Main Dishes – Page 12 – Health Continuum

Hearty autumn soup

Sometimes the best meals are the ones made with foods that are easy to find at the local grocery store. There is nothing fancy or exotic about this hearty autumn soup, but it’s the kind of soup that you will want to make over and over again. Made with an array of garden and root vegetables, potatoes, […]

Main Dishes, Soups

Creamy zucchini soup

What do you do when your neighbour gives you a bunch of zucchinis that are almost the size of baseball bats? This fall, my neighbour’s garden has been bursting with zucchinis and I’ve got them everywhere in my kitchen! A few weeks ago, I made chocolate zucchini cake. Today, I made something more traditional: soup. And […]

Main Dishes, Pasta Dishes

Vegan Alfredo cream sauce

My fitness trainer loves pasta dishes and she asked me to make an Alfredo cream sauce that is vegan and loaded with flavour. Well, here it is. This sauce is nutritiously vegan, light and creamy, and packed with flavour. It’s also easy to make. The only equipment you need is a blender and an oven. […]

Lentils, Main Dishes, Quinoa, Salads, Vinaigrettes

Lentil, edamame and quinoa salad

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, plant-based diets promote health in all stages of human life. Research shows that vegans, vegetarians and people who consume low amounts of lean meat have a lower risk of heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, obesity and cancer. Excluding or reducing meat from your diet is not only good for […]

Pizza

Italian pizza in a standard oven

How do you make a pizza from scratch? It might seem complicated, but once you get the hang of it, you can make it with your eyes closed. Well, almost. Someone once asked me, “Julie, you cook and eat very healthy, but do you ever eat pizza!?” You bet I do! And I make my […]

Curries and Dal, Lentils, Main Dishes, Stews and Chillies

When Indian dal meets Irish stew

When I made this recipe, what started out as a vegetarian Irish stew turned into a hybrid Irish stew / Indian dal. The result was a nutritious, colourful and flavourful dish. The Indian spices with the black lentils, sumac, fresh parsley, tomatoes, glazed carrots, potatoes and a hint of cashew cream lend an earthy, savoury […]