tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61335925709939179712026-10-10T05:53:05.645-04:00I’m a culinary dietitian passionate about whole foods, local eating and gardening. Draw on my 25 years experience to help you meet your goals. Learn simple, fun and delicious healthy eating! I can help you improve your health, lose weight or stay healthy as a vegetarian. I also specialize in medical nutrition therapy as a delicious approach to manage diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and celiac diseases and food allergies.Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-7016969011700770112015-04-19T12:02:00.000-04:002015-04-19T12:02:16.203-04:00

Spring is the time of year to get out and pick your own salad and connect to the natural world. The dandelion greens are best eaten early in the season when they are young and tender. Bursting with caratenoids (plant vitamin A), vitamin C, iron and fibre, they are a true spring tonic! Avoid picking greens from lawns, some roadsides and golf courses that use fertilizers and herbicides.

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-89617680162282105542014-11-29T13:32:00.000-05:002014-11-29T13:36:19.105-05:00

I wrote this recipe to be 1/2 vegetarian and 1/2 meat as lots of times we need both to satisfy a crowd.  If you're vegetarian skip the meat instructions and double or triple the amount of rice .  You can use leftover cooked rice in this recipe or any cooked grain such as quinoa or millet.  If you have leftover meat filling bake it in a small oven proof bowl and use it as a

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I am making this hearty, comforting pumpkin dish tonight.  It is one of my daughter's favourites and it reheats well.  I use pumpkin and squash interchangeably in most recipes depending on what I have on hand.  Use fresh and not canned pumpkin which is pureed. Alternately, a good substitute is a dense orange squash like butternut.  The original recipe was from Peru and it

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I learned to make this salad in the early '80's when I was managing the Beaches location of the Eat Well Gourmet in Toronto.  The owner, Josephine Ingrao, was an administrative dietitian who created a successful take-out and catering business featuring healthy, gourmet foods.  I learned a lot from her as she was honest in her feedback and inspirational!  I got the job by combing

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I dabble in Moroccan cooking and notice the recipes include a lot of my favourite foods like beets, pumpkin and squash. These foods are easy to grow and keep well which fits in with me being more self-sufficient.  I have also been trying to get young people to eat beets and I am surprised how few of them like beets. Ian said they taste like dirt! Most of them were never served beets at

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Over the years I have come up with numerous herb, fruit and flower combinations that I use when making flavoured vinegars.   I like to give these beautiful bottles as hostess and Christmas gifts.  It is ideal if you make these throughout the summer from your garden herbs and local berries.  I will mention a few that you can create during the winter months with fresh or frozen

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Have you tried red quinoa (say KEEN-WAH)?  I love quinoa but when I first made this salad I hadn't seen this beautiful red variety before.  Since then I found out there are white, black and red varieties. Red quinoa "is similar to the other quinoa varieties: high in protein, gluten-free, easy to digest and quick to cook. Red quinoa is predominately grown in Bolivia; other

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com4North York, Toronto, ON, Canada43.7615377 -79.411079443.5780277 -79.7338029 43.945047699999996 -79.08835590000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-26495338619031860602014-11-22T14:46:00.000-05:002014-11-22T14:48:17.127-05:00

This delicious, hearty polenta dish is a bit of work but well worth the effort.  It took me an hour and 15 minutes to make it including roasting the garlic and peppers in the oven.  The polenta triangles are served over a roasted garlic and red pepper sauce that is a snap to make in a blender or food processor.  Impress you friends! Quinoa is a high protein, quick cooking

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Pioneer Baked Beans was one of the most popular posts at my blog with time more then 6,000 hits.  Who'd a thought? Retro and comfort foods are supposed to continue to be big this year and as the weather gets colder here I for sure have been turning to home cooked soups, stews and casseroles.Often I don't want the meat and the fat from the pork so I make a vegetarian version of baked beans.

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com0North York, Toronto, ON, Canada43.7615377 -79.411079443.5780277 -79.7338029 43.945047699999996 -79.08835590000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-8000118985741896882014-11-22T00:17:00.000-05:002014-11-22T00:17:41.867-05:00

I bought a big 20 lb. bag of McIntosh apples at the local grocery store for less than five bucks.  Hard and crisp; just the way I love them.  Aside from daily snacks I also used some to make this simple applesauce.  So easy and so much more flavourful than the jar stuff from the store. I love to eat applesauce "as is" but you can also use it in baking to replace some of the

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com1Nipissing, ON P0H 1W0, Canada46.097228 -79.51536099999998445.9959855 -79.683988999999983 46.1984705 -79.346732999999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-46956351532026030432014-11-21T23:33:00.000-05:002014-11-22T13:56:46.621-05:00

This is one of my favourite winter salad dressings. I keep frozen cranberries on hand and it whips up fast in the blender. The ingredients are simple and also rely on a good olive oil and local honey. I have seem my daughter mop up this tasty vinaigrette with her bread! It is good over all types of greens and also in a winter salad with shredded cabbage and grated beets. Top with your

