Serves 5

Lawren Moneta is a chef, food stylist, and recipe developer.

Summer Salad

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

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Serves 8

Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a dietitian, nutrition writer, and recipe developer. He is also the author of Rocket Fuel (VeloPress, 2016) and Muffin Tin Chef (Ulysses Press, 2012).

Protein

Few foods scream summer like freshly picked basil. Put it to creative culinary uses in the kitchen!

5 Summer-Inspired Basil Recipes

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Perimenopause symptoms can show up as early as 35. Supplements, herbs, good nutrition, and exercise can help women cope with this challenging life change.

Perimenopause Survival Strategies

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Women's Health

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Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjWPpb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Bowls</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjW5k1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purely Pumpkin</a> (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).

Serves 8.

Serves 4

Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University

You often see a pinch of black rice added to white rice in Japanese home cooking, which gives it a soft lilac tint with a slightly smoky flavor and chewy texture.

Serves 2 to 3

Makes 8

Recipes

Amie Watson is a Montreal-based freelance writer, television contributor, and founder of the Fork That app. Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette, enRoute magazine, and The Globe and Mail.

Plant-based

Joy McCarthy, RNCP, CNP, is a holistic nutritionist and best-selling author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2GOYVFh" target="_blank">Joyous Health</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2EZwbsS" target="_blank">Joyous Detox</a> (Penguin Canada, 2014 and 2016).

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Serves 4.

Writer and editor Vanessa Annand enjoys vegan cooking, time outdoors, and plucky publications.

Serves 1.

Makes about 1/2 to 1 quart (500 mL to 1 L).

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM, is an internationally bestselling author whose works include <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q9brUC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cultured Cook</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2IktQuO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Be Your Own Herbalist</a>. She is a certified herbalist, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and one of the world’s most popular natural health bloggers.

Serves 12 (makes 1 pie) 

Nina is the Group Vice President of Publishing and Operations at alive. Her spare time is spent enjoying the many pleasures that life in Vancouver has to offer with her daughters.

fish

Minted Watermelon and Rice Noodle Salad

Lemony Cheesecake with Mixed Berry Sauce

It’s Basil Time!

Perimenopause

Kale Salad with Savoury Cranberry Dressing

Harvest Pecan Pumpkin Hummus

Quinoa Stuffing

Cauliflower Tempura with Harissa-Cauliflower Puree and Mint-GARLIC Scape Pesto

Lilac Rice

Double Pumpkin Muffins

Coleslaw Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Harissa-Roasted Sweet Potato Fries with Pomegranate Molasses

Kid-Approved Vegan Eats

Mint, Melon, and Nettle Refresher

Eggs En Cocotte

Roasted Brown Butter and Bean Stuffed Acorn Squash with Crispy Sage

Roasted Maple-Mustard Pork over Brussels Sprout Pilaf

Trout Lentil Salad with Microgreen Pesto Dressing

Marinated Beans on Toast

Salmon Beet Salad with Cherry Dressing

Apple Vinegar

Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie

Carrot, Raspberry, and Olive Tartine

Pork Tenderloin with Espresso BBQ Sauce