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, 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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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
We use lentils in a number of recipes throughout the week. Red Lentil Dahl is a regular at our table, and we use lentils in one of our favorite soups, barley lentil soup. This Lentil Loaf recipe is very filling as it’s high in fiber and makes a nice meatless meal, even surprising […]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Red Lentils are a staple in our household as they’re nutritionally dense foods, a good source of iron and contain both soluble and insoluble fiber. We eat this Red Lentil Dahl a few times a day because it’s easily digestible and a great source of protein and other nutrients. We have a special note […]
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Hummus is a staple food in our house-hold. It has amazing taste and nutritional value thanks to the chick peas in it. Is great when you’re in a hurry and need something filling, that’s also good for you. Use it as a dip for rye crackers, carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes or zucchini […]
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Moroccan cuisine has long been considered as one of the most diversified cuisines in the world. The reason is because of the interaction of Morocco with the outside world for centuries. The cuisine of Morocco is a mix of Arab, Berber, Moorish, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean African, Iberian, and Jewish influences. The cooks in the royal […]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
December was soup month here on the blog, but I wanted to show everyone how we created a healthy Christmas dinner. We wanted to put a healthy spin on the traditional version. We started by buying a free-range organic turkey from a local farmer (100 miles rule), adding a festive salad with […]
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Tuesday, December 25th, 2007
I would personally like to wish you all a Happy Holiday in whatever country you live, whatever language you speak, and whatever religion you follow. For me the holidays are a time to reflect on what I have in my life that I’m thankful for. There are so many people in our world […]
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Mulligatawny is a classic Anglo-Indian dish. Mulligatawny is a spicy soup based on chicken or mutton/lamb stock. According to Madhur Jaffrey, the original mulligatawny soup can be traced back to the early days of the East India Company in Madras, and was more like a curry. The word is based on the Tamil name for […]
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