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The Story of Annie Leonard: Her Take on Stuff, Bottled Water, Cosmetics and More

Photo Credit: Christy McDonald Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff project – a series of succinct animated videos explaining the systemic problems with some everyday items – has been a phenomenal success, reaching millions of viewers, sparking important thought and discussion and even causing its fair share of controversy. With her videos

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Weekday Vegetarian: Getting Your Legumes With This Cannellini and Kale Ragout

Photo: Kelly Rossiter Anyone who reads my column regularly knows that I am a big fan of legumes. They are really good for you and it’s a bonus that they are cheap and easy to prepare. They are also really versatile and can be paired with all kinds of vegetables…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Fingerling Potato Salad with Green Chili-Cilantro Salsa

Photo: Kelly Rossiter When I was a kid potato salad was a fixture at every barbeque, picnic and family party. It was all pretty much the same stuff, lots of mayonnaise and green onions. Believe it or not, at a party of the extended family, there might be three or four bowls of potato salad on offer. The burning question was always whether I was going to be forced into eating my aunt’s potato salad that had hard boiled egg in it, or get to eat my mom’s which did not, but had a daring dash of paprika on top. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Green Olivada

Photo: Kelly Rossiter Of course, the story for the past week was the unremitting heat. One of the great things to serve on a hot day is a pasta salad. You make it ahead of time, and let the flavours meld together and then serve it at room temperature…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: White Bean and Arugula Salad with Lemon Dill Vinaigrette

Photo: Kelly Rossiter I guess like most home vegetable gardeners , I am having my share of hits and misses this season. Some enterprising little critter ate all of my carrot tops as soon as they started to come out, so that was the end of that. My beets were doing fabulously, but something has started to eat them as well, which I find much more upsetting. My

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Weekday Vegetarian: Healthy and Delicious Lentil Patties

Photo: Kelly Rossiter My husband and I were out of town the past weekend. He spent his days at a conference working, and I was lying around a beautiful house on Lake Erie with old friends, essentially spending the weekend overindulging. We were in a big farming community, but he got an unappetizing dinner served cafeteria style, despite the claims that dinner would be “local Ontario cuisine”, while we dined on a fantastic local flank steak,

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Weekday Vegetarian: Healthy and Delicious Lentil Patties