Tag: half your plate

May 10, 2016

Celebrate National Barbecue Month with Grilled Vegetables

Carrot and leek burgers

For many Canadians, warmer means barbecuing and relaxing in the sunshine with friends. The Canadian Cancer Society encourages you to…

May 5, 2016

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Tomato and Avocado Salsa Fresca website

Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of may) commemorates the Mexican army’s victory in 1826.  Now, that commemoration goes hand in…

May 2, 2016

All about grapes

For the month of May we are featuring grapes! A perfect sweet snack, great for grab and go, grapes are…

Apr 27, 2016

Spice it with Garlic!

Maple Garlic Carrots by Jessica in Kitchen

It’s national garlic month and we can’t think of a better way to add kick to half your plate than…

Apr 21, 2016

The 2016 CPMA Fresh Health Award goes to BCfresh!

Last week in Calgary the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) recognized BCfresh with the 2016 Fresh Health Award to acknowledge…

Apr 20, 2016

Raspberry Rhubarb Granola Crisp

Raspberry Rhubarb Granola Crisp

Written by Chef Michael Smith 2016 Rhubarb is more than a vegetable; it’s a sign of hope. Its arrival every…

Apr 14, 2016

National Grilled Cheese Month

TheGirlOnBloorGrilledCheese

April is national grilled cheese month!  It’s natural to feature a sandwich that’s glued together by delicious cheese and the…

Apr 12, 2016

Like peas in a pod!

Green Peas in a Bowl

We go together like two peas in a pod!  And that’s why we’ve chosen to feature peas for the month…

Apr 8, 2016

Avocado Toast, a hot trend with no end in sight!

Avocado Toast from MarieEve Caplette

For a while now we’ve been seeing this trend all over Instagram, Pinterest and food blogs: avocado toast is certainly…

Apr 5, 2016

All about rhubarb!

Rhubarb

Spring is in the air and now that its April you can see our fruit of the month, rhubarb, starting…

Mar 30, 2016

5 Ingredient Salads

Greek Salad

When you’re running short on time it can be daunting to think of a recipe to fill half your plate…

Mar 24, 2016

Food Bloggers of Canada Winner!

All the submissions from Food Bloggers of Canada about Half Your Plate were so delicious and colourful we decided to…

Mar 22, 2016

Citrus, little burst of sunshine

Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits are most commonly available and at their tastiest through the winter months. And there are so many varieties…

Mar 18, 2016

Steamed Broccoli 101

Recipe by Chef Michael Smith This is by far my favourite way to cook and serve broccoli. It’s super-simple, super-speedy…

Mar 17, 2016

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Mango Banana Smoothie

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day we’ve put together a list of our favourite green recipes!  Not only are green fruits…

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