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Throw together a quick dinner salad with leftover lentils and fresh strawberries, using this recipe from Peace, Love and Fibre.

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I get my inspiration for new recipes after eating in a restaurant, watching a cooking show, surfing YouTube or Pinterest, or from real moments in time. Case in point: this recipe was inspired when my assistant, Katie, was over helping me prep for one of my Cityline segments and both of us were hungry, bordering on hangry. I had some leftover cooked lentils in my fridge, so I threw together a quick dinner salad with some other ingredients I had kicking around, followed up with a splash of oil and vinegar, and voilà, a recipe was born.

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This fresh and beautiful asparagus tart is not only simple to make, but can be the perfect brunch item, appetizer or light meal.

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This rainbow sprinkles cake from Let Me Feed You by Rosie Daykin will set the whole world on fire. Okay, maybe just Instagram.

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There is something about sprinkles that just sets the world on fire. Okay, maybe not the whole world, but definitely Instagram.

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Assemble this bountiful Passover Board for a fresh take on the Seder plate, found in On Boards by Lisa Dawn Bolton.

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Passover is a meaningful occasion in mid-spring for which to prepare a bountiful board. It’s celebrated by people of the Jewish faith to commemorate a time when, according to the Hebrew bible, God directed Moses to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Once the sun sets on the first day of Passover, Jews conduct the Seder—the traditional feast for Passover. Matzah replaces any sort of leavened bread at this time. Make certain to inquire if any of your guests are keeping kosher so you can create a modern interpretation of a Seder plate while respecting the tradition and its associated requirements.

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This Orange Chicken is exceptionally flavorful but boasts a lot less sodium and far fewer calories than its restaurant counterpart

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Trust me, I totally understand how tempting take-out can be on a weeknight when you just don’t feel like cooking, but you might be surprised how simple it can be to prepare your very own version at home. This easy Orange Chicken is exceptionally flavorful but boasts a lot less sodium and far fewer calories than its restaurant counterpart. I like to serve this dish over cooked rice or quinoa with a side of my delicious Chili-Garlic Broccoli (page 182).

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Scones are often enjoyed alongside a cup of hot tea, but these scones with a hint of chamomile flavour plays on that tradition.

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Scones are often enjoyed alongside a cup of hot tea, and I play on that tradition here. These scones feature a hint of chamomile flavour from steeping the tea in the cream. I recommend using a fresh, quality tea for maximum flavour; my go-to for chamomile tea is Steven Smith Teamaker’s No. 67 Meadow blend. I love these scones’ combination of slight flowery notes from the chamomile and juicy, bursting-sweet blueberries.

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Perfect for feeding a crowd or a group of hungry teenagers, this dish is made with pantry and fridge staples.

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Perfect for feeding a crowd or a group of hungry teenagers, this dish is made with pantry and fridge staples that I almost always have on hand. I like to round out the meal with a large green salad.

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The sweet, juicy corn kernels paired with the “milk” from the cobs become a perfect cream sauce without using actual cream.

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There’s one food I missed most while living away from Chicago, and it wasn’t pizza or hot dogs—it was Midwestern bicolored sweet corn. Now that we’re back, I eat as much corn as  I can while it’s in season. In this pasta, the sweet, juicy corn kernels paired with the “milk” from the cobs become a perfect cream sauce without using actual cream. Cashews add richness, lemon (of course) adds some zing, and paprika adds a smoky depth of flavor.