The Chatelaine Kitchen lets you in on our top baking secrets to ensure you bake perfect Christmas cookies every single time. More at Chatelaine.com.

How To Make Perfect Christmas Cookies

The Chatelaine Kitchen team shares its top baking secrets to ensure your holiday cookies turn out perfect every single time.

8 Crucial Tips For Baking Perfect Holiday Cookies

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food

Food

Kitchen Tips

Puréed vegetable soup is incredibly simple once you master this basic formula. Find out the secret to a no&#x2d;recipe soup and more at Chatelaine.com

How To Make Vegetable Soup Without A Recipe

Recipes

How-To

Plus, sample menus for meat eaters and vegans to get enough dietary protein (crucial for muscle mass)—and a registered dietitian’s take on protein powder.

How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

Plus, sample menus for meat eaters and vegans to get enough protein—and a registered dietitian’s take on protein powder.

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Health

We compare honey, molasses, maple syrup, agave nectar and Stevia to see whether any of these sugar substitutes are healthier than plain sugar.

Sugar Substitutes: Which Are The Healthiest?

Are Sugar Substitutes Like Honey And Maple Syrup Actually Healthier Than The Real Deal?

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If “superfoods” were actually a thing, buckwheat groats would top the list. Here’s how to eat them, plus a handy buckwheat groats oatmeal recipe.

Why Buckwheat Groats Should Be Your New Food Obsession

Why Buckwheat Groats Should Be Your New Food Obsession (Seriously)

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Who knew a vegetable oil could be so controversial? I’m a registered dietitian and want to set the record straight about canola oil for once and for all.

5 Canola Oil Myths Debunked

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This French basic is easily mastered when you have the right method and tools at hand. Learn how to make crepes and more at Chatelaine.com

Our 9 Best Crepe Recipes: How To Make Crepes

Our 9 Best Crepe Recipes

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dessert

How to make the perfect apple pie recipe (with a golden and flaky crust and no-mush filling), from choosing apples to our special secret tips.

How To Make The Perfect Apple Pie This Fall

How to make a perfect apple pie (with a golden and flaky crust and no-mush filling).

The Only Apple Pie Recipe You'll Ever Need

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technique

This decidedly indulgent showstopper of a dessert showcases coconut in all its glory. Here’s why you’ll want to make our coconut cream pie recipe ASAP.

The Coconut Cream Pie Recipe You Didn't Know You Needed

Not overly sweet, this indulgent showstopper of a dessert celebrates coconut in all its glory. (Plus it's easy to make-ahead.)

The Coconut Cream Pie You Didn't Know You Needed In Your Life (But We Did)

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baking

Registered Dietitian Emily Kichler explains why nutritional yeast, a.k.a. "nooch," makes a healthy—and tasty—substitute for parmesan.

Why You Should Substitute Nutritional Yeast For Parmesan

Registered dietitian Emily Kichler explains why nutritional yeast makes a healthy—and tasty—substitute for parmesan.

This Nutrient&#x2d;Packed Ingredient Tastes As Good As Parmesan But Has Loads Of Health Benefits

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Registered dietitian Emily Kichler offers this simple healthy ingredient swap. It's just one way to include more pulses in your diet.

Substitute Lentils For Ground Beef In Pasta Sauce

Registered dietitian Emily Kichler offers this simple tip for including more pulses in your diet.

How To Make Your Bolognese Sauce So Much Healthier

This One Ingredient Swap Will Make Your Bolognese Sauce So Much Healthier

Editor's Picks

This healthy mac and cheese recipe features just 8 ingredients. It's just as creamy and delicious as the stuff you're used to, but with better nutrition.

For A Healthy Mac And Cheese, Try This Ingredient Swap

If the creamy pasta dish is part of your regular recipe roster, try this simple ingredient swap to boost nutrition without sacrificing on taste.

For A Healthier Mac And Cheese, Try This Ingredient Swap

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Emily Szatrowski, RD

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