Do or Dye?
So, this is going to sound completely vain, and not the usual food related topic, but please bear with me. I have been wavering back and forth for months now on a probably silly decision. Do I dye my hair or embrace the grey? Here are my pro and con arguments for this debate. Dying my hair: I work in service-related industries. Unfortunately, appearance is important. When I am doing my day job of cleaning houses, I need to have a neat and pleasant appearance so clients will trust that I will take equal care of their homes. When I am selling at Farmers Markets, my appearance also inspires...
Read MorePicnic season on the Island
I love , love, love picnics. If and when I write a cookbook, it will be my picnic favourites. We are a busy family, with rarely much extra money. Holidays are not in our timeframe or budget. But we do want to spend as much fun time as we can with our kids and whoever tag alongs end up in our car. Instead of holidays, we do a lot of picnic road trips, probably one a week during the summer. We find that this is a great way for us all to see new things and spend some quality time together soaking up some biophilia. This is how it works: we pack a picnic, we get in the car, we choose which...
Read MoreOrganic on a budget!
OK, reality check: We are all on a budget when it comes to food buying. So, how do we make the best choices when it comes to grocery shopping? I had a friend on social assistance who only bought organic for herself and her three children. While I applaud the sentiment, her children were hungry. I know this because they came to my house every day and rooted through my cupboards for something to eat. Unless you have a healthy income, eating everything organic is not the best decision. So, what do the rest of us with real grocery budgets do? My personal take on this dilemma is to buy as much...
Read MoreStuck in a Food Rut?
Have you noticed that you are stuck in a food rut? It’s easy to do … We’re in a hurry, so we grab the same things as usual when we shop. Our kids have things they will eat, so that’s what we feed them. We are tired by the time dinner rolls around, so we cook the things that we are confident about. You can keep going this way for years. But learning to eat with allergies becomes a LOT easier when you learn to like new foods! Our daughter was the classic picky eater when she was a toddler. She wanted nothing but fish sticks and broccoli for weeks on end; then it was beef barley...
Read MoreGive Food Allergies Attitude
You, your child, or someone you love has been told they have a food allergy (or intolerance) – so now what? Our family is big on food. Really. My husband and I have spent decades feeding people in various capacities. When you come to our home, you eat. That’s just the way it is. And for the last six years, everyone we feed has been a guinea pig for all sorts of gluten-free goodies. So, while I’m not an expert by any means, I have learned a few things about living with food allergies and and making it an enjoyable experience. The first thing you must learn when you find out you have...
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