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Next CHANGE- MAKERS WANTED! The 12th annual Door Canadian Living Me to We Award nominations are underway! Each year, we partner wish I could tell you how many times my kids have watched Avengers: Age of with the organization founded Ultron on Netlix, but, honestly, I’ve lost count. hey’re fascinated by hor’s by Craig and Marc Kielburger brute strength and Iron Man’s endlessly morphing computerized rocket suit. to recognize the good work I six individuals are doing locally It’s all great entertainment, but the heroes I want them to know about aren’t and abroad. To nominate usually in movies, and may not appear larger than life—at least not as irst. I’m talking someone in your circle, head about emergency-department nurses who work the overnight shit, social workers who to canadianliving.com/metowe intervene when kids are in trouble and your neighbour who swept up that broken bottle by April 15. on the street so children and pets can play safely. Real-life superheroes are all around; in fact, the potential to swoop in and save the day is inside each and every one of us. If selless deeds are the sign of a superhero, Canada happens to be one of the most superhero-dense countries in the world. Each year, the Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index looks at who around the world gives the most in the form of charitable donations, volunteered time and assistance to strangers. In 2015, Canada ranked fourth, ater Myanmar (where the wide practice of heravada Buddhism promotes SKIN DEEP generosity), the United States and New Zealand; Australia rounds out the top ive. The phrase At Canadian Living, we’re proud to share the stories of everyday superheroes “beautiful inside within the pages of our print magazine, on our website and on our Facebook feed and out” is (follow us at facebook.com/canadianliving). In this issue, we asked Toronto-based a pretty good illustrator Kagan McLeod to draw six outstanding Canadian superheroes the way we shorthand for our collaboration with skin- see them—in capes and spandex—to accompany the stories of how each of them care brand Kiehl’s. Founded in makes a diference: by improving the lives of people battling mental illness, 1851, the company doesn’t Parkinson’s disease or HIV; by creating educational opportunities for underserved do conventional advertising. students; and by renovating facilities so charities can work more eiciently. Marvel’s Instead, it focuses on funding superheroes may be colourful, but they have nothing on these amazing individuals. charities in ways that reach Do you know someone who’s making a diference in the lives of other Canadians a lot of eyeballs. This month, or helping people on the other side of the globe? Please tell us at letters@canadian our Test Kitchen and celebrity living.com, or nominate them for a Canadian Living Me to We Award (see above chef Roger Mooking developed right) to help us recognize the good that they are doing. recipes inspired by ingredients In the meantime, think about what you can do to help someone today. hat’s what in two new Kiehl’s face masks. The resulting Tested-Till- I’ll be doing, too. Perfect dishes (starting on page 103) bring awareness to savethechildren.ca, and when you buy a Kiehl’s product from Read the stories of these Sandra E. Martin, Feb. 18 to 21, the company will real-life superheroes, editor-in-chief donate $1 to the charity. starting on page 60.

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BY JULIA MCEWEN

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TOOL KIT Garnier Fructis Full & Plush Big Volume Spray, This style is best for Brush the back section $6, shoppersdrugmart.ca. two or three days after of hair so it meets up Aveda Thickening washing, but if your with the first ponytail, Tonic, $28, aveda.ca. tresses are squeaky then secure it with Aerin large gold-tone clean, spritz dry hair with another elastic. To keep hairbrush, $104, net-a- To give your topknot Combine the two a thickening spray (like it taut in back, Hayden porter.com. Wella Eimi some volume, divide sections of the ponytail, dry shampoo, it gives advises tilting your chin Dry Me Dry Shampoo, the high ponytail into giving it a light brushing allover body, plus shine) up; this simple trick $20, wella.com. two sections and lightly to smooth the outer to give fullness and grip. makes it easier to gather tease with a natural- areas. Next, wrap the To get that tight-against- hair, and you can get bristle brush. “Back- ponytail around its base the-head efect without the nape much tighter, brushing is softer and and secure with bobby making your hairstyle eliminating sagging. fluier than back- pins. If you want a look too stif—or, worse, combing, which can slightly dishevelled look, lumpy—make a dividing create frizz and broken run your fingers through part across the top of hairs,” says Hayden. the sides of your hair, your head from ear to If you have super- rubbing at bits and ear, says Hayden. Brush slippery fine hair, he pieces to give them the front section into a Kristjan Hayden, suggests spraying with texture. Finish with high ponytail on top of creative director dry shampoo before strong-hold hairspray. your head and secure of Aveda Canada back-brushing. with an elastic. PHOTOGRAPHY, JACLYN LOCKE (MODEL); GETTY IMAGES (JONES); MAY TRUONG (HAYDEN). HAIR AND MAKEUP, ANIYA NANDY/ARBONNE/PLUTINO GROU NANDY/ARBONNE/PLUTINO ANIYA MAKEUP, AND HAIR TRUONG (HAYDEN). MAY (JONES); GETTY IMAGES (MODEL); LOCKE JACLYN PHOTOGRAPHY,

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COOL COLLAB Dream Team Fashion and beauty go together like a little black dress and a swipe of crimson lipstick. That’s why we couldn’t be more excited about Zac Posen’s new makeup collection in collaboration with M.A.C Cosmetics. BY JULIA MCEWEN The collection comprises a AC POSEN’S mascara ($22), a midtown Manhattan studio is bursting powder blush duo with glamorous gowns, each one hanging like a work of ($34), a transparent art. here’s the slinky silk dress worn by Naomi Campbell ﬁnishing powder at last year’s Emmy Awards, the crimson gown with ($33), two brushes impeccable draping that Katie Holmes rocked in an issue ($44 and $65), an z eyeshadow palette of he Hollywood Reporter and the midnight-blue calf- ($52), an eyeliner length frock that Diane Kruger donned—while riding a bike, no less— pen ($26) and three in a fashion editorial for he Violet Files. lipsticks ($22 each). It was only a matter of time before the fashion designer and Project Runway judge directed his modern-glamour fashion esthetic toward a beauty collaboration. he partnership is a great one; Posen and M.A.C Cosmetics have been working together since his irst runway show in 2001. Of the collection, Posen says, “I wanted to create something that had an iconic timelessness, that had the essentials for modern red-carpet glamour.” Celebrity friends who Posen works with (some of the most glamorous women in the world) have inspired a couple of the oferings: he felt- tipped charcoal eyeliner was modelled ater Dita Von Teese (the queen of feline licks), while Uma hurman sparked the delicate nude lipstick. Out this February—just in time for red-carpet season—the 10-piece limited-edition collection has broad appeal and doesn’t cost the moon. “It’s approachable for both a young woman going to a nightclub and a grandmother doing some shopping,” says Posen. “I wanted that cross- generational aspect. Plus, the colours work for all ethnicities.” If we had a spare $10,000 to Behind- spend on one of Posen’s drop-dead- the-scenes gorgeous, exquisitely made gowns, campaign we’d be at his atelier in a heartbeat. shot But, for now, this makeup collection is the answer to swiping, dabbing and dusting on a touch of his signature glamour.

“I wanted that cross-generational aspect. Plus, the colours work for all ethnicities.”

Posen and Naomi Katie Holmes wore Campbell at Fox’s this beauty in the after-party for the

October 2015 issue of 2015 Emmy Awards. IMAGES CAVANAUGH/GETTY LAURA (MAKEUP); WEEKS PAUL PHOTOGRAPHY, CAMPBELL) (POSEN AND IMAGES BODDI/GETTY TOMMASO (POSEN); The Hollywood Reporter. 28 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 20162016 Naturally Beautiful Results™

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Better All The Time Motherhood can turn a woman’s life upside down. Brittany Gould was ready to reprioritize herself by refreshing her hair, pampering her skin and trying new fashion trends.

BY JULIA MCEWEN & ANDREA KARR

Brittany Gould AGE 3 Student on maternity leave

BACKSTORY Brittany Gould was overwhelmed by the transition to motherhood ater the birth of Vest, $160, White House her daughter, Ivy, in May 2015. “I used to keep up with current styles,” she says, “but that’s all fallen Black Market. Tunic, $60, Loft. by the wayside to make room for elastic-waist shorts and stretched-out tees for easy breast-feeding Jeans, $50, Zara. Booties, $160, Steve Madden. All clothing access.” She stopped colouring her hair during pregnancy and, now, keeps it tied back so Ivy doesn’t and accessories available at pull on it. Also, her skin has become red and dry from neglect and lack of sleep. It was time for shopsquareone.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY, JACLYN LOCKE (AFTER PHOTO); GENIA SHAPIRA (BEFORE PHOTO). MAKEUP, SHERI STROH/GREEN BEAUTY/PLUTINO GROUP BEAUTY/PLUTINO STROH/GREEN SHERI MAKEUP, PHOTO). (BEFORE SHAPIRA GENIA PHOTO); (AFTER LOCKE JACLYN PHOTOGRAPHY, Brittany to start taking care of herself again.

