Making kid-friendly meals
The reality: In restaurants, “kids’ menus” typically offer a short list of popular foods, items like grilled cheese sandwiches, cheese pizza, cheeseburgers, chicken fingers with fries, and si...
Healthy eating
Mental wellness inside and outside of mental illness
Exploring mental wellness During Mental Illness Awareness Week, we want to explore the message of hope, resiliency, and understanding that there is wellness inside and outside of illness. Whether y...
Foodie Friday: The joys of the harvest
Beets are a very versatile vegetable As the days get shorter and crisper, my thoughts turn to the kitchen more. The ground has frozen where I live, I have pulled everything from my garden and ...
Foodie Friday: Fish preservation is good for the soul
Fish and coastal First Nations peoples Salmon and halibut are important staples in the diet of many people in BC and continues to be a food of significance to coastal First Nations peoples. Sa...
Foodie Friday: Flexible recipes make cooking easier
Many things can get in the way of getting home-cooked food on the table If I asked you the following questions, what would your answers be? Do you value being able to cook meals for you and y...
Feeding our babies: At what age can we start offering solid foods?
The question As a mom, I know it can be hard to get straight answers to parenting questions. Websites and discussion boards offer so many conflicting opinions (right?). Even professional recommenda...
Foodie Friday: Garden harvest time
We’re a week into September which means fall is around the corner! I love the changing of one season to another, but I enjoy fall the most of all the four seasons. I love the fresh, crisp air tha...