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"Health is wealth" and as my dear father said once at the dinner table to my sister and I, "If you don't have your health, you have...

It's been quite the year and many of us have been forced to go into hibernation. With stressful times comes the need for survival...

Thanks to McCormick Spice company, I was gifted a $50 Amazon gift card for taking part in their online customer advisory surveys on...

Tonight in Ontario is the Harvest Moon – a signal to past generations that the crop was ready. I thought it was fitting to reflect...

Cherries are in full season, but my “season” started months ago. I undertook a project with 20 Valley Harvest Farms. I have been...

NOTE: New blog post coming soon on my second attempt at using Click & Collect. Here’s a hint…. Use this code to receive $10 off your...

Being a Niagara native and having met many people while working as a crop scout, I was fortunate enough to keep some as lifelong friends....

There’s a reason Nutrition Bites tag line is “helping you get healthier in little bites” 🤓 Well many actually but here’s one: Many...

We baked carrot muffins (from scratch of course) tonight since my little one wants to be cooking as well as her big sister. I love having...

In the popular Pinterest era, most people post amazing creations of culinary arts for kid lunches and snacks in bento boxes and other...

How many memories do you have of a warm beverage and a special event or friend that shared that moment? It seems like tea and coffee...

So I think everyone talks about how there is “no time” to eat healthy, home cooked meals. Really? (Ok, no guilt trip here about time...

So as the fire finally burns bright at the year end, literally… … And a new fresh start is about to begin…. My mind went to coupons...

So I’m all about the honest to goodness truth. Want to see the inside of my phone texts? Want to see I’m not perfect, nor claim to be?...

I was asked by a local radio station reporter, KD Grainger, to talk about Nutrition Bites. She caught wind of my Kids Cooking Classes and...

Transferable skills taught at home? Do you think that it’s only in school and jobs that teach them? Time management in the kitchen can...

(This article was inspired by my very spicy chili recipe.) It is true that it takes up to 30 minutes sometimes for an adult, to feel full...

I was invited to participate in the Arts & Cookery Bank’s Food Fight this summer when I poked my head into their amazing heritage and...

On my gourmet Southwestern Ontario trip this past weekend (one day to be a blog post, hopefully soon), we stopped at Delhaven Orchards in...

So, a previous post on The Arts & Cookery Bank in West Lorne, ON did tell of the Food Fight Challenge that I was asked to enter. I’m...