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A healthy, make-ahead menu for casual entertaining By Christine Picheca
Recipes by The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

With the help of a slow cooker and bread machine you can have a healthy, comforting dinner or lunch ready when you are. Serve this healthy make-ahead menu for easy casual entertaining or any night of the week.

Hazelnut Honey Bread
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden

A warm bowl of Three Bean Lentil Soup paired with homemade Hazelnut Honey Bread makes a great healthy lunch when the girls come over for a play date, or a ready-made meal after an afternoon of winter family fun.

Easy enough for everyday and delicious enough to share with friends, make this menu special by adding Fennel, Watercress Salad with Apple Dressing. A big piece of Roquefort or extra old Cheddar served with a bowl of clementines and walnuts in the shell will round out this rustic menu when entertaining friends.

If you feel like exerting a bit of extra effort, throw together the simple Warm Apple and Cranberry Cobbler served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.