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 31 32 and gold eyeshadows,” says with blue eyes than bronze point. “Nothing better looks look to make themthefocal wanted to give heran easy Brittany’s ice-blue eyesand Sheri Stroh by wasstruck Plutino Group makeup artist of apart become my life.” cles and bagsthat have now concealer, “for dark the cir- and blush with asideof apply mascara, foundation managed minutes afew to vided attention, but Brittany demandingborn your undi- put on makeup with anew- MAKEUP HAIR When Brittany arrived an undone look. through hair the to give it silicone-based serum collar.” hen,heran a little texture and show her braided one side“to give a mid-shat to ends,and he Brittany’scurled hair from a ponytail. Pereira Onset, she can still put her hair in maintained length the so inches of but herlocks Pereira. He chopped several roots lessvisible],” says gradually out, rinses [making maintenance it because manent colour islower it more depth. “A semiper- a medium copper to give and freckles, thenadded her peachy complexion highlights to complement added strawberry-blond inchesseveral long. Pereira Pereira, herroots were Professional hairstylist Paul cut with Schwarzkopf at salon for the acolour and EXPERT PANEL Professional essential PAUL PEREIRA Schwarzkopf looks artist It’s to astruggle SHERI STROH Plutino Group makeup artist SKIN Brittany lacks bothsleepand timeto care for require precision or constant touch-ups. in lieuof lipstick, isatime-saver asgloss and doesn’t inish, Stroh ahighlypigmentedused coral-peach gloss complexion fair hair.” and strawberry-blond her with To I didn’t want contrast the to harsh, too look especially to make the eye colour pop. “I didn’t black because use and applied achocolate-brown eyelinerto herwaterlines Stroh, shedusted so copper says Perron. “She really needsthat of hydration.” boost relax alittle, remove then it and put on night cream,” week. “She can apply mask20 minutes the before bed, time,ind the sheshould ahydrating use maskonce a followed by acream to inmoisture. lock If Brittany can Use agentle foaming cleanser, ahydrating then serum could laterinto turn wrin hat lack of hydration wascreating inelines,which Brittany’s faceat Spa My Blend by Clarins inToronto. and spadevelopment director, noted examining when something RéginePerron, Clarins Division boutique hercomplexionskin, so her wasdull and dehydrated— dev RÉGINE PERRON boutique andspa Clarins Division elopment director canadianliving.com/glossy. MELISSA FORREST Shoppers DrugMart LIP GLOSSES AND BALMS, VISIT FOR A ROUNDUP OF THE BEST spokesperson nail artist and kles. Herkles. recommendations? shadow onto Brittany’s lids CYNTHIA FLOREK Shopping Centre Square One style expert to solidify the boho inluence. boho the to solidify with apair of fringedsuedebooties added along sleeveless vest, along jeans. To give structure, look the she she chose askinny pair of distressed a big trend right now, says Florek, so feed. Wearing adress over pants is frock gives accessto hereasy breast- piece of button-down herlook—the a paisley print foundation wasthe long layers,” says Florek. Atunic with “Brittany shecan tall, so carry isvery ing herinamore bohemian direction. elements Brittany craved steer- while comfortable and polished hadthe Ont., created an ensemble that was Shopping Centre inMississauga, Florek, for expert Square style One aren’t terribly mama-friendly. Cynthia However, some of herusualfaves efortlessly chic style,” says Brittany. WARDROBE “I always strive for an VERDICT the equivalent of a12-hour sleep!” hours of baby-free relaxation felt like come together, and couple the of Itchoose. elements the to wasfun see ent from anything Iwould normally cu moisturizing andapplying moisturizing t, and Ilike that theoutit wasdifer- CANADIANLIVING.COM TOOLBOX drugmart $11, shoppers Cuticle Oil, Gosh Nail& cuticle oil twice aday.” cuticle oiltwice “Fix ragged cuticlesby “Fix schwarzkopf-professional.ca. Osis+ MagicAnti-Frizz ShineSerum,$24, “I love hair the colour and .ca. — Melissa Forrest clarins.com. Serum, $87, Clarins Double charlottetilbury.com. Bronzed Garnet, $32, Chameleonin Colour Charlotte Tilbury

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BY JULIA MCEWEN MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACLYN LOCKE Wear a little… Start with an accessory, such as a pair of pumps or a purse. Once you become more comfortable with the vivid colour, upgrade to an item of clothing with a sunshine-tinged print (try polka-dots or stripes) or fabric (think tweed or herringbone) that mixes yellow with a neutral. If you’re feeling more daring, wear a lemon-yellow jumper with a neutral vest or blazer to help break up the intensity of the hue. Vest, $50, winners.ca. Sweater, $29, and pants, $44, joefresh.com. Hat, bananarepublic.ca. Necklace, katherinekarambelas.com. Shoes, aldoshoes.com.

34 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 Topshop dress, $80, thebay.com. Wool-blend coat, $410, bananarepublic.ca.

If you decide to pair yellow separates, keep the tones varied. And remember Turtleneck, $299, jcrew.com. Bag, $215, bananarepublic.ca. the rule of style: Twice is nice but never thrice.

Oxfords, $185, mizmooz.ca. Blouse, $250, judithandcharles.com. Wear a lot… If you’re not ready to don a full-on-canary frock, try a Day-Glo pencil skirt tempered with a charcoal- grey topper. Grey is a lot less harsh than black, but POWER COUPLES don’t discount black; it still has its place with yellow. In this ensemble, a pair of sleek ebony booties work When it comes to teaming beautifully to ground the look. Still unsure? Strong yellow, look for shades colours come in a wide spectrum of hues, so choose of grey, denim and navy. a dress in a softer shade. For a bolder contrast, Sweater, $228, pinktartan.com. Skirt, $201, jcrew.com. Earrings,

HAIR AND MAKEUP, ANIYA NANDY/ARBONNE/PLUTINO GROUP. PHOTOGRAPHY, THINKSTOCK (FABRIC) THINKSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY, GROUP. NANDY/ARBONNE/PLUTINO ANIYA MAKEUP, AND HAIR experiment with cobalt, hm.com/ca. Bag, coach.com. Booties, bananarepublic.ca. coral and magenta. 35 STYLE NEWS FASHION GIVES BACK

five minutes with Jennifer C4: CANADIAN CREATIVE Garner COLLABORATIVE ACTOR FOR CHARITY WHEN SHE’S NOT ilming on set or bringing For nearly a decade, Carla her A-game to the red carpet, Jennifer Garner D’Angelo’s eyewear and devotes every moment to her three kids. We’d accessories company, go so far as to call her a supermom (she helped Claudia Alan Inc., has spearhead the passing of a law in California to donated a portion of protect children from aggressive shutterbugs). sales to charities such as the Canadian Breast We sat down with the Neutrogena spokesperson Cancer Foundation (since and basked in her lawless complexion—a 2007) and OneXOne First testament to her passion for sun protection— Nations School Breakfast while she shared advice, parental insights and, Program (since 2009). of course, beauty tips. — Julia McEwen The tradition continues Who inspires you? with C4, D’Angelo’s new In so many diferent ways—and beauty is at the collection of sunglasses top of the list—Annette Bening. She’s always and eyeglasses, co- just stunning; she doesn’t apologize for who “This body oil is perfect. designed by fashion she is, where she is in life or what’s going on I’ve used it since expert Susie Wall. With the sale of each pair of with her. When I worked with her in the ilm I was a kid it’s what glasses, $5 goes to Cause Danny Collins, I felt embarrassed because I had I would spend my We Care, a Vancouver- so many questions: “So, Annette, sorry, um, did babysitting money on.” based charitable founda- you work out today? What are you having for Neutrogena Sesame Body Oil, tion that gathers supplies, lunch? And can I sit next to you?” $10, shoppersdrugmart.ca. locates afordable housing What’s your mom’s top beauty advice? and funds after-school My mother has given me one piece of beauty programs for single advice: “Jennifer, make sure you moisturize How do your children handle having actors moms and their kids. your neck.” I’ve always been careful about for parents? — Andrea Karr that. I think serums are efective, so I use My kids live such a diferent life than I did. Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Serum When I grew up, we weren’t allowed to pierce under my night cream. our ears, we didn’t wear makeup and we didn’t Eyeglasses and What would you tell your 25-year-old self? have our hair cut, coloured or permed. Now, sunglasses, $125 each, claudiaalan.com/c4. Twenty-ive is a stressful time because you they see their dad [Ben Aeck] getting makeup don’t know if you’re going to end up with a done and they think it’s totally normal. My kids family and kids. You start to wonder, How long have a thing right now: As soon as I come home, should I wait? I wish I could have told myself they tell me, “Put on glasses. Put on glasses.” to travel, to enjoy not being tied down and to As soon as I put on my glasses and I don’t have take advantage of being able to go anywhere in any makeup on, they get so excited; they feel the world. Now, I would love to travel; it’s just like I’m just theirs. I try to let them celebrate hard to leave my little dudes for more than a that; I want them to know that the most natural couple of days. version of themselves is the prettiest.

EDITOR’S REAL TALK: The best anti-aging product isn’t a pricey lotion containing meteorite dust or snail secretions (yes, those are actual skin-care ingredients); it’s a potion that’s found CHOICE in every drug-, grocery and convenience store: sunscreen. By now, you’d think that applying sunscreen year-round would be a no-brainer, but in a recent Neutrogena consumer study, 80 percent of Canadians said they still weren’t using sunscreen during the winter. “It doesn’t Neutrogena matter if it’s a cloudy day or wintertime,” says Menas Kizoulis, global scientiﬁc engagement Ultra Sheer leader for skin-care research and development at Johnson & Johnson. The UVA rays are Face & Body still coming through. Kizoulis says it’s important to encourage people to use sunscreen daily Sunscreen and to apply enough of the product for it to be efective. Enter Neutrogena’s Ultra Sheer Stick SPF 50+, $18, shoppers Face & Body Sunscreen Stick. This genius sunscreen is oil-free and water-resistant, and it drugmart.ca. comes in a large (deodorant-size) stick that, when applied to skin, leaves a matte ﬁnish.

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IT’S NUTRITION MONTH! Is this the secret to Healthy Eating?

Failed food fads and nutritional missteps are teaching us that eating well may be something our ancestors knew how to do all along.

