Kale Salad with Wild Rice and Cranberries – A Vegan Delight!

By The Culinary Chase | November 2, 2012 |

How can anyone resist a salad that is popping with color?  Not only is it colorful but healthy.  Kale’s anti-oxidant health benefits means it has been studied more extensively in cancer research than any other health condition.  Kale’s nutrient richness is found in three areas: 1) antioxidant nutrients, 2) anti-inflammatory nutrients, and 3) anti-cancer nutrients…

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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds with Cumin

By The Culinary Chase | October 10, 2012

I was making a center piece for the table on Sunday which involved removing the seeds from a pumpkin.  As I was doing this, I thought I would roast the seeds.  I’ve heard their nutritional content as being very good.  I pulled out the seeds along with the attached fleshy strings of the pumpkin.  This…

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Cranberry Sauce with Horseradish

By The Culinary Chase | October 8, 2012 |

Homemade sauces of any kind rank high with me.  While today is Columbus Day in the US it’s also Thanksgiving day in Canada.   Turkey is always served at our Thanksgiving dinner along with all the trimmings that make a special meal complete.  And, one of those trimmings is cranberry sauce. I was in the Flatiron…

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