May 25, 2004
Fair Trade
Fair Trade products are gaining in popularity across Canada, with coffee being the most popular foodstuff, but you can also find chocolate and now even bananas. To learn more about Fair Trade products, visit these websites and be sure to click on any links you find on their pages as well:
Other links of interest:
May 18, 2004
Summer Cookbooks
Here are four cookbooks I'm recommending for a great summer of entertaining. If you are interested in buying them, please support this website by clicking on the books and purchasing them on-line from amazon.ca. I thank you, and my bank account thanks you!
The Passionate Cook; The Very Best of Karen Barnaby
Published by Whitecap Books, $24.95
The Urban Picnic; John Burns and Elisabeth Caton
Published by Arsenal Pulp Press, $24.95
Barbecue Secrets; Unbeatable Recipes, Tips and Tricks from a Barbecue Champion. By Ron Shewchuk
Published by Whitecap Books, $24.95
The Provence Cookbook, by Patricia Wells
Published by Harper Collins, $43.95 You can also learn more about Patricia by visiting her website, www.patriciawells.com.
May 11, 2004
Asparagus Season
It's asparagus season! To add to your enjoyment of these succulent spears, I visited an asparagus farm and met with some chefs to bring you some selection, storage and recipe suggestions.
For those of you on Vancouver Island who would like to visit Chuck Ford's Asparagus Farm, visit his website.
Recipes:
May 4, 2004
Kids and Obesity
Kids and Obesity - I talk with an instructor and some students on how they're fighting the growing trend of overweight schoolchildren.
For more information on Wendy Barrett's Eat Smart For Healthy Kids program, you can contact her through her website, www.eat-smart.ca
