Back to School Lunches Tips and Recipes
- Blueberry Crisp
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Monkey Smoothie
- Heart Healthly Gingersnaps ( Fall and Winter)
- Help Me! What do I pack for my kid’s lunch?
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
- Survival Foods for University Students
Berries
- BC Blueberries as seen on BT Toronto July 27, 2012
- Berries
- Blueberries – nature’s perfect berry
- Blueberries – recipes from breakfast to dinner
- Blueberry Crisp
- Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Orange (Fall and Winter)
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Late Spring to Summer)
- Frozen Blueberries in the Middle of Winter = Hint of Summer
- Raspberries – the berry that taste too good to be good for you As seen on CityLine July 25, 2012
- The Hardy Cranberry
- Wilted Spinach Salad with Blueberries (Summer)
Chocolate - of course!
- ‘Tis the season to let your healthy lifestyle go to “Hell in a Handbag” or not!
- Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate Monkey Smoothie
- Cocoa Times Three
- Decadent Brownies
- Double Chocolate Muffins – a great fall treat
- It’s Cocoa Season!
- Take three oranges….
- The heart healthy side of chocolate
- Triple Chocolate Brownie Cookies from Healthy Starts Here! (Year Round)
- What are Cocoa Nibs?
- What is natural cocoa powder?
- ‘Tis the Season for Frozen Cocoa (Spring and Summer)
Healthy Starts Here!
- A Constellation on Your Plate
- Anti-inflammatory foods for the holidays
- Apple Recipes as Seen on CityLine
- As Seen on BT on August 11, 2011
- As Seen on BT Winnipeg, November 16, 2011
- As seen on CityLine March 7, 2012
- As Seen on Urban Rush in Vancouver January 10 & 11, 2012
- Asparagus Salad Spring/Early Summer
- BC Blueberries as seen on BT Toronto July 27, 2012
- Breakfast Grab and Go Year Round Kid Friendly
- Breakfast Ideas and Winter Salads on CityLine airs January 4, 2012
- Brussels sprouts – come on, give them a try
- BT Winnipeg – March 8 Breakfast Grab and Goes and Gluten Free Gingersnaps
- Celebrating World Home Economics Day
- Chai Roasted Almonds
- Chicken Coconut Soup Fall/Winter
- Chicken Coconut Soup Fall/Winter
- Family-Style Meatless Chili Late Summer/Fall/Winter
- Greek Summer Dinner Menu (Spring/Summer)
- Healthier Entertaining! (as seen on CityLine December 7, 2011)
- Healthy Starts Here!
- Healthy Starts Here! recipes seen on Breakfast TV May, 3, 2011
- Hockey Night in Canada Burgers Year Round Kid Friendly
- It’s almost here!
- It’s Cocoa Season!
- January Salad (Winter)
- Mairlyn’s Summer Main Course Salad for One (Summer – of course..)
- Meatballs Times Two as seen on CityLine January 25
- Mixed Bean Salad (Spring/Summer/Fall) Kid Friendly
- Overnight Blueberry Irish Oatmeal for Two Fall/Winter/Spring
- Pack and Go Ideas for the Cottage (Spring & Summer)
- Quinoa Tabbouleh Spring/Summer
- Raspberries – the berry that taste too good to be good for you As seen on CityLine July 25, 2012
- Really Really High Fibre Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins (Year Round, Adults Only!)
- Recipes for CityLine – Black Bean Tortilla Chip Soup and Double Chocolate Muffins
- Rice – make mine brown
- Spicy Red Lentil Soup (Fall/Winter)
- Squash and Pumpkin Recipes as seen on CityLine November 2, 2011
- Strawberries – one hull of a berry As seen on cityLine June 20, 2012
- Summer Salads as seen on CityLine August 15, 2012
- Sunday Morning Pancakes with Blueberry Honey Sauce Year Round Kid Friendly
- Super Snack Bars Spin #21
- Survival Foods for University Students
- Sweet and Spiced Walnuts Year Round
- The Fear of Farting
- Tips for Farmers’ Marketing
- Triple Chocolate Brownie Cookies from Healthy Starts Here! (Year Round)
- Watercress Grapefruit Salad with Orange Dressing Winter/Spring
- Winter Brussels Fall/Winter
Monthly Blog
- February’s blog – Eating out of my Freezer
- A letter from your heart
- A Week in Muskoka
- And so it begins
- Bare Essential Pantry for Fall Entertaining:
- Can’t get to sleep? Try these foods and tips.
