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Choose Fresh Fruit for Dessert

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Choose Fresh Fruit for Dessert

One of the best health-boosting habits is cutting back on rich desserts. If you are a frequent dessert-ea ...

One of the best health-boosting habits is cutting back on rich desserts. If you are a frequent dessert-eater, particularly if you prefer those decadent, fat and sugar-rich desserts, try omitting them ...

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SoundWaves – yet another reason to visit Nashville

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SoundWaves – yet another reason to visit Nashville

Admittedly, I am not a water baby. Swimsuits strike fear in my heart. But, here I am in Nashville’s Gaylo ...

Admittedly, I am not a water baby. Swimsuits strike fear in my heart. But, here I am in Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort striding across one of the atriums in my cover-up headed for SoundWaves. May ...

January 31, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door f ...

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door feel of summer: fields of grass, a convivial dining room, a nice beach and long, lazy days to en ...

January 30, 2019
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Feeding the Children

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Feeding the Children

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine reg ...

The irony of children going to school hungry in the heart of one of BC’s most acclaimed food and wine regions is not lost on Fatima Da Silva, chef-operator of the vineyard-based gourmet restaurant Vin ...

November 01, 2018
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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

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Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...

“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...

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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

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Dare to do Edinburgh in August

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years sin ...

Charles Dickens said, “Coming back to Edinburgh is like coming home.” For me, it’s been over 40 years since I went on an Edinburgh exchange with UBC’s women’s field hockey team. For my husband Ken, it ...

August 02, 2018
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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him M ...

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him Mr. Menghi; it’s simply Umberto – is back in business, mere footsteps from the legendary Yaletow ...

April 01, 2018
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Enjoy Healthy Ethnic Cuisine

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Enjoy Healthy Ethnic Cuisine

Visiting ethnic restaurants is a cultural treat. Unfortunately, some ethnic dishes can be just as high in ...

Visiting ethnic restaurants is a cultural treat. Unfortunately, some ethnic dishes can be just as high in fat, sugar or salt as our Western foods – a concern for dieters or those with health concerns. ...

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Lantzville: Hometown Heart

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Lantzville: Hometown Heart

The small coastal community of Lantzville may be a lot quieter since its days as a booming coal mine town ...

The small coastal community of Lantzville may be a lot quieter since its days as a booming coal mine town in the early 1920s, but its heart still beats strong. The Village Pub, also affectionately kno ...

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