Events / Family / Victoria Jul 11, 2019 More Than Just Cracker Jacks at the Old Ball Game On June 7, the Victoria HarbourCats played their home opener game at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park against the two-time defending ... Read More Family / Food Events / Holidays May 9, 2013 Mother’s Day Food Memories This Sunday will be my first Mother’s Day without my mother. Since her death last June, memories have been bubbling up to the surface, and I’ve ... Read More Family / Food Shops / Sustainability Aug 17, 2012 5 Things To Buy at the Market This Weekend “To market, to market, to buy…wow that basil is gorgeous! Hey, strawberries have arrived! Listen to those cute kids playing the fiddles… ... Read More Family / How to Cook Mar 5, 2012 The Long Awaited Return of Cooking in the Classroom For many schools, Home Economics is a thing of the past. As a result, students have lacked concrete education concerning cooking and the kitchen. ... Read More Family / Food Events / One ingredient Sep 30, 2011 Salt Spring Island Hosts 13th Annual Apple Festival Locals like to refer to Salt Spring Island as “Apple Heaven”, and this weekend is the time to find out why. On Friday, Sept 30, Seattle ... Read More Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family / Food Events / Holidays May 9, 2013 Mother’s Day Food Memories This Sunday will be my first Mother’s Day without my mother. Since her death last June, memories have been bubbling up to the surface, and I’ve ... Read More Family / Food Shops / Sustainability Aug 17, 2012 5 Things To Buy at the Market This Weekend “To market, to market, to buy…wow that basil is gorgeous! Hey, strawberries have arrived! Listen to those cute kids playing the fiddles… ... Read More Family / How to Cook Mar 5, 2012 The Long Awaited Return of Cooking in the Classroom For many schools, Home Economics is a thing of the past. As a result, students have lacked concrete education concerning cooking and the kitchen. ... Read More Family / Food Events / One ingredient Sep 30, 2011 Salt Spring Island Hosts 13th Annual Apple Festival Locals like to refer to Salt Spring Island as “Apple Heaven”, and this weekend is the time to find out why. On Friday, Sept 30, Seattle ... Read More Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family / Food Shops / Sustainability Aug 17, 2012 5 Things To Buy at the Market This Weekend “To market, to market, to buy…wow that basil is gorgeous! Hey, strawberries have arrived! Listen to those cute kids playing the fiddles… ... Read More Family / How to Cook Mar 5, 2012 The Long Awaited Return of Cooking in the Classroom For many schools, Home Economics is a thing of the past. As a result, students have lacked concrete education concerning cooking and the kitchen. ... Read More Family / Food Events / One ingredient Sep 30, 2011 Salt Spring Island Hosts 13th Annual Apple Festival Locals like to refer to Salt Spring Island as “Apple Heaven”, and this weekend is the time to find out why. On Friday, Sept 30, Seattle ... Read More Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family / How to Cook Mar 5, 2012 The Long Awaited Return of Cooking in the Classroom For many schools, Home Economics is a thing of the past. As a result, students have lacked concrete education concerning cooking and the kitchen. ... Read More Family / Food Events / One ingredient Sep 30, 2011 Salt Spring Island Hosts 13th Annual Apple Festival Locals like to refer to Salt Spring Island as “Apple Heaven”, and this weekend is the time to find out why. On Friday, Sept 30, Seattle ... Read More Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family / Food Events / One ingredient Sep 30, 2011 Salt Spring Island Hosts 13th Annual Apple Festival Locals like to refer to Salt Spring Island as “Apple Heaven”, and this weekend is the time to find out why. On Friday, Sept 30, Seattle ... Read More Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Books / Family / How to Cook Aug 30, 2011 Book Review: The Family Dinner The countdown is on – one week from today, children across the province will be heading back to school. I think most parents look at this date ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family Apr 21, 2011 Behind the Scenes at the Empress image: Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie teaches young apprentices how to roll dough at The Empress credit: Rebecca Baugniet “I call it ... Read More Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
Family Apr 21, 2011 On Picky Eaters, Sneaky Sausages and Sunchokes Image: Jerusalem artichokes (also known as sunchokes or earth apples) – Wish I liked them. I should know better than to ask someone whose ... Read More
