On long weekends like this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, I prefer to eat brunch, rather than eating both breakfast and lunch, so I make my favorite savory pancakes recipe.

The Farmers’ Market has become a major event right through the summer, attracting both locals and visitors to the island.  Dozens of local farmers sell fresh produce and many local artists, craftspeople and artisans display their work for sale. If you want to buy local produce or crafts, you won’t have to go far to find [...]

Today my friend Ella has made a great post on smarter food choices for kids. I began typing a comment on her blog but it grew into a blog post so, without further adieu here is Kids Can Do It Too! The very fact that parents are purchasing processed “food stuffs” for their kids, rather [...]

Feasting is a part of visiting with friends that we all enjoy. My girlfriend and I both love pasta and we both prefer preparing quick and easy meals. We decided to make Creamy Spinach and Tomato Tortellini (page jump to recipe) and while we were enjoying it our dinner conversation turned towards food safety. We [...]

The Supreme Court of the State of California yesterday issued a decision in the Farm Raised Salmon Cases (under the umbrella listing S147171), overturning a California Court of Appeal ruling. California citizens sued various grocery stores alleging the stores violated California’s Sherman Law labeling requirements by selling artificially colored farmed salmon without labeling it as [...]

Unexpected company for dinner can throw anyone into a tizzy. This is especially true if you haven’t been shopping for awhile and, it’s winter so the vegetable selection in your fridge is ho hum. I have good news to share. If all you have on hand is a pork tenderloin, fettuccine noodles, cauliflower, broccoli it [...]