HALLOWE’EN MOLASSES KISSES: A love or hate affair?
Do you love Hallowe'en Kisses or despise them? This Canadian candy is definitely old-fashioned and seasonal, but also easy to make!
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taste the world
Taste the delicious culinary corners of the world -- and find the best food in Victoria -- with food + travel writer Cinda Chavich
Cinda Chavich
- Sep 7
HIT THE BOOKS: A new season of learning with the latest cookbooks
Back to school means back to the books, and I have a crop of inspirational new titles and recipes for creative cooks. By CINDA CHAVICH...
Cinda Chavich
- Aug 28
TOMATO, TOMAHTO - How to cook, can and eat the sweetest harvest
From Zebras to Golden Girls, the garden’s precious heirloom tomatoes go from sandwich to salad to sauces in this range of recipes.
Cinda Chavich
- Aug 15
ZUCCHINI LOVE - Cooking summer's favourite squash
When zucchini start to multiply in the garden (and on the doorstep), try these tasty recipes to use up your summer squash.
Cinda Chavich
- Aug 11
SALSA SEASON - Put some summer sunshine in a jar
Home canning is an economical way to fill your pantry and preserve summer's bounty, and homemade salsa is an easy recipe for beginners!
Cinda Chavich
- Jun 26
RECIPE: Chicken with citrus and olives
This is now one of my favourite ways to cook chicken – a recipe from Chef Haidee Hart of Woodshed Provisions.
Cinda Chavich
- Jun 24
ANYTHING GROWS – Local chefs find global flavours in their own back yard
From lemons, avocados and passion fruit to daikon, Japanese greens, olives and even saffron, growers experiment with new crops in BC.
Cinda Chavich
- May 6
SCONE SEASON: Empress Hotel scones, a recipe fit for a king
Whether you're thinking of monarchs or Mother's Day, scones fit the bill and this recipe traces its root to Buckingham Palace.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 21
GO SLOW: Lessons from the Slow Food movement help preserve the planet
The Slow Food movement celebrates local farmers and culinary traditions, preserving biodiversity and cultivating solutions to climate change
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 8
BAKING BABKA: The European tradition of sweet Easter breads
Remembering my grandmother and her beautiful Easter breads, with recipes for Ukrainian babka and poppy seed or walnut rolls.
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