Recipes

As we are winding down 2022 and getting ready to start fresh in 2023, people are already thinking about ideas for the next big holiday – Valentine’s Day. To get ahead of the shopping curve, here are some of our favorite picks for gifts to give your special Valentine!Atoria’s Family Bakery We’ve got heart eyes for these adorable little Chocolate Raspberry Lavash Hearts made with Atoria’s Family Bakery Lavash. Perfect for Valentine’s Day – or any time you crave a sweet treat. Simple & quick to make, this recipe is fun for the entire family to create & enjoy. Atoria’s Family Bakery...

I’m not kidding when I say I’ve spent the last year eating through the freezer aisle at my grocery store. No, I didn’t eat everything — that would certainly take longer than a year. Instead, I was on a hunt to find the best healthy freezer essentials to have on hand. I tasted a lot of different freezer foods to determine which ones are worth taking up space in your precious freezer. The kind of foods that make for easy healthy meals when you need something quick — whether it be breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even a tasty mid-day snack. When...

Photo from Donna Jean The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found here: http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org/donate Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide: Donna Jean, 4720 Woodman Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Donna Jean is a restaurant concept created to show patrons how creative and delicious plant based cuisine can be. Their iron skillet mac n’ cheese has been named one of the best vegan macs around....

Holiday dinners tend to come with this pressure to be special. And while special doesn’t necessarily mean fussy, it can be overwhelming to try to live up to those expectations. You start by planning out each part of your meal: Will there be appetizers? Are you making cocktails or just drinking wine, soda, or water? What kind of food do you want to eat, anyway? Then you have to find recipes, write up a grocery list—and that’s all before you even get to the actual cooking. Even if it’s just Christmas dinner for two, it can feel like a lot...

Brent Hofacker/ShutterstockFor many people, Christmas dinner is not complete without a side helping of brussels sprouts. Indeed, they are Britain’s favourite Christmas dinner vegetable. But if you’re not a convert, perhaps these health benefits will convince you to give them a second chance. Sprouts belong to the wholesome family of cruciferous or brassica vegetables, including cabbage, kale and broccoli. As with all brassica, brussels sprouts are packed with fibre, which is good for keeping the beneficial bacteria in your gut happy. They also provide essential minerals, such as potassium and calcium, to keep your muscle and bones healthy. They are...