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One day I will go strawberry picking
Earlier this month, a friend of mine asked me if I wanted to go strawberry picking up at Whittamore’s Farm. This is a popular place to pick strawberries since it’s…
Master cheese class with Chef Christine Cushing
People often asked me how I came up with the idea to start a product review club. Well, I actually go the idea from a beauty and make-up review club…
Teaching kid’s in the kitchen classes
I recently decided to step up my culinary training by signing up for the chef certified course at George Brown College. I’d always wanted to go to chef school after completing…
What is the Paleo Diet?
The Paleolithic diet, or “Paleo diet”, is a popular fad diet which attempts to mirror the eating habits of early humans. This diet is based on the fact that many…
Portion Perfection – A Weight Loss Program designed by a dietitian
As a dietitian, one of the most common things I hear from people is “ I want to lose weight but I don’t know how to eat healthy. Can you…
How to cook asparagus
Now that spring is finally here I am seeing tons of asparagus at the Farmers’ Markets. I was at St. Lawrence Market this weekend and saw tables of asparagus being sold…
Omega Crunch flax seed giveaway
As a dietitian, when I hear the word flax I automatically think “omega-3s, omega-6s and a good source of fibre”. However, I rarely stop to think about what flax actually…
New to gardening? FoodShare is now offering workshops
Attention all gardeners (and wannabe gardeners): FoodShare is currently offering organic gardening workshops. Learn everything you need to know from planning out your garden, to sprouting seeds, transplanting, container gardening,…
FoodShare Organic Gardening Workshops
Gardening is something that doesn’t come naturally to me so it took me three attempts just to get a herb garden to survive on my patio. I plant a herb garden…