Leftovers from a big holiday turkey dinner star in many of my favourite recipes, from pot pies and soups to curries.

Here’s a primer to get you up to speed and in holiday turkey dinner mode, with tips to find the finest big birds for your family feast. The pastured,  heritage breed Orlopp Bronze turkeys at Keating Farm in the Cowichan Valley are premium poultry.   By CINDA CHAVICH   The easiest way to ensure your turkey dinner is a success is by starting with the best raw materials — that is, a fresh local bird — but any turkey will be delicious if you treat it right . With a range of choi

B.C.’s geoduck, sea urchin and sea cucumber are prized in Asia, but local fishers are hoping they catch on more at home, too. Commercial...

Get out into the woods to forage wild foods with local experts on Vancouver Island

Janevca, the beautiful new restaurant in the historic Rosemead House in Esquimalt, is the posh new spot to dine.

We're harvesting heirloom apples around Victoria, and using them in fall recipes, from apple bread pudding and apple kuchen to tarte tatin.

Starting with a bag of yellow canary (aka Mayocoba) beans, I created an beans on toast appetizer to celebrate a cozy British mystery movie on Netflix.

Charitable groups and farmers are working   toward decreasing food waste on all fronts By CINDA CHAVICH With food costs rising and supply...

Recipes for cold picnic dishes, including hand-held Italian calzones, seafood salad rolls and savoury corn pancakes with smoked salmon