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Eat Healthy and Enjoy Life
We’ve known for many years that certain foods promote good health — especially fruits, vegetables, fiber, plant oils, and whole grains. But the latest nutritional science shows that there is not a...
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Forbidden Foods for Fibromyalgia
February was a tumultuous month. March wasn’t much better as end of the year accounting, contract deadlines and tax calculations were on the menu. I became stressed out, failed to get enough sleep,...
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Blue Camas Love Affair
Many years ago my friend and I took a new bend in the road on our weekly woodland walk and happened upon a gorgeous sight — a sea of Blue Camas lilies in full bloom in a Garry Oak meadow. Enamored...
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Do You Grow Your Greens?
Germaine Greer once said: A garden is the best alternative therapy. A garden is a friend you can visit any time. I heartily agree. Humans have a deep need to connect with nature. Gardening is a close...
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Mocha Shortbread Cookies
Scottish shortbreads are of my favorite cookies. Good shortbread will literally melt when you take a bite. Mocha Shortbread Cookies are popular at Solstice/Christmas parties and great for small gift...
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Blackberry Bars and Chewy Bars
Make this holiday season more personal by baking your own gorgeous gourmet gifts. They don’t take much time to make but are a wonderful way to express your affection. Homemade gifts are the best kind...
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Grandma’s Christmas Goodies Tins
The exchange of Christmas Goodies Tins is a family tradition. As my great-grandmother and grandmother had done before them, my mother and her sisters made baked goodies, peanut brittle and fudge every...
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2 Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipes
The key to successful winter gardening is knowing the average date of the first killing frost in your region and planting winter vegetable crops early enough to reach their full maturity before that...
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Health and Vegetarian Diets
My Food Guide by Health Canada allows you to build your own Food Guide with foods that you like. The wide selection of foods from each of the four food groups, including multicultural food choices can...
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The Advantages of Buying Locally
Although the term “buying locally” can refer to a number of products, produce purchased from farmer’s markets, food co-ops, and local food stands is what usually comes to mind. And though it may be...
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A Basket of Kindness
Yesterday, we were the beneficiaries of a random act of kindness. After a long day of renovating and painting, while still running our business, we cleaned up and collapsed on our deck to discuss our...
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Summer Lingers – Give Thanks
It’s been a long hot summer and though it’s officially fall, summer weather isn’t over yet. In August and September the Lower Mainland of B.C. and Vancouver Island broke a 119 year dry-spell record....
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Blackberry Bars and Chewy Bars
Make this holiday season more personal by baking your own gorgeous gourmet gifts. They don’t take much time to make but are a wonderful way to express your affection. Homemade gifts are the best kind...
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Grandma’s Christmas Goodies Tins
The exchange of Christmas Goodies Tins is a family tradition. As my great-grandmother and grandmother had done before them, my mother and her sisters made baked goodies, peanut brittle and fudge every...
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2 Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipes
The key to successful winter gardening is knowing the average date of the first killing frost in your region and planting winter vegetable crops early enough to reach their full maturity before that...
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Health and Vegetarian Diets
My Food Guide by Health Canada allows you to build your own Food Guide with foods that you like. The wide selection of foods from each of the four food groups, including multicultural food choices can...
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The Advantages of Buying Locally
Although the term “buying locally” can refer to a number of products, produce purchased from farmer’s markets, food co-ops, and local food stands is what usually comes to mind. And though it may be...
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A Basket of Kindness
Yesterday, we were the beneficiaries of a random act of kindness. After a long day of renovating and painting, while still running our business, we cleaned up and collapsed on our deck to discuss our...
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Sweet Recipes for the Winter Holidays
I like making a few Christmas goodies to eat and have published some seasonal celebration recipes in this blog. Every year I try some new recipes friends recommend and I’m rarely disappointed with the...
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7 Energizing Snack Foods for Optimum Health
Today’s nutrition message is ‘dump the junk; eat real food’. I heard the call to eat healthy and enjoy life and acted on it. Have you? Obesity, heart disease and strokes are prevalent. It’s clear...
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