Contributions to Canadian Cooking

On cover: A photograph of a woman with a purple blouse standing behind plates of chicken breast, salad, oranges, and a pie garnished with berries. At the centre top of the book in large red lettering is "Anne Lindsay's Light Kitchen." Below that in small black lettering is "More easy and healthy recipes from the author of the bestselling Lighthearted Everyday Cooking." At the bottom left corner is a white square with the Canada Trust logo within it and red lettering that says "Special Offer Inside!" At the bottom right corner is the United Way of Canada logo.

Hall of Fame Award | 2023

Professional home economist and Order of Canada winner Anne Lindsay is an internationally recognized spokesperson for healthy eating. Her corpus of cookbooks, starting with Smart Cooking in 1984, encourages Canadians to eat smarter meals that are lighter but nutrient dense. For several years she has partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation to raise awareness of how chronic illnesses can be prevented or managed through the consumption of wholesome foods. In Anne Lindsay’s Light Kitchen, originally published in 1993, she collaborated with United Way Canada to produce a cookbook that entwined her approach to cooking with the United Way’s goals: to build strong, healthy communities. Using the recommendations from Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating, the book’s recipes cover a range of dishes that are not only nutritious and affordable, but also delicious.

                                                                                                                       

Lindsay, Anne. Anne Lindsay’s Light Kitchen. Toronto: Macmillan Canada, 1994. Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library (JPs059b013).

Anne Lindsay (1943-)
Contributions to Canadian Cooking
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