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Cooking with rhubarb

Cooking with rhubarb

LisaJun 15, 20142 min read

Now that we are well into spring (almost summer) I have been seeing tons of rhubarb at the farmer’s market and grocery stores. Rhubarb isn’t something that I grew up…

onions and garlic

What is the FODMAP diet?

LisaJun 9, 20143 min read

FODMAP stands for: Fermentable – broken down by bacteria in the gut Oligosaccharides – fructans and galactans Disaccharides – lactose Monosaccharides – fructose And Polyols – sugar alcohols such as…

farm vegetables

Fresh from the Farm

LisaMay 28, 20143 min read

There have been some amazing initiatives from the school nutrition front lately. Last week I had the opportunity to help out at Project CHEF – an integrated cooking program for…

Project CHEF

Project CHEF

LisaMay 26, 20144 min read

While I was in Vancouver, I had the opportunity to check out a children’s cooking program called Project CHEF: Cook Healthy Edible Food. I heard about Project CHEF after reading…