Sides & Snacks

In Char’s Kitchen Season 2 – Episode #2: Carrots Two Ways

Roasted Carrots with Feta & Mint A simple, delicious and good-for-you side dish!! 2 lbs (900 g) carrots, well washed and cut in thick matchstick pieces 2 tsp (10 mL) vegetable oil hefty pinch salt and pepper 2 tsp (10 mL) each; minced garlic and ginger 1/2 cup (125 mL) crumbled feta cheese 1/2 cup […]

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‘In Char’s Kitchen Quarantine Edition’ Episode #4: Char’s Sweet Pea Pesto Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

Homemade pesto is a cinch to make. Traditionally, pesto is made with: pine nuts and fresh basil – I often switch it up and use a seed combo (instead of pine nuts) and frozen (thawed) peas in place of fresh basil. This pesto also makes a great “sauce” for grilled fish, or slather on a

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‘In Char’s Kitchen Quarantine Edition’ Episode #2: Char’s Lemon Walnut Tuna Melt and Char’s Get Up & Go (Nowhere) Muesli

What to do with those cans of tuna, and bag of oats hiding in your pantry? I’ve got ya covered with two delicious and doable recipes!! If you recreate any of these recipes – use hashtag #InCharsKitchen – I’d love to follow along on social!! Happy cooking!! Char’s Lemon Walnut Tuna Melts Delicious and doable

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‘In Char’s Kitchen Quarantine Edition’ Episode #1: Char’s Clustery Spiced Granola with Banana Chips and Coconut

Take a bag of oats to new heights – you’ll never buy store bought granola again! You’re welcome!! Char’s Clustery Spiced Granola with Banana Chips and Coconut A delicious and nutritious homemade breakfast ~ perfect excuse to use up all those pantry staple ingredients. Note: you can easily halve this recipe as I often do.

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In Char’s Kitchen Episode #8 ~ Special Guest Morgan Rammo

On this episode of ‘In Char’s Kitchen’ I’m joined by the fit, fabulous and fierce (I mean that in the sweetest way…except when she’s kicking my a$$ at the gym – ha! ha!) Morgan Rammo (owner of Vita Fitness located in beautiful downtown Bracebridge). Morgan and I are chatting about the importance of indulging in your favourite

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In Char’s Kitchen Episode #6 ~ Special Guest Yvonne Heath

On this episode of ‘In Char’s Kitchen’ I’m joined by my amazing friend, mother, wife, author, Ted X speaker (video below), talk show host and founder of the #IJustShowedUp movement; Yvonne Heath. After a 27 year nursing career and working in many departments, from emergency to chemotherapy, palliative care and hospice  ​– Yvonne now travels the globe educating

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In Char’s Kitchen Episode #2 ~ Special Guest John Derringer

I’m a sucker for classic rock and long time fan of Q107 – needless to say, when John Derringer (host of Q107’s Derringer The Morning) agreed to be a guest on “In Char’s Kitchen” this classic rock lover was one giddy gal!  Leading up to filming, John mentioned – actually, his exact words were: “I’m a very, very

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In Char’s Kitchen Episode #1 ~ Special Guest Mayor Graydon Smith

Delighted and honoured to kick off episode #1 of “In Char’s Kitchen” with Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith. We laughed, we cooked and we ate! Hope you enjoy the recipes as much as we did preparing and indulging in them. Caramel Covered Brie with Dried Fruit and Nuts This divine “starter” is a guaranteed show stopper. It presents

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