- Chicken Salad Sandwiches and Hearty Chicken Lentil Soup
- Deconstructing the Breakfast Grab and Go Cookies
- Eating out of freezer – Week one continues
- Freezing a Bumper Herb Crop
- Freezing Peaches
- Fresh From the Farm to Your Plate
- Gas Grilling 101
- Go Fish!
- Hidden Gems in Muskoka
- I must have Italian roots! As seen on CityLine, January 23, 2013
- It’s almost here!
- Off to Winnipeg and Italy
- One Farmer’s Market is just like any Farmer’s Market. NOT!
- Remembering Margaret Fraser and her Oatmeal Shortbread
- Snacks vs Treats
- The Decade Divas
- TIFFing it in Toronto
- Tips for Farmers’ Marketing
- To Market, to Market!
- Tuesday Night is Ice Cream Night!
- Tweaking your resolution list
- Week II – Eating out of my freezer
- Week III
- Week IV – Eating out of my Freezer
- What I learned in Chianti
- What I learned in Rome
- What I’ve learned in Florence
- What I’ve learned in Tuscany
- What’s the oldest thing in your freezer?
- When the cook is away
- When the cook is away Day 2
- When the cook is away Day 3 & 4
- When the cook is away: The saga continues
- Words to Live By
Nutritional Info and Recipes
- Antioxidants all about getting back to nature Eating well is key to getting daily antioxidant intake
- Asparagus gets an A+ in the nutrient department
- Breakfast – Don’t Leave Home Without It
- Brussels sprouts – come on, give them a try
- Cauliflower – one of the least sexy vegetables
- Don’t Get Fat This Summer
- Eda –who? Edamame!
- Flaxseed, My Hero
- Foraging the Frozen Food Aisle
- Gluten Free
- How do you love these apples
- Is it Folic Acid or Folate?
- Is it milk or a beverage?
- Make It Once, Eat It All Week Brown Rice
- Not the tea my Granny made
- Peanut Butter
- Quick and Easy Dinners for the Time Pressed
- Reading the Nutrition Facts on Labels
- Restaurant Rules
- Rice – make mine brown
- Snacks vs Treats
- Stuffed Walnut French Toast
- Ten Steps to Staying Healthy over the Holidays
- The Hardy Cranberry
- The Perfect Snack for Women Over Forty Year
- Twelve Steps to a Healthier You!
- Twenty Tips on Feeding a Toddler
- Watermelon
- What are Cocoa Nibs?
- What Does a Serving Size Look Like?
- What’s the big deal about fruits and vegetables?
- Whole Grain Quinoa
- Will the Brussels Sprouts Eaters Please Stand Up and give a Cheer!
- Wonderful Watermelon
- Wonderful Watermelon as seen on Cityline July 13, 2011 (Summer)
- You, Me and Vitamin D
- ‘Tis the Season for Frozen Cocoa (Spring and Summer)
Recipes Recently Seen on TV
- A vegetarian is coming for dinner over the holidays, what do I make for them?
- Anti-inflammatory foods for the holidays
- Apple Recipes as Seen on CityLine
- As Seen on BT November 3, 2011
- As Seen on BT on August 11, 2011
- As Seen on BT Winnipeg, November 16, 2011
- As seen on CityLine March 7, 2012
- Asparagus 101 as seen on BT Friday, May 11, 2012
- Asparagus Recipes as seen on CityLine May 16, 2012
- Asparagus Salad Spring/Early Summer
- Baking with Quinoa – treats and desserts
- Bare Essential Pantry for Fall Entertaining:
- Barley – Canada’s Ancient Grain – as seen on BT Toronto April 15, 2013
- Barley 101 as seen on CityLine
- BC Blueberries as seen on BT Toronto July 27, 2012
- Beets! The Amazing Purple Orbs!