PHOTOGRAPHY, PAUL WEEKS PAUL PHOTOGRAPHY, BY ROSIE SCHWARTZ

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 39 It’s easy to be confused Cholesterol confusion Carb condemnation Making smart dietary choices When the low-fat, reined- by nutrition headlines. was once considered a concern carb approach to eating led First, eggs were bad; of only the overweight or the to unrelenting hunger and overly thin. And even then, weight gain, the stage was now, they’re good. We calories were all that mattered. set for Dr. Robert Atkins But that thinking came to a halt NUTRITION and his low-carb mantra. were told to eat fewer in the mid-1970s with the His diet, which irst revelation that cholesterol can FACTS emerged in the 1970s and carbs, then only healthful kill. Suddenly, everyone began In 2015, sugar stole the was then popularized in carbs; to eat whole taking notice, and cholesterol- top spot from sodium the ’90s, touts high-protein rich foods, such as eggs and as Canadian Living choices that contain lots of grains, then no grains. seafood, became dietary readers’ biggest fat, much of it saturated. demons virtually overnight. concern on the label. hough it appealed to And did you hear that it’s Shortly ater, scientists 1. Sugar 2. Sodium meat lovers, it was OK to eat butter again? realized that a high intake of 3. Calories 4. Fat criticized for its lack of saturated fat can raise blood 5. Protein 6. Fibre nutritional balance. Yes, So many of the dietary cholesterol. But instead of 7. Carbohydrates people lost inches and instructing the public to cut Source: CL Nutrition Survey pounds—at least short directions we’ve followed back on saturated fat, experts term—but at the cost simply recommended eating less fat of their well-being, as the lack of ibre have been missteps, but, across the board. Consumers began brought constipation, and excess protein ironically, they’ve taken counting grams of fat, and manufacturers increased the risk of osteoporosis. kept pace by eliminating the nutrient us full circle. That’s right: from processed foods and adding sugar and reined carbs to compensate for A new wave of naturals The secret to healthy changes to lavour and texture. hese days, having learned from some of he fat-tracking frenzy incited the era of our past mistakes, we’re less trusting of eating lies in our past, SnackWell’s, a brand of fat-free cookies and food manufacturing “innovations” than but it took straying from crackers that became synonymous with our ever before. Trans fats have been banned in eating habits. What’s more, because we need processed foods south of the border. Experts those food fundamentals fat to feel full and to absorb certain vitamins, blame sugar and reined carbs for rising we consumed packages of fat-free snacks, rates of obesity and diabetes, while ultra- to get us here. devouring sugar and calories with abandon. processed foods and their inlated sodium Soon, many were shocked by climbing counts are linked to high blood pressure. numbers on the scale. Increasingly, we’re moving toward eating whole, natural foods. Today’s grocery stores are illed with products labelled Life in the fast lane “organic,” “BPA-free,” “non-GMO,” “free As our increasingly hectic lives began to range” and more. Our attitudes are necessitate convenience, processed foods shiting, too. In a 2015 Tracking Nutrition became more commonplace. To make Trends survey, only six percent of grab-and-go foods, manufacturers turned Canadians said convenience is the most to packaging plastics like bisphenol A important factor in the foods they buy. (BPA), preservatives, artiicial colours Instead, we look for foods that are free of and lavourings, salt and trans fats— pesticides, additives, hormones and hydrogenated oils that are long-lasting preservatives. Organic choices are on and solid at room temperature. the upswing, and we seek out locally But science soon revealed the perils produced, sustainably sourced foods. of what lurked inside those packages. his approach is changing conventional Artiicial colours were linked to hyper- farming—in some cases leading to fewer activity in children. BPA was found to pesticides in our food. interfere with hormones, which may lead Home cooking is also resurging, as we to fertility problems in women and an want to know what we’re eating. According increased risk of breast cancer. Certain to Tracking Nutrition Trends, 66 percent preservatives also came with cancer of Canadians cook their meals from risks, sodium overload brought skyrocket- scratch. Despite the availability of premade FOR MORE NUTRITION SURVEY RESULTS, ing blood-pressure levels and trans fats foods, novice cooks are getting lessons VISIT canadianliving.com/ wound up being the worst type of fat for from bloggers in making fresh recipes, nutritionsurvey2015. cholesterol levels and heart health. including things like yogurt and almond THINKSTOCK ILLUSTRATIONS,

40 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 SUPERFOOD NOT ALL PROBIOTICS milk, in the name of avoiding additives and preservatives. And the taste of real STAPLES food, from our gardens or local farmers’ Which trendy health foods are most FORTIFY markets, is regaining appeal. commonly found in Canadian Living YOUR INTESTINAL FLORA readers’ kitchens? New context for old basics 21% of readers EQUALLY While more and more of us yearn for surveyed have simplicity in food, there’s more to made their own Consume Bio-K+ daily healthy eating than simply reacting to yogurt. nutrition mistakes of the past. Last fall, to improve your at a scientiic conference in Boston 69% intestinal fl ora health called Finding Common Ground, Greek and strengthen your world-renowned nutrition experts yogurt gathered to ind a better path for protective barrier. the future. Ater they assessed past mistakes, one fact became clear: When restrictive nutrition recommendations, 62% such as “eat less fat,” are made without Quinoa providing substitutions, chaos will follow. Had the advice to eat less fat been coupled with recommending more fruit, vegetables and whole 61% Avocado IS EATING WELL 54% WORTH IT? Coconut oil When your shopping list consists of mostly fresh unprocessed foods, your grocery bill might be a little steep. It’s not your imagination: Healthful food costs more. According to a 2013 meta-analysis from the Harvard School of Public Health, it costs about US$1.50 more a day to munch on fruit, veggies, fish and nuts than it does to fill up on processed foods, refined grains and meats. If you’re looking for such labels as “organic” or 46% “gluten-free,” expect to pay even more. Kale So what are we to do? In the 2015 Canadian Living Nutrition Survey, 75 percent of Canadians surveyed said they are willing to pay more for healthful food—many seeing it as an investment 42% in their health—but much of the remaining 25 percent said they simply Chia seeds can’t aford it. Being healthy shouldn’t just be for the wealthy. Sometimes, you can get better nutritional value by knowing how to shop. 31% Choosing frozen fruit and veggies, buying Shelled in bulk and swapping out meats for high-protein legumes are all healthful hemp seeds ways to help reduce costs. And if you can’t aford to upgrade to organics, don’t worry: Most nutrition experts agree that eating more fruit and vegetables in general is more important than eating only those that are grown according to 15% grow organic standards. their own UNIQUE FORMULA. — Jill Buchner 18% sprouts! Sprouts EFFECTIVE RESULTS. Natural Efective Patented Source: CL Nutrition Survey grains, for example, the were not the concern phenomena of fat-free they are today. cookies, reined carbs One of the trendiest and trans fats might diets in nutrition circles never have happened. is an echo of the past: he conference’s experts the Mediterranean diet. agree that we need a Traditional Mediterranean return to food basics, but eating—including lots of one diet doesn’t it all. vegetables, fruit, whole hey state, “A healthy HEALTHY grains, healthy fats and dietary pattern is higher small amounts of animal in vegetables, fruits, whole HEADWAY products—emerged in Compared with five grains, low- or nonfat the 1990s and continues years ago, here’s how dairy, seafood, legumes to make headlines for many of you are eating: and nuts; moderate in reducing risk for heart alcohol (among adults); Fewer disease, Alzheimer’s, lower in red and processed processed foods diabetes, Parkinson’s and meats; and low in sugar- 69% a variety of cancers, to sweetened foods and name a few. drinks and reined grains.” The same Trends will come and But perhaps the most 21% go, but healthful food notable recommendation has always existed. So, amid our history of Healthier as nutrition research extreme eating? “It is not processed foods continues, be a skeptic: necessary to eliminate 8% Healthy eating is based food groups or conform on a consensus of many More to a single dietary pattern.” processed foods scientiic investigations, In other words, good not one sensational nutrition is about balance, 2% headline. And most CL not buying into a single Source: Nutrition Survey oten, human innovation habit or headline. and modern manufacturing aren’t Eating as our ancestors ate 100 or needed to make something natural more years ago is a step in the right healthful. he most nutritious options direction. heir homemade fare ofered we have available to us are straight plenty of ibre and less sodium. Sugary from the earth and label-free—just desserts were reserved for special like our ancestors used to eat them. occasions. Back then, people weren’t noshing through Netlix marathons; Rosie Schwartz is a Toronto-based CELEBRATE NUTRITION MONTH WITH portion sizes were smaller, and people consulting dietitian and the author OUR GUIDE TO HEALTHY EATING AT were generally more active. Obesity and of he Enlightened Eater’s Whole canadianliving.com/nutritionmonth. the chronic diseases that accompany it Foods Guide. FOOD PHILOSOPHIES Most of you take an easygoing approach to eating. 30% “I eat high- 73% 68% protein.” “I eat whole “I eat everything 15% % foods.” in moderation.” 21 “I eat what I “I eat low- feel like.” calorie.”

