Recipes

Employee appreciation day is March 3rd, so why not use it as an opportunity to bring some treats into the office to share?

Homemade hot chocolate is great on a day when there's a fall storm outside, and I have a few great recipes you can try to make your own.

Soup recipes come in handy when it gets cold out, so if you're spending the weekend inside because of the weather, here are a few to warm you up.

If there's eggnog in the stores and you're already thinking of baking gingerbread, you know it's not too early for holiday coffee recipes.

It’s almost St.Patrick’s Day again, and along with the green beer and shamrocks you’ll also find a bunch of different Irish dishes you can try. Here are a few I make every year

There’s a bumper crop of tomatoes out there right now, and they’re just begging to be chopped up into salsa. Check out my recipe, make your own homemade salsa, and add it to BBQ chicken or fish, plain rice, and anything that needs to be spiced up. A good rule of thumb is to take a look at what you’re about to eat and ask yourself, “Would salsa be good with this?” The answer is always yes, yes it would.

Looking for a protein-packed breakfast that's deliciously sweet and healthy? Try this easy recipe for Vanilla Chai Protein Pancakes using Vega One All-In-One Protein Powder.

Just because smoothies are tasty doesn't mean they have to be unhealthy. Here's how to put a protein-filled spin on them with Vega for all of your post-exercise snacks with the family.

It’s Easter weekend, and although it might not really feel like spring in Canada the spring activities are kicking into high gear all over the country. Softball, soccer, and other sports are all starting up again after a long winter, and between work, commuting, and all of the household fun that goes into weeknight life you’ll have less time than ever to put together dinner.   That’s why you need easy dinner recipes, and it makes it even easier if those dinner recipes come packaged with an appetizer, main course, and desert. After all, just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat like you have all the time in the world.

As a child, I was confused when someone of Persian descent claimed to be a vegetarian. It just didn’t make sense to me. Growing up, we survived on BBQed kebobs, from grilled bite-sized steak (barg), to ground meat (kobedeh), to saffron-marinated chicken (joojeh). What else would Persian people eat? So when Best Buy approached me to write a piece on Vegan Persian dishes, I immediately said it was impossible. After all, the cuisine is pretty meat focused. But my Mama Pej knocked some sense into me by asking, “This entire time, you never noticed the vegetarian options at our parties?” I had to admit they existed. But could these dishes be veganized? They sure can. Here are some Persian vegan recipes.