Foodie Friday: Dealing with food hypersensitivities
Food allergies and food intolerances Many people avoid a food due to a food hypersensitivity (this includes both food allergies and food intolerances). I am one of those people and maybe ...
Recipes
Foodie Friday: More than just a pot of soup
Food, a great connector of culture, relationships and family As kids, my sister and I spent many a summer day at my grandparents’ house in East Vancouver. We did all sorts of fun things – I rem...
Foodie Friday: Celebrating dads in the kitchen
He’s not shy to get in the kitchen With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I got thinking about the things that I appreciate about my husband (and dad to my two daughters). One of the th...
Foodie Friday: Living out your healthy cultural traditions
Supporting a healthy body image for all Culture is so important for health and wellness. It shapes how we define health and wellness and how we practice it. As a society, health and wellness see...
Food: A foundation for building relationships
Childhood memories, love and food Take a moment to recall some of your favourite childhood memories. Do they have a theme? My fondest memories seem to have two things in common: They're all associa...
Foodie Friday: Build your own quick and tasty wraps (and enjoy more time outdoors!)
More time playing outside means less time spent in the kitchen The sun is shining, the temperatures are rising, and it finally feels like summer is just around the corner! The longer days mean that...
Foodie Friday: Fiddleheads, a springtime treat
Freshness found by buying local Besides the singing birds and the extra vitamin D from the sunshine, my favourite part of spring is the increased variety of locally produced fruit and vegetabl...