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42 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 NOT ALL OLDER DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN WISER PROBIOTICS By now, you’ve probably heard of The Paleo Diet, which is based upon the diets of cavemen during Paleolithic times and has been gaining popularity for years. Followers dine on plenty of meat, fruit, vegetables and nuts, eschewing dairy, grains, legumes and REBUILD processed foods. While it appears to be the epitome of back-to-basics eating, it’s a diet YOUR INTESTINAL FLORA that can be taken to an unhealthy extreme, leaving some serious nutrient shortfalls. Paleo might seem like a backlash against the sugar- and salt-laden processed foods that have become modern staples. But, somehow, in its 21st-century re-creation, the EQUALLY hunter-gatherer regime has gone from an abundance of wild fruit and vegetables, with occasional meats and whole grains, to a diet filled with huge slabs of meat and bacon. Today’s version, as it is often practised, is woefully short on fibre, which is a key protector Choose our unique against obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and bowel diseases; formula to restore your it’s also overloaded with red and processed meats, which increase the risk for cancers such as colon cancer. intestinal fl ora health In the Finding Common Ground consensus statement, all the scientists—including one and regain your of the original Paleo advocates, Dr. T. Boyd Eaton—agree that eliminating any food group daily well-being. is not necessary for your health. And if you’re thinking of going Paleo, remember that our prehistoric ancestors’ life span was only about 40 years. — Rosie Schwartz LABEL LOVE What Canadians are looking for when they grocery shop:

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45 ith heart attacks, stroke, Diseases that run in families are usually HEART ATTACK cancer and Type 2 diabetes passed down through multiple genes. Wtwining through the branches Heart disease, for example, is linked AND STROKE of her family tree, 32-year-old to LDL (“lousy”) cholesterol, explains your risk If you’re a woman with a parent Amanda Seabrook of London, Ont., won- Dr. Rob Hegele, director of the Blackburn or a sibling with premature heart disease ders whether she or her four-year-old son, Cardio vascular Genetics Laboratory and (a heart attack in the 50s for men, or 60s Forest, could be doomed to develop those professor of medicine at Western University for women, for instance), “then your risk health problems. When it comes to teasing in London, Ont. About one in 250 people of heart attack is double that of all women out why the conditions seem to run in inherits a defect in one gene that causes of your age and stage,” says Dr. Beth her family, Amanda says it’s hard to tell sky-high LDL, making that person Abramson, cardiologist at St. Michael’s whether it’s strictly hereditary or whether extremely prone to early heart disease. Hospital in Toronto and spokesperson the conditions are caused by some behav- A slightly larger group inherits a mutation for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. iour everyone in her family has in common. in a diferent gene that gives them ultralow

For instance, both obesity and inactivity LDL levels, reducing their heart-attack risk are risk factors for Type 2 diabetes; in by 90 percent. For the rest of us, the com- how to take action Amanda’s family, there’s little of the former, bined efect of 32 genes controls LDL levels. According to the Heart and Stroke but a whole lot of the latter. “For example, someone who gets 16 genes Foundation, healthy lifestyle choices Just how much our genes put our health that slightly raise cholesterol and 16 that can prevent up to 80 percent of prema- at risk is a complicated question—and the slightly lower it will have average choles- ture heart disease and strokes. These answer varies from one disease to another, terol,” Dr. Hegele explains. Other risk steps can help ward off many of the risk as well as from person to person, even within factors for heart disease, Type 2 diabetes factors, including high blood pressure, the same family. While scientists once and cancers likely follow similar patterns. high LDL cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes believed they would be able to trace each Fortunately, a healthy lifestyle can and extra weight around the waist. disease to a single gene, it turns out that’s only ofset the impact of inherited risk. Plus, the case for a handful of conditions, such many of the steps that protect against Eat well Aim for seven to as cystic ibrosis, Huntington’s disease and one of these diseases also help prevent 10 daily servings of fruit and retinoblastoma (a rare childhood eye cancer). the others. vegetables, plenty of legumes, nuts and whole grains, and scant amounts of processed foods and animal fat. Choose How much our genes put our foods with less than ive percent of their daily value for sodium. “Fill half of your health at risk is complicated and plate with vegetables and fruit, and split the other half between protein and starch,” varies from person to person— suggests Dr. Jan Hux, chief science oicer at the Canadian Diabetes Association. even within the same family. “If you prepare meals from scratch, that almost guarantees what you’re eating will be healthier than if you rely on prepackaged foods.”

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MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 51 HERE ARE FEW TOPICS more controversial Here is where the research body and send important in health circles than medical marijuana. is headed and what you messages to help regulate To some, the cannabis plant provides a miracle need to know. and control pleasure, pain, treatment that can erase pain, ease nausea, appetite and responses to reduce seizures and combat a long list of How does the other stimuli. hat’s why other serious health issues. To others, marijuana is some people report an an unproven, risky, illegal substance that can lead system work? improvement in symptoms to long-term health problems. Despite numerous anecdotal ater smoking marijuana, Until recently, that debate remained largely rhetorical. success stories, the safety of says M-J Milloy, assistant hat’s because tight government restrictions and a lack cannabis has not been thor- professor in the department of funding for research—as well as a stigma against oughly assessed by Health of medicine at he University marijuana—made studies virtually impossible to conduct Canada, nor has the drug of British Columbia. in countries like Canada. But now, shiting attitudes are been approved as a medical slowly opening the door to more research into how the treatment. But because of What conditions drug works and what conditions it may be useful in treat- a court ruling, the federal can medical ing. In Canada, several clinical trials have been approved government must provide or are underway, and a growing number of experts believe patients with reasonable marijuana treat? that, within a decade, we will have clear answers about access to medical marijuana It remains a thorn in the the true beneits—and risks—of medical cannabis. from a list of licensed pro- side of scientists that there But many Canadians aren’t willing to wait for further ducers. So physicians across have been few reliable canna- testing. As medical marijuana becomes more widely the country are now the bis trials. However, according accessible, the number of people registered to use it gatekeepers of medical to an analysis of 79 random- has soared—from just 500 patients in 2001 to nearly cannabis, despite a lack of ized trials, published last 38,000 in 2013, according to Health Canada. And on clear evidence of how well June in he Journal of the the sidelines, many more are wondering if the drug it works. It’s a confusing American Medical Association, might be right for them or one of their loved ones— situation—one that puts there is evidence that suggests and how to avoid the potential risks. both doctors and patients cannabis may be an efective in a challenging position. treatment for chronic pain “here’s certainly some- and muscle stifness caused thing within the cannabis by multiple sclerosis (MS). plant that has beneits for One 2010 study published according to patients living with various in the Canadian Medical diferent chronic conditions,” Association Journal found health canada, the says Jason J. McDougall, that people dealing with arthritis and pain researcher neuropathic pain from an number of people at Dalhousie University in injury or surgery experienced Halifax. “I would recommend less pain and were able to registered to use they consider it and keep sleep better when they took an open mind.” three pufs of cannabis a day. medical marijuana he researchers used a low How does dose to limit any psychoactive has soared from marijuana work efects of the drug, such as as a medicine? paranoia, impaired memory 500 patients in 2001 and hallucinations. hey he healing power of medical said it’s possible higher marijuana is believed to lie potencies and lexible to nearly 38,000 in compounds found in the dosing strategies could yield plant called cannabinoids. diferent results. But more in 2013. When it comes to marijuana, research is needed to make the two best-known and most such conclusions. widely studied cannabinoids Dr. David Casarett, a are tetrahydrocannabinol Philadelphia palliative-care (THC) and cannabidiol physician and the author of (CBD). Cannabinoids are Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for naturally occurring in the Medical Marijuana, says that, PHOTOGRAPHY, MASTERFILE (LEAF); THINKSTOCK (PILL) THINKSTOCK (LEAF); MASTERFILE PHOTOGRAPHY,

CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 in addition to relieving pain glaucoma, autism and epi- And last September, and muscle problems in MS lepsy, additional research he Globe and Mail reported patients, cannabis also may is required. that an Alberta mother trav- boost the appetites of cancer At UBC, Milloy has con- elled to Ontario to get a med- and HIV-AIDS patients. ducted research that found ical marijuana prescription that among people recently for her daughter’s severe Do patients have infected with HIV, those epilepsy ater her own doctor regularly using cannabis had said he could no longer to smoke it? signiicantly less of the virus provide it; Sarah Wilkinson he way a patient consumes in their blood than those said cannabis oil extracted marijuana—smoking it, who didn’t use it frequently from marijuana is the only vaporizing it or eating it or at all. In June of last year, thing that stopped her in baked goods—usually medical marijuana startup daughter from having up depends on personal prefer- National Green Biomed to 100 seizures a day. ence and the reason for its donated $1 million to use, but smoking and vapor- he University of British What about izing bring near-immediate Columbia to support results, says Dr. Casarett. Milloy’s research. the risks? When smoked or vaporized, In July, he Arthritis People who use marijuana the drug goes from the lungs Society revealed that it’s recreationally may suer to the brain, bypassing the funding a three-year animal lung damage due to smoke may cause a psychotic disor- stomach and liver, and the study, led by McDougall, inhalation, short-term mem- der or may simply trigger it eects are felt in minutes. to see if cannabis-like com- ory loss, addiction and the earlier in those predisposed, When eaten, it can take pounds can help repair increased possibility of men- but the U.S. National Institute one to two hours before damaged nerves and alleviate tal illness. Children and ado- on Drug Abuse notes the best the drug fully takes eect. joint pain. “he treatments lescents, whose brains are still evidence to date suggests the that we do have currently developing, are particularly biggest risks are in those pre- What conditions available for chronic pain at risk. Several studies have disposed to mental illness. need more conditions are not 100 per- linked the use of marijuana by Does that mean patients cent eective in all patients,” young people to an increased who use medical marijuana research? says McDougall. “We need risk of mental illness, includ- are at risk of mental illness, While some people swear to ind alternative ways to ing psychotic disorders such too? Researchers still aren’t that cannabis helps with treat these symptoms, and as schizophrenia, depression sure. But it’s a calculated risk the eects of post-traumatic cannabis could potentially and anxiety. It’s unclear those who turn to the drug stress disorder, insomnia, be one way of doing it.” whether early marijuana use for relief are willing to make.

Marijuana isn’t the only illicit substance stepping out of the shadows. There is growing interest in the potential for psychedelic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), mescaline (also known as peyote) and methylenedioxy- methamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) to treat a range of conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and addiction. Psychedelic drugs Psychedelic can afect mood, thoughts and perception. A group of B.C. researchers recently published a commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal urging policymakers to rethink their perceptions of those Drugs drugs and to allow more research. The paper notes that a Swiss study published in 2014 found that LSD paired with psychotherapy helped reduce anxiety in terminal cancer patients. And U.S. research has shown that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy MAY BE may help reduce symptoms of PTSD. However, other experts warn of the risks associated with psychedelic drugs, NEXT such as increased heart rate, hallucinations and risk-taking behaviour, and say that research must be approached with caution.

