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Pasta, Veggie & Blue Cheese Salad

This salad can easily be made with gluten-free pasta as well. If fresh peas are available, buy two (or more!) bags and freeze the extra for future use. They're delicious in season and can be added to many recipes. Blue cheese varies in taste intensity by brand; a simple way to tell if it's really strong is to sniff the package.

Corn and Whole-Wheat Salad

Grains of whole wheat have a distinctive sweet, nutty flavour. Here they are mixed with corn, toasted walnuts and crisp...


Roquefort and Pear Salad

The pears, watercress and blue cheese are perfectly complemented by the subtle walnut oil dressing. Lightly toasted walnut pieces add...


Cabbage and Bok Choy Salad with Mini Rice Patties

The little rice patties make a novel and tasty topping for a crunchy salad of cabbage, Chinese greens and walnuts,...


Beet and Feta Salad

For a more filling meal add your choice of meat and a roll.

French Lentils with Walnuts, Figs, Sage and Goat Cheese

This recipe for French Lentils is perfect when served over frisee as a warm salad.


Fusilli Salad with Ham and Lima Beans

This hearty salad features pesto made of walnuts and peppery watercress leaves'a savory twist on the classic basil-pine nut version'with...

Banana-Walnut Bliss

Get energized for a workout with this banana smoothie. According to research published in the online scientific journal PLoS One,...


Healthy Broccoli, Cranberry & Almond Salad

I like to blanch the broccoli for this recipe to remove a bit of the crunch 'just plunge the florets...


Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Holistic nutritionist Joy McCarthy shares a gluten-free baking recipe.


Pasta, ham and fava bean salad

This quick and easy pasta salad is just right for busy people. It is appealing and sustaining and the watercress...

Onion soup with Gruyère croutes

The secret of this rich, warming soup lies in the slow cooking of the onions and leeks, in just a...


Farfalle with Arugula and White Beans

Quickly wilted arugula, canned beans, and toasted walnuts add heft to this vegetarian main course. Try spinach in place of...


Angel Hair Pasta with Basil and Walnut Pesto

This basil and walnut pesto recipe adds the extra health boost of spinach and the peppery surprise of arugula, in...