Cookies using Canadian ingredients!

Delicious Maple Short
Bread. Easy and so delicious!

Cranberry Orange muffins with lentil puree.

You will never believe what I am going to do with these red lentils.

The finished soup.

A favourite: Red Lentil Soup.

Chickpea soup. So easy, so delicious! Going to feed seniors in our community.

I checked my freezer and am so glad to see that my cranberries are from Canada.

Scones! We used blueberries and lemons yesterday, not Canadian but from Chile and Turkey All other ingredients were from here.

Nothing beats the smell of bread straight from the oven. Whole wheat sourdough loaf, 100% Canadian.

With volunteers, made chicken soup today with beautiful Canadian chicken, vegetables and barley. Portioning to go to food baskets, care of the West Island Women's Centre.

As I try to eat in a more sustainable way, as well as get more fibre in my diet, I am eating more pulses: dried legumes like lentils, chickpeas, split peas and beans. Check out this interesting tidbit from Pulse Canada:

I proudly use Canadian canola oil in much of my baking. It is much higher in omega 3 fatty acids and lower in omega 6 fatty acids than many other vegetable oils. Omega 6 fatty acids have been linked with inflammation. And canola is a major crop in Canada!