CEREAL SEASON: GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Salty, gooey, crispy, sweet holiday treats — all made with breakfast cereal! Try these easy retro recipes to celebrate the season.
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Cinda Chavich's
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
- Nov 23
CRANBERRIES: Saucy stuff and more
Cranberry sauce is always part of any turkey dinner but this indigenous fruit is rooted in First nations culture.
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
- Jun 3
INDIGENOUS ROOTS: Discovering the rare Ozette/Haida potato
There's a unique potato on the west coast that came from the Andes with Spanish explorers & was nurtured for centuries by indigenous growers
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 28
LOCAL INGREDIENT: A pilgrimage for prawns
A real delicacy – with a premium price tag – the wild spot prawn is a unique species, found only in west coast waters.
Cinda Chavich
- Apr 1
PUT AN EGG ON IT: How to expertly boil a egg and other egg-cellent recipes!
Celebrate spring with eggs every way — from the perfect jammy eggs to Scotch and devilled eggs — and learn more about this perfect protein.
Cinda Chavich
- Mar 14
ONE POTATO, TWO: Super spuds from ancient Peru to perogy pizza
Potatoes are endlessly adaptable in the kitchen. Try my recipes for crispy potato kugel, potato curry and even perogy-inspired potato pizza.
Cinda Chavich
- Feb 10
STATUETTE WORTHY SNACKING: Popcorn, movies and Oscar parties
With Oscar awards season upon us, I take a look at how to pop a perfect pot of popcorn, and glam it up for a movie awards' night party.
Cinda Chavich
- Jan 19
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR — Lucky rabbits, goji berries and all things red
Lunar New Year — celebrated in China, Korea and Japan — falls on January 22, and we’re into all things red, from bbq pork to goji berries!
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