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CHERYL EMBRETT HAS KNOWN her mother-in- law, Bel, for more than three decades. When they met, they had diferences—Bel was religious and a traditional homemaker, while Cheryl was not at all religious and had a feminist outlook—but they found common ground in a shared East Coast background and a love of books. Despite the areas where they didn’t see eye to eye, Cheryl found many of her mother-in-law’s quali- ties inspiring. For example, Bel, an avid community volunteer, encouraged Cheryl to get involved at her local food bank and her daughter’s school. “Bel brings out good things in me,” says Cheryl, who lives in Toronto. “She’s made me a better person.” hey’ve further cemented their connection by vacationing together, going to concerts and just sitting around the table playing crazy eights. Over the years, their relationship, one of mutual admiration and respect, has evolved into a strong familial bond. PHOTOGRAPHY, ISTOCKPHOTO. ILLUSTRATIONS, THINKSTOCK ILLUSTRATIONS, ISTOCKPHOTO. PHOTOGRAPHY,

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 55 56 and schoolwork. English is able to help hergrandchildren with French their family history, French, and shespeaks because she ing grandma, she’s connection the to Belgian their an integralbeen part of histwo children’s lives. Adot- covered athird of home’s their costs,but she’s also with David’s family inOttawa for 12years and his real name. Not only hashiswife’s mother lived mother-in-law,” says David, asked usnot who to use temporary housing or inancial even help? turn to than family you when needemergencychildcare, childrenbetween and grandparents. Plus, better who to stronger and marriage family life, aswell ascloseness fulilling.” Asolidbond with your in-laws can mean a ity-wise,” shesays, “an in-law relationship can very be completely diferent from us,value-wise and personal- psychologist Dr. Joti Samra. “Even may though they be making it work isworth efort, the says Vancouver nection with our partner’s parents ismore elusive. But andis close comfortable, for some of us,ahealthy con- Instead, approach your in-laws withanopen make herhappy,” Cherylsays. Thoseefforts were appreciated: “Bel’s face would light up you’d extend to acoworker oraneighbour. here’s how to strengthen those thosehere’s strengthen howto “We would not debt-free be today ifnot for my While Cheryl’s relationship with hermother-in-law When Belstarted having visionproblems, mind andthesamerespect andkindness down large-print books she thought her relatives from filmslike Monster-in-Law. mother-in-law would enjoy. “Iwanted to Cheryl visited multiplelibraries to hunt stereotypes of meddling,overbearing when Ifound abookshehadn’t read.” Disregard thebadjokes andthe Embrace the relationship valuable family ties

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These six Canadians are improving the lives of people in their communities and beyond, one inspiring idea at a time.

BY ROBIN STEVENSON ILLUSTRATIONS BY KAGAN MCLEOD MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 61 couple of years ago, 16-year-old PATRICK HICKEY had what SARAH he calls an “epiphany.” He decided he needed to do something to ROBICHAUD help the people he loved and valued in his life who were quietly A struggling with mental health issues. “here was no watershed sueroer moment,” says Patrick, “just a realization that, although I hadn’t talked HELPING PEOPLE WITH down to these people or made their condition any worse, I’d never done PARKINSON’S DISEASE anything to make it any better or easier.” So, in November 2014, ater THROUGH DANCE a few months of planning, the teen organized a Mental Wellness Day for 600 students at Holy Heart High School in St. John’s, N.L. he event, which included two dozen workshops, guest speakers and information booths, prompted an outpouring of appreciation. “One student who had been sufering from depression and had just listened to a guest speaker talk about it hugged me,” says Patrick. “I remember him saying, ‘his is happening—it’s really happening.’ It was such an emotional day.” In April 2015, Patrick went further, cochairing Mental Health Matters: A Whisper to a Scream, a two-day provincial mental-wellness conference involving more than 30 high schools from Newfoundland and Labrador. “Over a weekend, willing and eager youth became accepting, supportive networks for each other,” says Patrick. “It was overwhelming.” Now a student at Western University in London, Ont., Patrick is working on creating similar mental health initiatives, including a mental health conference in Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, planned for 2016. “We need to keep the conversation going,” he says. “Although a lot has been achieved, there’s still so much to do for mental health—in my city, in my province and in the country.”

PATRICK HICKEY

RAISINGsue AWARENESSroer ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 ARAH ROBICHAUD has always understood the joy all through simple movements and improvisation. “With of movement; it’s been part of her life for 25 years as a Parkinson’s, people lose their ability to initiate movements dancer and 14 years as a personal trainer. But it wasn’t needed for basic daily tasks,” says Sarah. “In class, it’s about S until 2007 that she discovered dance can also be inding ways to activate those neural pathways with live transformative. At that time, Sarah had begun working with music, imagery, choreography, camaraderie and motivation. a new client who had Parkinson’s disease, a progressive All of these things, intertwined, help people move.” nervous-system disorder that may include symptoms such Dancing With Parkinson’s classes are taught by Sarah and as tremors, stifness, slowness of movement and diiculty 12 teachers trained by her organization. Ofered daily at maintaining good posture. While researching ways to ease her seven Ontario locations, with ive in Toronto and two in the client’s symptoms, Sarah learned about Dance for PD, the Kitchener-Waterloo area, the classes have become so popular internationally acclaimed dance classes in New York City for (additional classes were added due to long waiting lists) people with Parkinson’s disease. Soon, she added dance to her that, over the next ive years, Sarah hopes to expand the client’s more functional resistance training and stretching ses- program across Canada. “I never thought I would be so sions. “He enjoyed the workouts more when he was dancing,” lucky to ind such meaningful work,” she says. “When she recalls. “His balance was better and his gait was better.” someone tells you ater a class, ‘I haven’t seen my husband In 2008, Sarah started the charity Dancing With stand up and move for the past ive years,’ it’s profound.” Parkinson’s (dancingwithparkinsons.com), which ofers dance classes to help people with the disease develop core strength and balance, and increase their range of motion,

MORÉNIKÉ OLÁÒSEBÌKAN

PROVIDINGsueroer EDUCATION AND RAISING FUNDS FOR HIV RELIEF

ven while managing her own health crisis, MORÉNIKÉ OLÁÒSEBÌKAN was thinking about others. More than a decade ago, while she was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis in her native ENigeria, Moréniké noticed how patients living with HIV were stigma- tized. “I was moved by their challenges, so in 2003, when I arrived in Canada to study, I knew I wanted to do something to support that community,” says Moréniké, who now has her own fashion label and is a pharmacist and associate owner of a Shoppers Drug Mart in Edmonton. What she didn’t have in funds, she had in drive and talent. “I could paint, design clothing and sew, so I took an idea to the African-Caribbean society where I was studying at the University of Alberta,” she says. “We would invite all of our friends and everyone on campus, charge a little money and organize a fashion, arts and music exhibition.” he result was the Ribbon Rouge gala (ribbonrouge.com), a night of fashion, food, music, dancing and ine art, with proceeds going to support HIV relief. Ten years later, the Ribbon Rouge gala has raised almost $46,000 for three organizations: HIV Edmonton, he Stephen Lewis Foundation and UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. “he theme of the gala is conveyed through art, poetry, music and dance,” says Moréniké, “and the speeches are directed toward social action and breaking down the barriers to care.” She hopes to grow Ribbon Rouge into a charity that, through the arts, advocates and educates locally and globally to raise awareness and funds for a cure. he challenge, she explains, is that HIV is no longer a media headline, so many people don’t think it’s relevant anymore. Yet, according to Alberta Health’s annual report, there were 255 newly diagnosed cases of HIV in that province in 2013—an increase for the third year running. “he ultimate goal is that we get to zero,” says Moréniké. “It would be awesome to be able to say that there are no AIDS-related deaths in Edmonton anymore.”

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 63 PAUL LATOUR t all started very simply, says PAUL LATOUR. A friend with multiple sclerosis needed help ixing up her backyard so she RENOVATINGsueroer BUILDINGS could access and enjoy the overgrown garden she’d once TO HELP CHARITIES WORK Iloved so much. “I thought I could get 20 friends together, MORE EFFICIENTLY have a pizza party and help her out,” says Paul. Seven weeks later, about 70 volunteers and 27 businesses had contributed time and supplies to perform a one-day reno that would have cost his friend $25,000. “Not a single person I approached said no; not a single company I asked for supplies said no,” Paul recalls. It was then that the Victoria-based artist, writer and waiter realized he could tackle projects on a larger scale. He soon founded HeroWork (herowork.com), irst as a private business and then as a nonproit, and inally as a charity that renovates buildings for other charities in need. HeroWork’s irst project was a widely lauded reno valued at $100,000 for the Casa Maria Emergency Housing Society, which provides shelter for families in crisis. Now, the organization has completed its ith renovation in the Victoria area, and plans for three more are underway. To be selected for a renovation, a charity has to own its building and contribute 20 percent of the value of the renovation, which is largely used to purchase the supplies needed for renos that include everything from electrical and plumbing overhauls to rooing repairs to structural work to landscaping. By 2017, Paul plans to roll out HeroWork’s community con- struction model to other towns on Vancouver Island, and in 10 years, across the country. “It’s a franchise for social good.”