- Breakfast Ideas and Winter Salads on CityLine airs January 4, 2012
- BT Toronto in Disneyworld
- BT Winnipeg – March 8 Breakfast Grab and Goes and Gluten Free Gingersnaps
- Easter Recipes using the eggs you blew out of the shell!
- Eggs 101 as seen on CityLine May 2 or How Not to Cook an Omelette! Oh, dear!
- Eggs are the best pick for Halloween Night Dinner as seen on BT Toronto October 31, 2012
- Family Dinners as seen on CityLine Wednesday, September 19, 2012
- Family-Style Meatless Chili Late Summer/Fall/Winter
- Four Dinner Ideas using canned fish – as seen on BT Toronto March 12, 2013
- Gluten Free
- Goat Cheese Recipes and list of where to buy that amazing Goat Ice Cream I keep raving about – recipes as seen on BT Toronto August 7, 2012
- Greek Summer Dinner Menu (Spring/Summer)
- Healthier Entertaining! (as seen on CityLine December 7, 2011)
- Healthy Starts Here! recipes seen on Breakfast TV May, 3, 2011
- I must have Italian roots! As seen on CityLine, January 23, 2013
- Infused Vodka Drinks as seen on BT Toronto August 24, 2012
- Jambalaya and Awesome Lentil and Rice Salad as seen on Cityline
- Mairlyn Smith’s 2012 Trend Predictions on BT Toronto December 20, 2011
- Meatballs Times Two as seen on CityLine January 25
- Navigating the grocery store
- One Lasagna Pan – Three different variations – as seen on CityLine
- Picnic 101 as seen on BT Toronto Friday, July 13, 2012
- Quick and Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup – Kid Friendly (Fall and Winter)
- Quinoa Tabbouleh Spring/Summer
- Raspberries – the berry that taste too good to be good for you As seen on CityLine July 25, 2012
- Recipes for CityLine – Black Bean Tortilla Chip Soup and Double Chocolate Muffins
- Rhubarb Honey Crisp (Spring)
- Rotisserie Chicken (as seen on Cityline, March 9, 2011)
- Squash and Pumpkin Recipes as seen on CityLine November 2, 2011
- Strawberries – one hull of a berry As seen on cityLine June 20, 2012
- Summer Salads as seen on CityLine August 15, 2012
- Survival Foods for University Students
- Sweet Potatoes NOT Yams! as seen on Toronto’s BT
- Tea for Twelve – as seen on CityLine July 16, 2012
- The Cookie Exchange and the recipe for Ginger Chocolate Shortbread and Empire Cookies as seen on CityLine November 5, 2012
- The heart healthy side of chocolate
- The Ms Smith – oatmeal with my signature topping!
- This week on CityLine I am cooking with frozen fruits and veggies
- Three Marinades for Chicken Thighs – as seen on Cityline
- Tweaking your resolution list
- Two Cakes for Easter – one sort of healthy the other one not even close!
- WARM MUSHROOM AND SPINACH SALAD (spring and summer)
- WATERMELON PIÑA COLADA
- What Does a Serving Size Look Like?
- What I’ll be demming on BT Winnipeg on November 20
- What’s in season in Ontario – as seen on BT Toronto February 21, 2013 Fall and Winter
- Wonderful Watermelon as seen on Cityline July 13, 2011 (Summer)
Seasonal Recipes
- ‘Tis the season to let your healthy lifestyle go to “Hell in a Handbag” or not!