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This is one of my most popular quinoa salads. It is a great dish for pot lucks and get togethers.  I also like it packed on the bottom of clear containers, pint or quart size canning jars and topped with your choice of salad greens and vegetables for grab and go salads and lunches.  When you are ready to eat simply dump on a plate and the grain salad with the dressing will fall over

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-41761834850176039722014-11-15T21:37:00.003-05:002014-11-21T22:26:18.865-05:00

This is a baked, crustless quiche-type dish excellent for brunch, lunch or supper.  I made this version with leftover grilled trout but it is also very good made with canned red salmon, leftover grilled salmon or smoked salmon.  It is built in layers with the eggs poured over and topped with grated cheese. Feel free to use bits and pieces of cheese from your fridge that need using

Nancy Guppy,http://www.blogger.com/profile/09532536904913704299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6133592570993917971.post-82755433532116406582014-11-07T20:12:00.001-05:002014-11-21T23:01:50.824-05:00

Looking for a twist on the more traditional cranberry sauce?  This spiced up version is delicious served with the usual roast turkey or chicken or even roast pork.  It is also makes an awesome spread served as an appetizer with cheese and crackers and a quick dessert sauce over good quality ice cream or cheese cake. The recipe features honey and red wine instead of the usual white

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This is a re-work of my mom's scalloped potatoes.  Depression food.  I changed the name to get my now adult children to eat it even though they knew it was a version of the scalloped potatoes I was raised on.  "Something about the word scalloped" my daughter said.  I think it is incredibly good. I make it often switching up various fresh herbs and vegetables layered with the

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I tried this moist and delicious pumpkin chocolate cake that was posted at one of my favourite gluten free blogs: The Baking Beauties: Gluten Free Chocolate Pumpkin Sheet Cake.    You can use wheat flour if you don't need a gluten free version and omit the xanthan gum.  I also omitted some applesauce she had in the recipe and used all pumpkin.  I had made a chocolate

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This time of year I yearn for pumpkin and squash with maple syrup.  I think it is a perfect fall dessert.  It can be a nice use of your Hallowe'en Jack-o-Lantern or a welcome addition to your Christmas meal or next potluck. You can even make it this week with any leftover cooked squash from your Thanksgiving meal.  Most of us don't need an excuse to make or eat good

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Here's a simple and tasty vinaigrette that comes together quickly.  Maple and  balsamic are always a winning combination and adding the pumpkin puree gives it an autumn kick. The vinaigrette also makes a good marinade for pike, pickerel, chicken etc.  The recipe made approximately one cup (250 ml). Click this link to go to a printable recipe. INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup Pumpkin, puree

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I first made this side dish - warm salad at a cooking class I hosted years ago when I lived at the farm at Chapman's Landing (Nipissing). Simple and delicious. I am always on the lookout for new ways to use pumpkin and squash. It was a bumper crop of pumpkins and squash that year.  Must have been around 2010. Click this link to go to a printable recipe. INGREDIENTS: 6 cups Pumpkin,

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This rhubarb cranberry crumble was absolutely delicious. I made this lovely dessert at camp in Temagami last summer in the vintage oven I so love.  It was sweetened with local honey and fresh orange juice and I sprinkled on thyme leaves and blossoms for an interesting twist. Click on this link for a printable recipe. INGREDIENTS: Topping 2 cups (500 ml) oats, large

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I made this chutney recipe from "The Moosewood Cookbook" (1977).    My copy is falling apart as I have used it so extensively over the years.  I like that the recipe uses honey instead of sugar.  It also doesn't have many ingredients so it comes together quickly.  My batch with my modifications to the ingredients made six 1 cup (250 ml) jars - so not too big of a batch.

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This lovely stewed rhubarb is my new best friend! It stewed perfectly in my slow cooker over the course of the day while I was at work. It is a wonderful starter recipe with a multitude of uses. Eat it "as is" or spooned over yogurt or ice cream. It can be added to punch with sparkling water and juices..... the possibilities go on and on.The amount of honey is kept to a minimum to allow the

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I used a mix of garden and wild greens available this time of year around the farm: wild leek, stinging nettle, shallot tops, sorrel and garlic chives.  Dandelion greens would be good too.  The greens are all best eaten tender and young. basket of greens for the frittata INGREDIENTS: Makes 4 x 300 g servings olive oil 8 eggs, medium 1/2 cup (125 ml) yogurt 1/4 tsp (1.25 ml) red

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I have a lot of broad leaf sorrel (Rumex acetosa) growing in my garden. Sorrel is an early spring perennial and I have been eating from the same patch of plants that I seeded from a single packet 8 years ago. I simply sowed a package of seeds that I bought through mail order from Richter's.  I remember being impressed that they came up the next year and early in the season when

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Here's one of my favourite uses for leftover mashed potatoes and they are always a hit. Growing up my mom would make these with onions and just S and P.  I have jazzed up the seasoning a little. The measures are approximate. I served them above with a green salsa verde made with tomatillos and fresh garden chives. Sour cream or thick Greek yogurt is also great.  They are also

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