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Cupcakes have the power to captivate almost every dessert-lover’s heart. No matter who you are, a delicious, icing-laden, playfully decorated miniature cake is nothing to be turned away. Over the past few years, cupcake shops have been popping up all over …

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The word ‘diet’ isn’t typically a positive one, instead bringing to mind restrictive, uphill-battle type thoughts. ‘Local diet’, on the other hand, is totally positive! Recently, local eating has become a popular concept, propelled into public consciousness with the help of …

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A lot of appealing things include a “bar.” If you’ve been to Victoria, chances are you’ve heard of rebar, a much-loved locals-approved diner known for its funky and modern vegetarian cuisine. Did you think healthy vegetarian food was for hippies? …

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Finding inspiration for a really good meal can be a daily struggle. Many of us tend to go back to the same old recipes way too often. Which made us wonder, what does a guy like Vikram Vij, Vancouver celebrity chef …

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Good news- there’s hope! And that’s according to one of Canada’s leading and most acclaimed nutritionists, Leslie Beck, RD. Perhaps you’re familiar. She makes frequent appearances as the Nutrition Expert on CTV’s Canada AM, and writes the much-loved Food For Thought …

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Who doesn’t enjoy a little cultural infusion once in a while, especially when it comes to sampling delicious food? While a family trip to Europe, Mexico or India may not be on the immediate horizon, a trip to your kitchen with …

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The countdown to Mother’s Day is on.  Time to thank our moms for the many, many things they do – both big, small and everything in between! 

And what is a better way to say thank you than by making mom …

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We all have traditions around family mealtimes. Some of us cherish memories of elaborate Sunday brunches while some of us more fondly recall ‘pizza & a movie’ Fridays. Whether it’s the tough-love ‘eat your veggies!’ memories that stick out or the …

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Upon visiting the newly opened grocery store in our neighbourhood, my 3 year old daughter was thrilled to discover that they had kid-sized carts for her to push.  She happily trailed behind me to collect all the groceries while we talked …

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I have invited a K-1 class from a nearby elementary school to my Foods 12 class. The students do some research on what younger children like to eat and come up with some simple, healthy recipes. (Several Prescribed Learning Outcomes are …

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Both of my kids (aged 4 and 8) have always shown some interest in the cooking process, but my wife wasn't always too keen on squeezing into our tiny kitchen with an extra two tiny chefs. Like most moms, she's super-busy …

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With my 7 year old niece visiting, we made pizzas from scratch. We tasted ingredients before we put them on the individual pizzas. Without talking about them as toppings, we enjoyed tasting bell peppers, mushrooms, sauteed chicken, even raw sweet onion and olives. …

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I bought my eight-year-old and six-year-old boys a cookbook:  Kids’ Fun & Healthy Cookbook, by Nicola Graimes. I asked them each to pick out a recipe to make for a family meal.  My eight-year-old picked out Sticky Ribs with Baked Potato.  …

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