- Adult’s Only Pasta Sauce – fall and winter
- Apple and Fennel Slaw (Fall and Winter)
- Asian Noodle Salad (Spring and Summer)
- Asparagus Salad Spring/Early Summer
- Asparagus with Lemon and Olives (Summer)
- Breakfast Burrito all seasonal
- BT Toronto in Disneyworld
- Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Orange (Fall and Winter)
- Chicken with Mango and Apricots (Spring-early Fall)
- Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Late Spring to Summer)
- Cooling Cucumber Salad (Summer)
- Cranberry Orange Muffins (Fall and Winter)
- Creamy Rice Pudding (Fall and Winter)
- Double Chocolate Muffins – a great fall treat
- Easter Dessert (Spring)
- Everyday House Dressing all seasonal
- Family-Style Meatless Chili Late Summer/Fall/Winter
- Grape Tomato Salad
- Greek Pizza Frittata all seasonal
- Greek Summer Dinner Menu (Spring/Summer)
- Grilled Eggplant with Tapenade (Summer)
- Grilled Herb Chicken – Spring and Summer
- Grilled Veggie Salad (Summer)
- Heart Healthly Gingersnaps ( Fall and Winter)
- Hockey Night in Canada Burgers Year Round Kid Friendly
- Honey Mustard Salad Dressing (all seasonal!)
- Jambalaya and Awesome Lentil and Rice Salad as seen on Cityline
- Kid Friendly Salmon Cakes – all seasonal
- Mairlyn’s Summer Main Course Salad for One (Summer – of course..)
- Make It Once, Eat It All Week Brown Rice
- Marinated Olives – all seasonal
- Marvelous Minestrone (Fall and Winter)
- Mixed Bean Salad (Spring/Summer/Fall) Kid Friendly
- Mother’s Day Dinner (Spring)
- Mulligatawny Soup (Fall or Winter)
- Overnight Blueberry Irish Oatmeal for Two Fall/Winter/Spring
- Pack and Go Ideas for the Cottage (Spring & Summer)
- Pan Fried Rutabaga and Apples (Fall and Winter)
- Pasta e Fagioli (Fall and Winter)
- Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Warmed Caramel Sauce ( Fall and Winter)
- Quick and Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup (Fall or Winter)
- Quick and Hearty Vegetable Bean Soup – Kid Friendly (Fall and Winter)
- Really Great Salmon all seasonal
- Recipes demmed at the Royal Winter Fair, Saturday, November 3, 2012
- Rhubarb Honey Crisp (Spring)
- Ruby Red Cranberry Sauce (Fall and Winter)
- Sautéed Carrots and Parsnips (Fall and Winter)
- Spanish-Style Dressing (Fall)
- Spicy Salmon Cakes all seasonal
- Stir Fried Broccoli with Cashews – all seasonal
- Sweet and Spiced Walnuts Year Round
- Tex-Mex Black Bean Salad Spring/Summer
- The Cookie Exchange and the recipe for Ginger Chocolate Shortbread and Empire Cookies as seen on CityLine November 5, 2012
- Triple Chocolate Brownie Cookies from Healthy Starts Here! (Year Round)
- Turkey Time (Fall and Winter)
- Two Cakes for Easter – one sort of healthy the other one not even close!
- Two Summer Drinks to Cool You Down (Summer)
- WARM MUSHROOM AND SPINACH SALAD (spring and summer)
- Watermelon Salad with Goat Feta and Mint for One or up to Eight – Summer
- What’s in season in Ontario – as seen on BT Toronto February 21, 2013 Fall and Winter
- Wilted Spinach Salad with Blueberries (Summer)
- Winter Brussels Fall/Winter
- Wonderful Watermelon as seen on Cityline July 13, 2011 (Summer)
- ‘Tis the Season for Frozen Cocoa (Spring and Summer)
Whole Grains
- Barley – Canada’s Ancient Grain – as seen on BT Toronto April 15, 2013
- Barley 101 as seen on CityLine
- Bread – make mine whole grain
- Breakfast – why whole grains are so important
- Brown rice is the one!
- BT Winnipeg – March 8 Breakfast Grab and Goes and Gluten Free Gingersnaps
- Creamy Rice Pudding (Fall and Winter)
- Is it 100% whole grain?
- Quinoa Tabbouleh Spring/Summer
- Super Snack Bars Spin #21
- Whole Grain Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Whole Grain Oats
- Whole Grain Quinoa

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