About Darlene Hildebrandt:
Born and raised in Edmonton, Darlene has had formal training in photography at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. She enjoys weddings, portraits, fine art, and travel photography. With 16 years of experience, her style has evolved from a more formal style, to one that incorporates the popular trend of journalistic style photography. Darlene strives to capture each event, or portrait, as her clients desire, fires and foremost. She is available for events in Edmonton Alberta and the surrounding area, or travel outside Alberta as schedule permits. Darlene has been a member of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) since 1993 and among her awards,
Nominated for Canadian Photographer of the Year - March 2008
Generalist Photographer of the Year in Alberta - October 2006
Finalist for Portrait Photographer of the year - Alberta 2003 and 2005
Winner of Best Fine Art Image - PPOC Alberta 2005
Winner of Best Wedding Journalist Image - PPOC Alberta 2003
Winner of Kodak Gallery Award - Wedding, Alberta 2001
Darlene says
Photography is my passion, and the people that enjoy my work make it worthwhile. If someone can relate to something I've photographed, or if I can make someone feel something through my images, then I've achieved my goal
Darlene's Passion For Whole Foods
Darlene has a passion for food and creating great vegetable dishes. She will be sharing her whole food recipes and photographs of them with readers of this community.
Darlene's mission statement is
to share my artistic talents to inspire people to see beauty and to experience self love and ultimate health.
A new whole food recipe is released each Saturday morning. Subscribe to her posts using the form on this page under her photo to have each recipe sent directly to your inbox.
All Posts Written By Darlene
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
This is another gem from one of my favorite recipe books Vegan Planet cookbook. This recipe sounded good and did not disappoint. I modified it slightly as I didn’t have any olive oil in the house, and I added tomatoes and we were happy with my version.
Beans are a great source […]
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Yes I said CHOCOLATE! This Vegetable Chocolate Chili Mole is amazing!
If you’ve ever eaten as a real authentic Mexican restaurant, you’ve probably seen something with “mole” sauce on the menu. I’ve got one book that says mole is a Spanish word meaning “mashed together” but I know it to mean (my own […]
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
We are always looking for healthy sauces and dips to make that are both tasty and multi-purpose, as well as being healthy. This Miso Lemon Tahini Sauce fits the bill perfectly. We both love miso and Japanese food in general, so this is a nice addition to our repertoire. […]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
We are always on the lookout for a great bean or lentil burger that we can make a huge batch of and eat for days. We have come to really dislike the store bought ones for the lack of taste and large amount of salt and other preservatives and unhealthy things in […]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
I found this great sauce which is both healthy and tasty in the Vegan Planet cookbook, one of our favorites. You can use it as a spread, a dip or a sauce on just about anything. As you can see in the photo, we put it on lentil or bean burgers. […]
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
These lentil burgers with kale, walnuts and flax are a convenient food for us around our house. The flax seeds and kamut flour hold the burgers together without egg or other unhealthy options while kale is one of the 10 most nutritious foods you can eat. More often than not, we make a triple […]
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Last week’s recipe was a St Patrick’s day green soup which is a favorite around our house. Continuing with our “green theme” for the month of March, in honor of St Patty, We’ve got Darlene’s favorite green smoothie recipe. Darlene is away in Vegas for a photographer trade show, so I’m posting for […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
I am posting this recipe for Super Green St. Patrick’s Day Soup a week early so you can get the needed ingredients and be ready on the 17th. Rob and I created this recipe from a combination of a few different ones and just made it up as we went along. We wanted […]
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Green leafy vegetables are of the highest nutritional value, and the thing that many of eat the least of in our diets. Most people think “salad” or spinach when you say leafy greens, but have you ever tried and of the following: kale, Swiss chard, collards, dandelion greens, bok choy, or mustard greens? […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Couscous is a little known grain, used often in North African dishes, especially those from Morocco. It can be prepared quickly on the counter by soaking it in boiling water, thus leaving the stovetop free to make the topping for it. In this Marrakech Couscous recipe we are not putting stuff on it, […]
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Ready for a good fiber blast?! Try this high fiber triple grain pilaf instead of your usual rice dish. Adding more fiber into your diet will not only keep your digestion moving along, but eating more natural foods and less processed ones will give you more nutrients in your diet. Most […]
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
I found this whole grain pancake recipe in a little booklet when I bought some grain from a farmer’s market years ago. I’ve had it tucked away and recently pulled it out when I was asked what I eat for breakfast. While weekdays we mostly eat 8 grain cereal from Red Mills, on […]
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
February I will be featuring recipes using different types of grains. I find that many people don’t know how to cook grains or what to do with them. So I hope you try something different and add some grain into your diet. NOTE: none of my recipes have wheat in them […]
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
We eat beans a lot at our house because they are packed full of nutrients, high in fiber, and are very low in fat and calories. Basically they fill you up so you don’t want to eat a lot of other stuff that might not be as good for you. This Red Bean […]
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
This is a multi-purpose, great tasting and easy to make sauce. You can put it on lentil loaf, bean cakes, quinoa cakes, sweet potato pancakes or anything else that needs a sauce or gravy.
This creamy almond sauce recipe is simple, with shallots or onions, almond milk and raw almonds. That’s it. […]
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