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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


CRANBERRIES: Saucy stuff, history and hacks
Cranberry sauce is always part of any turkey dinner but this indigenous fruit is rooted in First nations culture.
Cinda Chavich
Dec 24, 2025


GONE CRACKERS: DIY Christmas crackers are good, crispy, holiday fun
You can make tasty, artisan-style crackers yourself with these easy recipes! It's easy to make your own artisan crackers — a great gift for food lovers! By CINDA CHAVICH When you’re planning a party menu, there’s the cheese tray, the charcuterie board, the creamy chicken liver parfait, the hummus and white bean slather — but beneath it all, there’s the cracker. The base for all of the meats and cheeses and spreads is something crunchy to ferry all of that flavourful stuff f
Cinda Chavich
Dec 18, 2025


GO NUTS: Have yourself a nutty little Christmas with these holiday recipes
Nuts are harvested around the world at this time of year and I have collected some of my favourite holiday recipes for all of you nut nuts!
Cinda Chavich
Dec 10, 2025


VISIONS OF SUGARPLUMS: Host a holiday cookie party or baking day
It's Christmas baking season, time to gather your kids & friends to bake up some of those nostalgic family favourites — a holiday miracle!
Cinda Chavich
Nov 29, 2025


CANELE CURIOUS: How I learned to make this finicky French pastry at home
Canelés — those little French pastries that are crisply caramelized on the outside and custardy in the middle — are fun to bake.
Cinda Chavich
Nov 11, 2025


SLICE AND DICE: Icebox cookies, from easy bakes to culinary art
Nostalgic and convenient, icebox (a.k.a. refrigerator) cookies are having a modern moment
Cinda Chavich
Nov 1, 2025


HOLIDAY PUMPKIN 2.0: The cat came back as pumpkin gnocchi and more
Don't waste the Hallowe'en pumpkin — try this recipe for pumpkin gnocchi with sage butter and tasty roasted pumpkin seed snacks!
Cinda Chavich
Oct 28, 2025


DISCOVERING HEIRLOOM APPLES: Old varieties growing in our own back yards
We're harvesting heirloom apples around Victoria, and using them in fall recipes, from apple bread pudding and apple kuchen to tarte tatin.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 31, 2025


MAYOCOBA MAGIC: Making modern beans-on-toast, with heirloom beans
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.
Cinda Chavich
Aug 29, 2025


RECIPES: Picnic recipes for calzones, quinoa salad, brownies and more
Recipes for cold picnic dishes, including hand-held Italian calzones, seafood salad rolls and savoury corn pancakes with smoked salmon
Cinda Chavich
Jul 24, 2025
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