute Recipe with Fried Egg by Cookin' Canuck

During my health and weight loss journey, I learned a little trick that helped get me to the end of the day with my skinny jean hopes still intact. Really, it was a state of mind. If I focused on what I should be eating first rather than what I shouldn’t be eating, I found [...]

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Curry Red Lentil Stew Recipe with Tomatoes

Feb 21, 2013
Curried Red Lentil Stew Recipe with Tomatoes by Cookin' Canuck

A healthy vegetarian stew, rich with curry spices and perfect for Meatless Monday, that cooks up in less than 30 minutes. The moment you know that little boys’ brains simply have different priorities: 8-year old son (T): “Those look like fun,” pointing at the bag of red lentils. Me: “You mean fun to eat?” T: [...]

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Grated Cauliflower Salad Recipe with Peppers, Carrots & Capers

Jan 18, 2013
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I’ve always been a little perplexed by raw food restaurants. And entire menu made up of food that isn’t cooked? Really? And so I was somewhat mystified, but also intrigued when I saw this recipe, labeled Raw Cauliflower Couscous over at the Tasty Kitchen site. The first step in this salad recipe calls for grating [...]

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Chopped Kale Salad Recipe with Pomegranate & Avocado

Jan 16, 2013
Chopped Kale Salad with Pomegranates & Avocado

It’s safe to say that this is one of the best salads I’ve ever made. I never really thought that I’d say that about raw chopped kale, but I am forever smitten with this dark leafy green. Add the pop and tang of pomegranate seeds, creamy avocado pieces, a bright lemon dressing and a smidgen [...]

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