SANDRA JARVISSELINGER

MENTORINGsueroer ABORIGINAL STUDENTS

any kids dream of being doctors or date, 189 youth and 119 mentors (34 percent pharmacists or researchers. But by the of whom are aboriginal) have been enrolled in time they’re in Grade 12 and applying the program. Based on this initiative’s success, Mfor postsecondary education, poor in 2016, the program will be expanded to grades or their choice of courses throughout include aboriginal and nonaboriginal youth in high school may make it impossible to get rural and remote areas of B.C. Sandra says this accepted into a health-sciences program. And model could easily be applied to other areas although he University of British Columbia’s such as engineering, education and humani- outreach department encouraged Grade 12 ties, and that it’s robust enough to help youth aboriginal youth across the province to consider on any postsecondary career path. For her, the careers in medicine and health sciences, they most important takeaway is that aboriginal were sometimes reaching students too late. youth understand that, when they graduate hat’s why SANDRA JARVIS-SELINGER, from high school, they have choices and feel associate dean academic in the faculty of empowered to make those choices. he posi- pharmaceutical sciences at UBC, and her tive impact on these young people is already team created Aboriginal eMentoring BC evident. “E-mentoring changed my life,” says (aboriginalementoringbc.ca). Rae-Anne LeBrun, 19, now enrolled in the Since 2010, the program has reached out child and youth care counselling program at to aboriginal youth as early as elementary Douglas College in Coquitlam, B.C. “I was school. Students work through a fun, interactive actually homeless when I was in the program. online curriculum called Personal Quest and I got to learn who I was as a person, and also communicate with mentors on an online to talk about how I felt with people who discussion board, with the goal of helping accepted me and didn’t judge me. hey wanted participants explore possible career paths. To to help me along my journey.”

64 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 TAMAR HUGGINS GRANT

INCREASINGsueroer EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

it’s designed to help develop a new generation of innovators and creators. hrough Tech Spark, Tamar focuses her eforts on inner-city communities like Toronto’s Weston–Mount Dennis— identiied as one of the poorest and most at-risk neighbourhoods in the city— where there are barriers, both economic and social, to learning. In addition to training (the 12-week program runs four to six times a year), Tech Spark provides AMAR HUGGINS GRANT transit tokens and hot meals, and youth noticed that few people of colour mentors are available to help students were applying to her Driven Startup with personal issues that may afect TProgram, the nonproit social their studies. Even more crucial, each enterprise she’d founded in 2012 that Tech Spark session ends with student- aims to help under-represented entrepre- internship opportunities at established neurs take their business to market technology companies like Pixel Dreams, through advancing training, mentorship a digital design studio in Toronto. his and access to capital. It was then she year, Tamar plans to launch Tech Spark realized she could create a greater impact Digital, her own digital agency, where by reaching out to tech providers of the program interns will be hired to do future. “I wanted to teach youth that they design and development work for are more than just consumers,” says Tamar. local businesses. “hey can create the technology they con- “We try our best to provide the students sume every day.” So, last year, she launched with what they need to be successful,” Tech Spark (techspark.ca), a program says Tamar, who hopes to expand Tech that’s free for participants, thanks to Spark to other inner-city neighbourhoods funding from the Ontario Trillium in Toronto. “hey leave with skills that Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Fund employers are looking for.” For Tamar, and support from Access Alliance, a the ultimate reward is opening doors for multicultural community-services orga- not only Tech Spark students but also nization. Tech Spark teaches coding and those students’ siblings and their future other digital literacy skills such as web children. “Our reach goes beyond the development, UX design, digital drawing individuals who are part of our program. and mobile gaming to youth aged 15 to 29; It means so much to be part of that.”

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You’ll need Use You’ll need • 1- by 4-inch (2.5 by 10 cm) lightweight pine boards • Wood moulding wood, such • Tape measure • Tape measure as pine, for • Saw this project, • Mitre saw • Sandpaper and avoid • Sandpaper

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START How to make it How to make it WITH... 1 Measure the boards; then, using the saw, cut them to 1 Measure the moulding; then, using the size. You want the top and bottom pieces to be the exact saw, cut it to size. Cut the frame to be lush width of the mirror, while the side pieces should be the with the edge of the mirror. Sand the edges length of the mirror, plus the depth of the top and bottom as needed for a smooth inish. pieces. Sand the edges as needed for a smooth inish. 2 With the paintbrush, paint each piece 2 With the paintbrush, apply stain to all sides of each and let dry. board, wiping with a dry cloth as you go. Do not let the 3 Glue the bottom piece in place on the stain dry before wiping. mirror irst by applying adhesive to the back, 3 Apply adhesive to the ends of the shorter boards. keeping it from the edges. Check to make Attach the 4 boards together to form a frame. sure it’s level before it dries. Secure with tape. Bevelled-edge 4 4 Once dry, carefully lip the frame upside down. Use the Repeat with the two vertical pieces. Glue mirror, $58, screwdriver to screw the braces into each corner to secure. the top piece in place; secure with tape. homedepot.ca. 5 Apply adhesive to the back of the frame and set in place 5 Caulk the corners where two pieces meet on the wall. You may need to tape the frame to the wall as needed. Use a dry cloth to wipe any excess;

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afternoon diy Berries in a Make this egg-cellent Basket craft in less than an hour! Add whimsy to your Easter table with this fresh spin on a timeless tradition.

BY SARAH GUNN

instructions 1. Hard-cook a dozen eggs. 2. Once they’ve cooled to room temperature, paint each with red acrylic craft paint. 3. Next, using a black permanent marker, draw on the “seeds.” 4. For the greenery, ﬁrst cut leaf shapes from sti ened green felt (a thicker version of regular felt, which is available at craft stores). 5. Using a glue gun, secure leaves on the wider end of the eggs. 6. Arrange the eggs together in a bowl or a basket for a one-of-a-

PHOTOGRAPHY, JODI PUDGE JODI PHOTOGRAPHY, kind Easter-egg display!

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 83 Your dream kitchen. Your dream home.

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MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 85 Hearty Red Lentil Curry With Eggs Hands-on time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Makes: 4 servings

Red lentils are a budget-friendly source of ibre and protein, and they cook from dried in no time. Serve with hot sauce for drizzling over top and warm naan for dipping into the sot egg yolk. 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 large sweet potato (about 350 g), peeled and diced 4 cups bite-size cauliflower florets (about half head) 2 cloves garlic, finely grated or pressed 1 tbsp curry powder 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp each ground cumin and turmeric 3 cups sodium-reduced vegetable broth 1 cup dried red lentils, rinsed ¾ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper 4 eggs 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

In Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, sweet potato and caulilower, stirring oten, until slightly sotened, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, curry powder, ginger, coriander, cumin and turmeric; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in broth and lentils; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils and vegetables are tender and almost no liquid remains, about 10 minutes. Stir in salt and pepper. Steak swap Divide among 4 lightly greased 1½-cup Use any kind of (375 mL) ovenproof bowls. Using spoon, grilling steak. form well in centres; crack 1 egg into each. Bake on rimmed baking sheet in 425°F (220°C) oven until egg whites are set yet yolks are still slightly runny, 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro. .20 PER SERVING: about 408 cal, 22 g pro, 13 g total $4 fat (3 g sat. fat), 53 g carb (11 g dietary ﬁbre, 11 g sugar), per 193 mg chol, 954 mg sodium, 1,019 mg potassium. % RDI: 11% calcium, 52% iron, 135% vit A, 87% vit C, 148% folate. serving

The eggs will continue to cook as they stand, so remove them from GET MORE BUDGET-FRIENDLY the oven just before they reach WEEKNIGHT MEALS AT desired doneness to avoid overcooked yolks. canadianliving.com/budgetrecipes.

86 CANADIANLIVING.COM | MARCH 2016 Steak Fajita Toss With Cilantro Sour Cream Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total time: 25 minutes .10 Makes: 4 servings $3 per hinly slicing lank steak across the serving grain breaks apart and tenderizes the tough muscle ibres and ensures the steak cooks quickly. If you like, serve Cheddar cheese, avocado, tortilla chips and extra salsa on the side. ¾ cup 20-minute whole grain brown rice ¼ cup light sour cream Simple substitute 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro Instead of tilapia, use 1 tsp lime juice trout or whitefish. 1 tsp chili powder ½ tsp each ground cumin, ground coriander and paprika ¼ tsp each salt and pepper pinch cayenne pepper 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 sweet green pepper, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 350 g beef flank marinating steak, thinly sliced across the grain 1 can (540 mL) black beans, drained and rinsed Crispy Tilapia With Oven Fries: On lightly greased rimmed ½ cup prepared salsa baking sheet, toss together potatoes, 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce Lemon-Herb Mayo and oil, salt and pepper. Roast in 425°F Oven Fries (220°C) oven, turning once, until In saucepan, cook rice according potatoes are golden and tender, about to package instructions. Hands-on time: 30 minutes Total time: 30 minutes 25 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together Makes: 4 servings Crispy Tilapia: While potatoes are sour cream, cilantro and lime juice; set roasting, in shallow dish, stir together aside. In separate bowl, stir together chili Tilapia has a mild, subtle lavour with cornmeal, chili powder and parsley. powder, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, wide appeal. For the most sustainable Sprinkle tilapia with salt and pepper; pepper and cayenne pepper. choice, opt for tilapia that’s farmed from dredge in cornmeal mixture, turning North America, Ecuador or Indonesia. In large nonstick skillet or wok, heat oil to coat. Sprinkle the crispy illets with chopped over medium-high heat; stir-fry onion, fresh parsley just before serving, if desired. In nonstick skillet, heat half of the oil green pepper, garlic and half of the chili over medium heat; cook half of the powder mixture until green pepper is Oven Fries: tilapia, turning once, until ish lakes almost tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. 4 small yellow-fleshed potatoes (about 600 g total), cut in ¾-inch easily when tested, about 8 minutes. Toss beef with remaining chili powder (2 cm) thick wedges Repeat with remaining oil and tilapia. mixture to coat. Add to skillet; stir-fry until 2 tsp olive oil Lemon-Herb Mayo: While tilapia is browned, about 4 minutes. Stir in beans pinch each salt and pepper cooking, in small bowl, stir together and salsa; cook until heated through. Crispy Tilapia: ¼ cup cornmeal mayonnaise, parsley, lemon juice and Divide rice among plates or bowls. 1½ tsp each chili powder and dried parsley garlic. Serve with tilapia and oven fries. Top with beef mixture and lettuce. 4 tilapia fillets (about 450 g total) PER SERVING: about 455 cal, 26 g pro, 26 g total Serve with sour cream mixture. ¼ tsp each salt and pepper fat (4 g sat. fat), 31 g carb (3 g dietary fibre, 2 g sugar), 63 mg chol, 325 mg sodium, 1,025 mg potassium. PER SERVING: about 465 cal, 31 g pro, 14 g total 2 tbsp olive oil % RDI: 3% calcium, 16% iron, 4% vit A, 23% vit C, fat (5 g sat. fat), 55 g carb (11 g dietary fibre, 4 g sugar), 29% folate. 47 mg chol, 790 mg sodium, 931 mg potassium. % RDI: Lemon-Herb Mayo: 8% calcium, 32% iron, 7% vit A, 43% vit C, 35% folate. ⅓ cup mayonnaise 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley Set the first batch of cooked fish 2 tsp lemon juice on a rack while you’re frying the For a spicier dish, use hot salsa; 1 small clove garlic, finely grated second batch. This prevents the otherwise, we recommend medium. or pressed coating from becoming soggy.

