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Recipes by Karen AndersonApril 17, 2016

#IYP2016 – celebrating the last of my 10 week #pulsepledge with a few #recipes from @aspicytouch

My last CBC radio Alberta at Noon column was all about pulses (peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas). You can check the podcast out here. I’m out at the 10:25 mark in the show. The United Nations declared 2016 The International Year of Pulses (IYP) because pulses are good for people, for soil and for the world. […]

Alberta at Noon by Karen AndersonMarch 4, 2016

#IYP2016 – Lentils -Another reason why I love #India so much – check out @ChefMichaelSmith as #LentilHunter in #Gujarat

Thanks to my friend Suzie Szmolyan Morrow for sharing this video with me so I can share it with you. When I look at what Lentil Hunter chef Michael Smith finds on the table in Gujarat, I see the vivid food of my mentor Noorbanu Nimji and the recipes in our cookbook – A Spicy […]

Recipes by Karen AndersonMarch 4, 2016March 4, 2016

#pulsepledge #recipes for #IYP2016 and my @AlbertaatNoon column

There are some great recipes for cooking with pulses – peas, beans, lentils and chickpeas. Maybe you already have some; maybe you’re looking for inspiration. If you take the pulse pledge you can download a cookbook called Pulses – The Heart of Every Meal or you can buy an inspiring cookbook like Spilling the Beans […]

Alberta at Noon by Karen AndersonMarch 4, 2016March 4, 2016

#IYP2016 – International Year of Pulses – Great, but what’s a pulse? My @AlbertaatNoon column for March

If you don’t know what a pulse is, you are not alone. A 2010 study of 1100 Canadian households (sponsored by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and conducted by Ipsos Reid) concluded that most Canadians are unsure of what a pulse is. Take 20 seconds to watch the video above. It will tell you – very artistically – […]