Ontario Holiday/Event Recipes

"This is a 100% sugar free drink (sweetened with naturally sweet stevia) that is perfect for summer. I love using frozen fruit as ice cubes in drinks, because they don't water the beverage down and are edible! I'm lucky enough to have a Meyer lemon tree at home, but of course you can use whatever lemons you have on hand."

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Ingredients: watermelon, berries...

"If I was making these vegan "tasting cookies" for company, I'd use a good white port, but I've made them with regular tawny and they were delicious as well. They're not overly sweet, but great to put on a cheese tray with fruit and crackers after dinner."

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Ingredients: fennel seeds, lemon zest...

"An updated, scaled up variation of my Sauteed Asparagus and Mushrooms in a Lemon - Thyme Butter recipe, using vibrant, steam-blanched carrot coins in place of mushrooms and a touch of rosemary with the thyme."

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Ingredients: salted butter, dried thyme...

"The filling for Recipe #477154, which is perfect for any cakes, cookies or truffles needing a citrus zing."

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Ingredients: coconut oil, icing sugar...

"The only fat in this vegan recipe is whats naturally present in the spelt, and they're full of nutritious fresh ginger and molasses too. A dash of caramel-flavoured stevia really amps up the flavour.These are best eaten within a few days, though - the lack of oil dries them up quickly."

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Ingredients: dark brown sugar, fresh gingerroot...

"A light, lemony cookie with pops of black poppyseed and a touch of texture from fine cornmeal. Adapted from http://www.parenting.com/article/gluten-free-easter-bunny-cookies"

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Ingredients: cornmeal, honey, sorghum flour...

"The traditional "Sunday brunch" fare - eggs Benedict - gets a sweeter side to it's savoury face. This is still breakfast food at heart, but for those of us who want a bit of sugar in the morning!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, egg whites...

"We love these for the holidays. just put them in a pickle tray and watch how fast they go."

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Ingredients: hot red peppers, distilled vinegar...

"Filled with all the foods of love, which also provide you with the vitamins and minerals to keep the romance going well into the night!"

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Ingredients: dried cherries, dried papayas...

"Gluten free, vegan and definitely different muffins! These are filled with chewy bursts of wild rice and dried cranberries, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup and honey. Adapted from "A Taste of Minnesota Blueberry Wild Rice Muffins" on vegweb"

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Ingredients: soy flour, dried cranberries...

"Inspired by a pantry full of bits and pieces of baking stuff and a helping hand from Twitter, these chewy, whole wheat cookies are home to rolled oats, graham cracker crumbs, chopped Mini Eggs and chocolate covered raisins."

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Ingredients: chocolate, graham cracker crumbs...