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 87 Politely made in Canada.

Earth’s Own Almond Fresh Original is a delicious Canadian addition to your daily routine. Toast sesame seeds in a small skillet over medium heat, stirring, until golden. Sorry, we forgot $ .50 3 to mention per serving Almond Fresh also comes unsweetened.

Money-saver Chicken thighs are less expensive—and even juicier—than chicken breasts.

Maple-Mustard Chicken vinegar and sesame oil. Set aside. Thighs With Lemon-Broccoli (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate Couscous for up to 24 hours.) Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Hands-on time: 25 minutes In nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over Total time: 25 minutes medium heat; cook chicken, turning Makes: 4 servings once, until golden and no longer pink inside and juices run clear when chicken Simple pantry ingredients make a is pierced, about 10 minutes. Remove lavourful sweet-and-sticky glaze for juicy chicken to plate; cover to keep warm. chicken thighs. Feel free to use frozen broccoli for the couscous, if that’s what Drain fat from pan; reduce heat to you have on hand. (Psst, it’s cheaper than medium-low. Add mustard mixture; cook, fresh broccoli, and precut lorets will cut stirring and scraping up browned bits, down on prep time.) until slightly thickened, about 30 seconds. Return chicken to pan; cook, stirring, Maple-Mustard Chicken: 3 tbsp Dijon mustard until glazed and heated through, about 2 tbsp maple syrup 2 minutes. 4 tsp balsamic vinegar Lemon-Broccoli Couscous: While ¼ tsp sesame oil chicken is cooking, in heatproof bowl, 450 g boneless skinless chicken thighs whisk couscous with salt; pour in boiling At just 35 calories per ¼ tsp each salt and pepper water. Cover tightly with plastic wrap; serving, Almond Fresh 2 tsp olive oil let stand until no liquid remains, about 1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted 5 minutes. Fluf with fork. Unsweetened Original Lemon-Broccoli Couscous: keeps your day light ⅔ cup couscous Meanwhile, in small saucepan of boiling ¼ tsp salt water, cook broccoli until tender-crisp, and refreshing. 1 cup boiling water about 1 minute; drain. Stir into couscous. 2 cups bite-size broccoli ﬂorets Stir in lemon zest and lemon juice. Serve ½ tsp grated lemon zest with chicken. 1 tsp lemon juice PER SERVING: about 313 cal, 27 g pro, 9 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 31 g carb (2 g dietary ﬁbre, 7 g sugar), 93 mg chol, 551 mg sodium, 474 mg potassium. % RDI: 5% calcium, Maple-Mustard Chicken: In small bowl, 16% iron, 12% vit A, 40% vit C, 17% folate. whisk together mustard, maple syrup, almond-fresh.com MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 89 Quick Baked Sausage and Mushroom Ziti Hands-on time: 25 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Makes: 4 to 6 servings

We’ve achieved a faster weeknight-friendly version of this classic Sunday casserole by keeping the ingredients simple and baking the pasta at a high temperature for less time. 400 g mild Italian sausage, casings removed 1 tsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 pkg (227 g) cremini mushrooms, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp Italian herb seasoning ¼ tsp hot pepper ﬂakes 1 bottle (680 mL) strained tomatoes (passata) 400 g ziti or penne ¼ cup chopped fresh basil 3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

In Dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed 5 $2.5 saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat, per breaking up with spoon, until no longer serving pink, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove sausage to plate. Set aside. Drain fat from pan. Add oil; cook onion and mushrooms over medium heat, stirring oten and scraping up browned bits with wooden spoon, until sotened and no liquid remains, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, Italian seasoning and hot pepper lakes; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in sausage and strained tomatoes; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Meanwhile, in large saucepan of boiling lightly salted water, cook pasta until slightly undercooked, about 2 minutes less than package instructions. Reserving ½ cup of the cooking liquid, drain. Stir pasta, 3 tbsp of the basil, 2 tbsp of the parsley and the reserved cooking liquid into sauce; cook, stirring until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Scrape into lightly greased 8-cup (2 L) casserole dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven until cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Broil until cheese Quick tip is golden and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Freeze the mozzarella Let stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with for a few minutes for remaining basil and parsley. easier shredding. PER EACH OF 6 SERVINGS: about 515 cal, 26 g pro, 19 g total fat (6 g sat. fat), 60 g carb (4 g dietary ﬁbre, 6 g sugar), 43 mg chol, 858 mg sodium, 477 mg potassium. % RDI: 17% calcium, 26% iron, 6% vit A, 22% vit C, 75% folate.

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Inspired by the Matson family. Share your Goldfish® moments at Facebook.com/GoldfishCA THE ULTIMATE Crispy Chicken Wings Thre Wys The trick to achieving deliciously crisp chicken wings in the oven: Toss them in flour before baking! You’ll get the same texture as you would from frying, without the mess and hassle of cooking wings on the stovetop.

BY THE TEST KITCHEN

THE ULTIMATE CRISPY CHICKEN WINGS

TESTED TILL PERFECT Serve with lemon wedges PHOTOGRAPHY, JODI PUDGE. FOOD STYLING, DAVID GRENIER. PROP STYLING, JENNIFER EVANS JENNIFER STYLING, PROP GRENIER. DAVID STYLING, PUDGE. JODI FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY, to squeeze over top.

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 93 THE ULTIMATE CRISPY BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS

The Ultimate Crispy CHANGE IT UP Chicken Wings The Ultimate Hands-on time: 5 minutes Crispy Buffalo Total time: 50 minutes Chicken Wings Makes: about 24 pieces In small saucepan, stir hese wings can get sticky as together ⅓ cup cayenne they bake, so line your baking pepper sauce (such as sheet with greased nonstick Frank’s RedHot Original), THE foil or parchment paper for 2 tbsp butter, 1 tsp ULTIMATE easy turning. Worcestershire sauce and CRISPY BARBECUE ½ tsp onion powder; bring CHICKEN 900 g separated trimmed WINGS chicken wings to boil. Remove from heat; (see tip below) let cool to room temperature. ¾ tsp each salt and pepper Prepare wings as directed; toss 3 tbsp all-purpose ﬂour or with sauce just before serving. cornstarch

In bowl, sprinkle chicken with CHANGE IT UP salt and pepper. Sprinkle with The Ultimate lour; toss to coat. Arrange on lightly greased nonstick foil– Crispy Barbecue or parchment paper–lined Chicken Wings rimmed baking sheet. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven, turning In saucepan, stir together once, until crisp and golden, 1 cup ketchup, ⅓ cup fancy 45 to 50 minutes. molasses, 2 tbsp cider vinegar, 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 tsp PER PIECE: about 61 cal, 5 g pro, 4 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 1 g carb, onion powder, ½ tsp garlic 0 g ﬁbre, 20 mg chol, 91 mg sodium, powder, ¼ tsp salt and 42 mg potassium. % RDI: 2% iron, ½ cup water; bring to boil. 1% vit A, 1% folate. Reduce heat and simmer, Chicken wings that stirring occasionally, until are sold separated thickened, about 20 minutes. and trimmed are a Prepare wings as directed, real time-saver. If you can’t ﬁnd brushing with sauce before them at your local grocery store, last 5 minutes of baking. cut the tips of of whole chicken wings, then cut each wing in half at the remaining joint.

Watch how to make our HOWTO Ultimate Crispy Chicken Wings VIDEO at canadianliving.com/wings.

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HOLIDAY MEALS

Our stunning Easter menu will help you celebrate the holiday with ease and elegance.

