Foodie-approved fast food out of a truck? Oh, yes. Across the country, gourmet grub is up for grabs from these kitschy on-the-go restos

Foodie-approved fast food out of a truck! Gorilla Cheese in Hamilton, Ontario, Alley Burger in Calgary and My Three Cousins in Halifx

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Put balsamic on the back burner with this creative take on flavouring that's finding its way into everything from saucy reductions to classy cocktails. Find out more about fruit vinegar on Chatelaine.com.

Fall's hot ingredient: Fresh and fruity vinegar

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What is triple-tested? Our Food Team creates, develops and tests every recipe at least three times (sometimes more!) to make sure it’s delicious and foolproof. We also make sure it’s easy to follow and shop for. Our professional testers weigh all the ingredients for nutritional analysis, verify how long it takes to prep and cook each recipe and check if it can be made ahead. We re-taste and adjust as needed. To confirm results in different kitchens, recipes are also tested at home — by us or by you. Sign up to be a home tester: testing@chatelaine.com

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Slim down with our seven-day, dietitian-created menu designed to help you lose weight and stay healthy.

Lose weight meal plan

How to lose weight with this weekly meal plan

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Health

A day of resting, reflecting and refueling — nope it doesn't get any better than that!

Fitness

Whether you're a vegetarian or on the keto diet, you can eat healthy at Starbucks. A registered dietitian rounds up the five best food items to order.

The Healthiest Food To Order At Starbucks

The good news? It’s not hard—there are lots of thoughtfully curated, nutritious and tasty meals and snacks available. Here, the five best options

A Registered Dietitian On The Healthiest Food To Order At Starbucks

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How I lived down my reputation for making homemade cheese that no one wants to eat.

How Difficult Is Making Delicious Fresh Cheese At Home? I Tried It

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Xantham gum is a key ingredient in many gluten-free recipes, but what if you're allergic to it? Try a gluten-free pizza crust for everyone at Chatelaine.com

Best-ever gluten-free pizza crust!

Pizza

In less than 30 minutes turn ordinary frozen meatballs into this wonderful recipe for Bombay meatballs, simply by adding veggies, yogurt and curry powder! 

Bombay meatballs

Dinner

This seven-day low sugar diet will wean you off the sweet stuff, without leaving you feeling deprived.

The seven-day low sugar diet

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Healthy Recipes

In all the excitement of TIFF — celebrities! Parties! World premieres! Someone filming a topless girl at the corner of Queen and Peter! — it's easy to forget that many of the actual movies being screened are ones that deal with seriously heavy subject matter.

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What's the difference between a green onion and a scallion? Get answer your burning questions as we demystify the various types of onions at Chatelaine.com.

Types Of Onions And How To Use Them

What's the difference between green onions and scallions (hint: nothing), plus everything you need to know about cooking with onions.

The Best Types Of Onions To Cook With (And The Ones That Taste Great Raw)

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The Dash Mini Waffle Maker is super cute, but we wanted to see if it worked too. We tested it right beside a conventional waffle iron and made all sorts of sweet and savoury waffles in the process. More at Chatelaine.com.

The Dash Mini Waffle Maker is Adorable — But Does It Work?

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In 1965, a former royal chef revealed the monarch’s favourite recipes to Chatelaine: plenty of meat, French fries and something called ‘Scotch woodcock.’

What The Queen's Chef Told Us In 1965 About Her Favourite Foods

The Crown Season 2 Is Almost Here. Here's What The Queen Was Eating In The '60s

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Take our holiday nutrition quiz to learn about your best buffet-table bets, from which fatty appetizers to steer clear of to which sugary bevies to pass up

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Food trucks: Three bestselling mobile eateries

Fall's hot ingredient: Fresh and fruity vinegar

Lose weight meal plan

Eat: Portobello mushroom omelette recipe (Day 27)

A Registered Dietitian On The Healthiest Food To Order At Starbucks

How Difficult Is Making Delicious Fresh Cheese At Home? I Tried It

Best-ever gluten-free cauliflower pizza crust

Bombay meatballs

The 7-day meal plan to help kick your sugar habit

TIFF day 2: Sitting on cheese and chasing Ryan Gosling 2.0

The Best Types Of Onions To Cook With (And The Ones That Taste Great Raw)

This Is The Only Waffle Maker You Need (Oh, And It's $20)

The Crown Season 2 Is Almost Here. Here's What The Queen Was Eating In The '50s And '60s

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