Recipes and Nutrition

Side dish
Roasted Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad
This Roasted Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad combines roasted squash, cooked quinoa, cinnamon and maple syrup creating a flavourful fall-inspired salad.Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Serves: 7Ingredients:1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into cubes 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp salt 1...
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Sugar Rush
What Are You Doing with All That Candy?
Now that Halloween has come and gone, here are tips to avoid sugar overload.You and your kids survived the sugar-frenzy that is often synonymous with Halloween. And if you're like many American families, you overindulged on sweets just a bit (or a lot!) because the calendar read October 31st. But now the page on the ca...
Nov 01, 2024
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Fusion Flavours
Butter Chicken Naan Pizza
Experience the fusion of Indian and Italian flavors with our innovative Butter Chicken Naan Pizza recipe! Try this recipe today.Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Serves: 5Ingredients:10 pieces, India's Own samosa 400 ml Patak's Butter Chicken sauce 5 pieces, Sundar Original Naan ½ cup mozzarella cheese, shred...
Nov 01, 2024
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Halloween party fave
Ginger Beer Halloween Mocktail
This fruity mocktail with a ginger beer kick will be a Halloween party favourite. Decorate your glass with a syringe for extra spooky flair.Ingredients:4 oz Western Family Pineapple Juice 2 oz Western Family Orange Juice 2 oz of freshly squeezed Lemon Juice 2 oz Ginger Beer Western Family Cranberry Cocktail, to fill th...
Oct 31, 2024
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Spooky Treats
Halloween Cookie Board
Add extra Halloween flair with this cookie board recipe including ube cookie with eyeballs, sugar cookie ghost, mummy hand pie and graveyard cookie.Directions1) RIP Graveyard CupcakesIngredientsChocolate Cupcakes120g (1 cup) Western Family all-purpose flour200g (1 cup) granulated sugar85g (1/4 cup) Western Family cocoa...
Oct 28, 2024
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Halloween Fun Snacks
Monster Homemade Rice Krispies
Get into the Halloween spirit with this fun take on traditional Rice Krispy Square Treats. Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Serves: 4Ingredients:6 cups Crispy Rice Cereal 1 Bag Marshmallows (jumbo size) 1 Bag Marshmallows (mini size) 1 Stick Unsalted Butter (4 tbsp) 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional) Dash of Sea Salt...
Oct 25, 2024
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Appies
Baked Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms
If you want to make mini appetizers use smaller mushrooms and shrimp and place each one in a mini muffin pan to keep all that delicious garlic butter contained. If you want to get fancy, serve on a gently warmed deviled egg platter. Make sure it's oven safe -about 200 degrees is plenty warm enough. Recipe can be double...
Oct 18, 2024
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Leftovers
10 Ideas for Healthy Thanksgiving Leftovers
Don't let all that delicious food go to waste. Here are some ideas to make your leftovers shine.After all the planning, prepping and cooking, you're bound to have leftovers once the last bite of food has made it into the mouths of your guests on Thanksgiving Day. To some people, those leftovers are the best part of the...
Oct 14, 2024
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Easy side dish
Twice Baked Yams With Cheddar Cheese and Bacon
Try this side dish with your Thanksgiving supper and satisfy your savory cravings. This is an easy and healthy side dish that you can make and pair with any meal.Ingredients 4 Large yams, nicely shaped and scrubbed 6 Slices of bacon 2 cups (500 mL) Western Family cheddar cheese, shredded 1/4 cup (60 mL) Sour cream 1/4 ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Thanksgiving
How to Roast a Healthy Turkey
Turkey is the main attraction at most Thanksgiving dinners - and that's a good thing because it's one of the healthier options you can choose from at a meal known for its overwhelming variety of foods filled with fat, sodium and carbs.Here are some helpful tips to select and cook a turkey that is healthy and tastes gre...
Oct 09, 2024
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Fall dessert
Pumpkin Streusel Cake
This delicious Pumpkin Streusel Cake recipe for 16 is to die for and perfect for your holiday gatherings! Indulge in this creamy dessert with this season's most popular produce.Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Serves: 16Ingredients:1 1/2 cups Western Family All-Purpose Flour 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar 1/2 tsp Wester...
Oct 07, 2024
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Season 2, Episode 7
Listen: Gut Hug and Health
Gut talk is all over social media, and the news. The link to gut health and overall health is a game changer, but what do we need to ensure good gut health, dietician Shannon Croker talks about probiotics. In such a fast-paced world we need things to help with our well-being, but is the peddle to the medal when it come...
Oct 07, 2024
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Perfect recipe for kids
After School Snack Jars (3)
Create these three snack jars, including Yogurt Parfait, Hummus Veggies and Pita Chips, and Nut Butter Celery and Pretzel Rods. Make them on your own or with your kids as a fun after school activity.Directions1) Yogurt ParfaitIngredients2 cups WF Honey Greek Style Yogourt1 cup WF Almond Honey Granola1 cup fresh berries...
Oct 04, 2024
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fill your belly
Lean Ground Beef Casserole
Discover this Lean Ground Beef Casserole, a flavourful fusion of tender ground beef, crunchy cabbage, and a hint of onion, all wrapped in a rich tomato and coconut sauce. This comforting, homestyle dish is a perfect blend of textures and flavours, sure to warm your heart and fill your belly!Ingredients2 tbsp olive oil1...
Oct 02, 2024
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Finger Food
Frank's RedHot® Spicy Sliders
Don't let size fool you, these little guys pack a serious punch thanks to a quick glaze of Frank's RedHot® and butter. They're so good, everyone will be back for seconds. And probably thirds too.Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Portions: 10Ingredients:1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Frank's RedHot® Original Cay...
Oct 01, 2024
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Nutritious and delicious
Smoothies for Kids
Try these 4 delicious smoothies for kids using unsweetened non-dairy milk! They're colourful, nutritious and delicious.Blend for less than a minute, until all ingredients are blendedPineapple Banana1 cup unsweetened nondairy milk1/2 cup frozen banana slices1/2 cup frozen pineapple1 cup loosely packed baby spinach1 tbsp...
Sep 25, 2024
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Dinner in less than 30 minutes
Pork Lettuce Wrap
The Pork Lettuce Wrap features tender and flavourful ground pork cooked in a sweet and savoury hoisin sauce and served with refreshing crispy lettuce leaves. In just 30 minutes, you can enjoy this delicious and easy meal!Ingredients Carrots Head lettuce Button mushrooms Ground pork Rice sticks Onion Cooking oil Black p...
Sep 23, 2024
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Food for thought
How Some Foods Can Make You Happy...or Not
Can what you eat affect how you feel? You may be surprised by the connection.When it comes to your mental health, have you ever given much thought to the role your diet plays? In the moment, there's no doubt that eating certain foods may make you feel good and can calm you down. But what about after that quick fix?It t...
Sep 19, 2024
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