Hi Tasters! Super excited to announce the release of the new Health Canada’s Food Guide released this week Jan 2019! At the launch was Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor, and CEO Nathalie Savoie of Dietitians of Canada. What is striking about the new Canada’s Food Guide is the shift to a broader approach –…
Exploring Recipes: Amazingly delicious dessert cupcakes – and whole grain too!
Hi Everyone! – A quick side note – I do have an exciting announcement coming soon – hopefully next Friday if all goes well – but let’s just say I AM VERY EXCITED! And can’t wait for YOU to get involved 🙂 This is my first post about exploring food. I love exploring new recipes. I…
BCPMA 18th Healthy Chef Competition 2017 – Part 2
And the winners for the BCPMA and BC Chefs Association 18th Healthy Chef Competition are below (if you haven’t already looked it up 🙂 ) See my previous post to see all of entries! This year, I was fortunate to be a media judge! I definitely stuck to my health bias and emphasized dishes with half…
BCPMA 18th Healthy Chef Competition 2017 – Part 1
I’m very excited to be blogging about the BCPMA and BC Chefs Association Healthy Chef Competition! As I wrote about previously, it is a wonderful gala that supports charities including a scholarship for chefs and the heart and stroke foundation. Plus it is incredible food for a lot of people – cooked by a LOT of chefs. Below…
Mar 22 2017 Tickets for BCPMA’s Healthy Chef Competition (and last year’s photos)
Hello Tasters! I wanted to let you know about a cool event coming up! The BC Produce Marketing Association (BCPMA) and the BC Chefs Association co-hosts the Annual Healthy Chef Competition & Gala (#bchc17). The event supports several charities along with a scholarship for chefs. Chefs can sign up to compete here. Tickets for the event…
Discovering Food Security: The University Student’s Perspective (Guest Post)
Hi Everyone, food security is complicated. Last year I had some great conversations Paige Courtice and Allie Stephen, who are currently 4th Year UBC Dietetic students about what food security means. Here are some of their thoughts and I invite you to think about what it might mean for you and comment below. A big…