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A Fruity Christmas Pudding for a Traditional Holiday Treat

Featuring fruits and sherry, this classic holiday dessert makes a decadent sweet treat.

Novice Cook? This Baked Pumpkin Recipe Is Impossible to Mess Up

This easy, delicious and healthy side is a fall-favourite showpiece that always delights.


These Apple Cartwheels Make for a Great Midday Snack

The filling is an irresistible combination of creamy peanut butter, sweet honey, miniature chocolate chips and raisins.



Low-Cal Moroccan Turkey Fry-up!

This quick-to-make Moroccan dish is sure to please turkey lovers.

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

A glass of milk and one of these warm, chewy cookies make for a perfect post-dinner treat that you won't...


Spicy Beet & Apple Chutney

This spicy beet and apple chutney is a tasty pairing with cheese, yogurt, sandwiches, sausages and burgers or served as...

Noodle Kugel Dessert

Kugel is a traditional Jewish dessert dish served on the Sabbath and festive holidays. This recipe includes nuts and raisins,...


The Perfect Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

These lower-fat cookies are sure to become a family favourite.



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Mixed vegetable biryani

Here is a vegetarian one-pot meal of golden saffron-scented basmati rice combined with spiced vegetables. Serve with a cooling banana...


Kwanzaa Vegetables

This African vegetable dish is a great addition to any holiday feast. Sweet potatoes, a staple of African cuisine, are...


Nutty and Fruity Quinoa Salad with Maple Vinaigrette

This quinoa salad is very high in magnesium and makes a tasty side to a weeknight meal


Baked Apples

I love the topping of apple crisp, so I used it as a filling for these baked apples. The recipe...


One-Pot Sweet-Potato Couscous

This quick and easy weeknight couscous dish blends green beans and cubed sweet potato with the flavours of raisins, feta...

Apple & Raisin Squares

Bake up a big batch of these lower-fat squares and serve them for snacks, desserts, even brunch


Walnut Granola

This nutritious granola is packed with good-for-you ingredients. The oats and bran give you the fibre your body needs, the...


Walnut Breakfast and Snack Cookies

These walnut cookies are excellent for on-the-go breakfasts or snack, and are ideal for freezing.


Saffron Couscous

Saffron is the perfect partner for seafood. It's also a classic in dishes such as risotto and works really well...


Carrot Salad with Almond Dressing

Almond butter and lime juice add nutrition and tons of flavour to a simple carrot and red pepper salad.


Flambéed Apple and Walnut Salad

This delicious cold-weather dessert of flambéed apple and walnuts is still light on calories.


Homemade Low-Fat Granola

Quick, simple and healthy, this versatile, homemade low-fat granola is more than just a breakfast cereal: add dried fruit for...


Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies

Both children and adults will love these crisp, melt-in-the-mouth oatmeal and raisin cookies. They are a wholesome treat, packed with...


Cinnamon Raisin Bread

This whole-wheat bread loaf studded with raisins tastes good plain or with a little light butter or margarine spread on...

Squash and Chickpea Stew

The orange colour of squash signals beta carotene, a plant pigment that's a potent disease-fighter. And this squash and chickpea...


Spicy Chicken and Vegetable Pastries

There are lots of variations on these savoury Mexican pastries, which are similar to Cornish pasties. The filling here is...


Breakfast Muffins

Muffins are perfect for breakfast, providing the energy boost the body needs to start the day. This particular breakfast muffin...