BY IRENE FONG & THE TEST KITCHEN

TESTED TILL PERFECT

Asparagus Soup Roasted Lemon-Herb Potato and Spring Sauteéd Green Beans Chocolate With ick Cream Cornish Hens Vegetable Gratin With Balsamic Shallots Mousse Nests

P. 9 P. 99 P. 100 P. 100 P. 100 EVANS JENNIFER STYLING, PROP GRENIER. DAVID STYLING, PUDGE. JODI FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY,

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Prepare Asparagus Soup With Thick Cream up to make-ahead tip

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In large bowl, whisk together lemon zest, lemon juice, oil, garlic, thyme, oregano, honey, salt and pepper. Set aside. (Make- ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours; whisk before using.) Using kitchen shears, cut 1 hen down each side of backbone; discard backbone or reserve for another use. Cut hen in half lengthwise through breastbone. Repeat with remaining hens. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.) Add hens to lemon mixture; toss to coat. Arrange, skin side up, on lightly greased large heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet. Add lemon, cut side up. Roast in 425°F (220°C) oven, basting twice, until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 185°F (85°C), about 45 minutes. Remove hens to platter. Let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, return lemon to oven; broil, cut side up, until lightly charred, about 1 minute. Serve with hens. Potato and Spring PER SERVING: about 333 cal, 25 g pro, 24 g total fat (6 g Vegetable sat. fat), 3 g carb (trace dietary ﬁbre, 2 g sugar), 146 mg chol, Gratin, p. 100 359 mg sodium, 304 mg potassium. % RDI: 2% calcium, 9% iron, 4% vit A, 13% vit C, 2% folate.

Using a heavy-duty rimmed baking sheet, instead of a roasting pan, lets air circulate around the hens, giving them a nicer colour. Look for a baking sheet that won’t bend and is heavy for its size.

MARCH 2016 | CANADIANLIVING.COM 99 Potato and Spring to medium; simmer until potatoes are 2 tsp granulated sugar Vegetable Gratin almost tender, about 10 minutes. 675 g green beans, trimmed Whisk flour with ¼ cup water. Move 35 minutes In large skillet, melt half of the butter Hands-on time: potatoes to 1 side of pan; whisk flour Total time: 1 hour over medium heat; cook shallots and Makes: 8 to 10 servings mixture into opposite side until smooth. pinch each of the salt and pepper, stirring Add bacon and fennel mixture; cook, occasionally and adding water, 1 tbsp at a his lavourful and elegant side dish is stirring, until potatoes are fork-tender, time, if shallots begin to stick to pan, until the perfect accompaniment to any roast. about 2 minutes. Discard thyme. sotened and golden, about 15 minutes. Fennel mellows as it cooks, adding just Spoon half of the potato mixture into Add vinegar and sugar; cook, stirring, the right amount of aromatic sweetness greased 13- x 9-inch (3 L) baking dish; until thickened and shallots are coated, to the inal dish. Assemble the gratin the sprinkle with Gruyère. Scrape remaining about 5 minutes. (Make-ahead: Let cool; day before, leaving only the topping and potato mixture over top. (Make-ahead: refrigerate in airtight container for up baking to take care of prior to dinner. Let cool completely; cover with foil. to 2 days.) Gratin: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Reheat, 4 strips bacon covered, on bottom rack of 425°F/220°C Meanwhile, in large saucepan of boiling 1 tsp olive oil oven for 45 minutes before continuing salted water, cook green beans until 1 small bulb fennel, trimmed, cored with recipe.) tender-crisp, about 2 minutes; drain. and thinly sliced (Make-ahead: Transfer to large bowl of ice 2 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal Topping: Stir together bread crumbs, water; drain. Refrigerate in resealable bag 1.2 kg yellow-fleshed potatoes (about 8), Gruyère and butter. Sprinkle over for up to 2 days. Continue with recipe as peeled and cut in ¼-inch (5 mm) potato mixture. directed, adding 2 minutes to cook time.) thick slices 1½ cups sodium-reduced chicken broth Bake on bottom rack of 425°F (220°C) In separate large skillet, melt remaining 1 cup whipping cream (35%) oven until top is golden, about 15 minutes. butter over medium-high heat; cook green ½ cup milk Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. beans and remaining salt and pepper, 3 sprigs fresh thyme PER EACH OF 10 SERVINGS: about 344 cal, 11 g stirring, just until tender, about 1 minute. pro, 21 g total fat (11 g sat. fat), 30 g carb (3 g dietary Stir in shallots until heated through. 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced ﬁbre, 4 g sugar), 62 mg chol, 460 mg sodium, 830 mg ½ tsp each salt and pepper potassium. % RDI: 22% calcium, 11% iron, 61% vit A, PER SERVING: about 113 cal, 3 g pro, 5 g total fat (3 g 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 33% vit C, 15% folate. sat. fat), 17 g carb (3 g dietary ﬁbre, 5 g sugar), 11 mg chol, 183 mg sodium, 297 mg potassium. % RDI: 5% calcium, 1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese 9% iron, 14% vit A, 12% vit C, 17% folate. Topping: 1 cup fresh bread crumbs Sautéed Green Beans With When trimming the shallots, cut ½ cup shredded Gruyère cheese Balsamic Shallots away only the tip of the root ends; 2 tbsp butter, melted the rest of the root will help keep Hands-on time: 25 minutes each shallot intact as it cooks. Gratin: In large nonstick skillet, cook Total time: 25 minutes bacon over medium-high heat, turning Makes: 8 servings once, until crisp, about 4 minutes. Remove to paper towel–lined plate to Sweet-and-sour balsamic-glazed Chocolate Mousse Nests shallots are tossed with crisp beans drain. Chop bacon into ½-inch (1 cm) 30 minutes in this tasty side. Take the stress out Hands-on time: pieces. Set aside. Total time: 2½ hours of hosting dinner by preparing your Makes: 8 servings Reserving 2 tsp of the fat, drain pan; wipe shallots and green beans ahead of clean. Return reserved fat to pan. Add oil; time, then tossing them together with his adorable dessert is an elegant way heat over medium-high heat. Cook fennel the remaining ingredients just before to end your meal. You can ind kataii, and carrots, stirring and adding water, serving. Shallots shrink as they cook a inely shredded pastry dough, in 1 tbsp at a time, if fennel begins to stick and can vary in size, so quarter only the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern to pan, just until fennel is softened, about larger ones and halve any smaller ones. grocery stores, as well as many major 7 minutes. Remove to plate. 3 tbsp butter grocery retailers—look for it next to the In same pan, bring potatoes, broth, cream, 500 g shallots, quartered phyllo in the freezer section. To keep the milk, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper to ½ tsp each salt and pepper nests crisp, ill them with mousse at the boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat ¼ cup balsamic vinegar last minute.

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Chocolate Mousse: 85 g semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (about 3 oz), finely chopped 1 cup whipping cream (35%) 1 tsp vanilla Kataiﬁ Nests: 115 g kataifi dough (about quarter pkg), thawed 2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted 2 tbsp icing sugar 3 tbsp butter, melted Garnish: 24 yogurt-covered raisins, chocolate-covered raisins and/or small oval candies

Chocolate Mousse: Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. In small saucepan, heat cream over medium-high heat just until bubbles form around edge; pour over chocolate, whisking until melted. Stir in vanilla. Let cool slightly; place plastic wrap directly on surface. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. (Make- $1 .55 per ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.) serving Beat mousse until sot peaks form. Kataifi Nests: While mousse is chilling, using hands, gently separate kataii. In large bowl, toss together kataii, cocoa powder and icing sugar to coat. Drizzle with butter; toss to coat. Divide kataii mixture into 8 bundles. Holding by ends, twist each bundle into 1-inch (2.5 cm) thick rope; wrap ends together to form into rounds. Firmly press 1 round into bottom and up side of each of 8 muin pan wells. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until crisp, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely. Run tip of knife around edges to release from pan. (Make-ahead: Store in single layer in airtight container for up to 24 hours.) Fill nests with mousse. Garnish: Top each nest with 3 raisins. PER SERVING: about 258 cal, 3 g pro, 20 g total fat (12 g sat. fat), 22 g carb (1 g dietary ﬁbre, 13 g sugar), 50 mg chol, 101 mg sodium, 149 mg potassium. % RDI: 3% calcium, 6% iron, 13% vit A, 2% folate.

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Turmeric and other aromatic spices stand up well to a strong-flavoured meat like lamb. This dish is so easy to throw together yet elegant enough for entertaining. You can use mild, medium or hot curry powder, depending on the amount of heat you like. Sprinkle with fresh parsley, if desired.

Spiced Cranberry Chutney: 1 tbsp olive oil half onion, chopped 2 tsp minced peeled fresh ginger 1 clove garlic, minced 1½ tsp mustard seeds 2 star anise 2 green cardamom pods ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 cup frozen cranberries ⅓ cup dried cranberries ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ tsp salt Curry-Dusted Lamb Chops: 1 tsp curry powder ¾ tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp each salt and turmeric 8 lamb chops (about 565 g total) 1 tbsp olive oil

Spiced Cranberry Chutney: In saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook onion, ginger and garlic, stirring, until onion is sotened, about 4 minutes. Add mustard seeds, star anise, cardamom pods and cloves; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in frozen cranberries, dried cranberries, sugar, salt and ⅓ cup water; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, until cranberries have broken down, liquid is thickened and mixture reaches jam-like consistency, about 5 minutes. Scrape into heatproof dish; refrigerate until cool, about 45 minutes. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.) Curry-Dusted Lamb Chops: Stir together curry powder, cumin seeds, salt and turmeric; rub all over lamb. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium- “The turmeric spice rub and sweet- high heat; cook lamb, turning occasionally, until desired doneness, 5 to 6 minutes for medium- and-sour cranberry chutney mellow rare. Let stand for 3 minutes. Serve with chutney. out the lamb chops’ strong avour. PER SERVING: about 395 cal, 20 g pro, 23 g total fat (8 g sat. fat), 27 g carb (3 g dietary ﬁbre, 21 g sugar), 51 mg chol, 501 mg sodium, 329 mg Everybody loved them!” potassium. % RDI: 4% calcium, 16% iron, 1% vit A, 7% vit C, 9% folate. ANNABELLE WAUGH

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