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1. Berry Smoothie

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   For an easy afternoon snack, whip up this delicious soy smoothie, using Tetra Pak packaged soy beverage. Use your favourite local berries for a treat the whole family will love.

2. Linguine with Baby Spinach, Olive Oil, Feta and Chili Peppers

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   ... It’s an “easy mid-week dinner, or leisurely weekend lunch that’s healthy, sexy and spicy.” Everything you want, says Lesley, in a quick-and-easy pasta dish. This dish screams ...

3. The Kitchen Window Epicurean

   (Matching tags: herbs,children,essentials,accessories,farming,summer,plants,growing,natural,health,how-to,gourmet)

   Citizens against bar codes unite! Not everything in your kitchen has to come from the supermarket. Isn't it nice to think that some things in the kitchen are under your control — not bar-coded? Well, there's ...

4. Grilled Fish Redux

   (Matching tags: market,summer,grill,quick,vegetables,fish,health,side dish,fruit,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

   Now that you've become an expert at grilling all kinds of fish, you're going to need a few fish sauce recipe to keep handy. My favourite way of having grilled fish is to first marinate it in a mixture ...

5. Grow An Extra Row

   (Matching tags: charity,essentials,farming,food,food banks,fruit,health,hunger,plants,summer,vegetables)

   ... the high cost of fresh produce (regardless of whether it's local or not), achieving a healthy diet is very difficult.  ...

6. Fast Food

   (Matching tags: old world,beef,quick,convenience food,fish,eggs,comfort,health,cookbook,fruit,recipes)

   It’s the antithesis of the gourmet food industry — rich in artery-clogging fat globules, containing levels of sodium that would make even the salt flats of Nevada cry, mass-produced on a scale and with ...

7. Cooking School -- Papaya

   (Matching tags: soup,new world,essentials,summer,natural,quick,vegetables,brunch,exotic,health,fruit,recipes,gourmet)

   I admit that my first bite of papaya was not at all what I was expecting. Peach-coloured, juicy, I imagined the taste would be sweet and cantaloupe-like. Anything but, actually. Floral, musky, the flavour ...

8. Oysters!

   (Matching tags: beer,cocktail,convenience food,gourmet,health,natural,oysters)

   There are two types of oyster eaters — people who like the occasional oyster, and bona fide oyster fanatics. If you’re not sure, I know a failsafe way to tell which camp you belong to. Day-trippers call ...

9. The Canadian Advantage -- Lentils

   (Matching tags: sustainable,essentials,farming,summer,natural,pancakes,wine pairing,comfort,health,cakes,fruit,recipes)

   ... deep dish pizza, Canadian lentils are making their way into the diets of North Americans. The health benefits of Canadian grown lentils as a nutritious, whole food ingredient are attracting attention this ...

10. World's Largest Smoothie

    (Matching tags: award,breakfast,brunch,children,comfort,convenience food,farming,frozen,fruit,fun,health,milk,natural,quick,recipes,summer,yogurt)

    Recently, the Dairy Farmers of Canada set a new Guinness Record for the world's largest smoothie at the Bust-a-Record Dairy Day celebration on Toronto's waterfront. It was a 1,000-litre All Canadian Blueberry ...

11. Eat Chocolate!

    (Matching tags: chocolate,essentials,happiness,health,ice cream,natural,reviews)

    ... part of a healthy diet for people with cardiovascular disease. New findings indicate that cocoa flavanols may be an important part of a healthy diet for people with cardiovascular disease according to ...

12. Lush and Tasty

    (Matching tags: sustainable,essentials,farming,summer,plants,growing,natural,vegetables,health,fruit)

    When we were house-hunting years ago, one of the most important must-haves on our list was a backyard big enough to support a garden. Growing our own herbs, fruits and vegetables was important. Food so ...

13. Farmers' Market Finds

    (Matching tags: market,vidal,essentials,farming,summer,growing,bacon,natural,convenience food,vegetables,health,fruit,recipes,gourmet)

    In recent years, I've found that I've managed to cultivate a deep envy of people who are lucky enough to live near year-round farmers' markets. The taste of fruits and vegetables that have been allowed ...

14. Lower Cholesterol With Margarine

    (Matching tags: convenience food,cooking oil,essentials,health,new world,stores,vegetables,fruit)

    Health Canada is now allowing some food producers to make claims about their products typically associated with pharmaceuticals. I'm completely in agreement with the argument that states that food can ...

15. Kitchen Essentials - Meringue

    (Matching tags: budget,essentials,summer,quick,sparkling wine,eggs,brunch,wine pairing,health,cakes,cookies,liqueur,fruit,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    Cue the percussion! Let's dance! Oh, wait a minute … this is about meringue, not merengue. You may not believe it, but the two have a lot in common. Alright, so one's a type of food and the other's a dance. ...

16. Extreme Cuisine - Smoked Albacore

    (Matching tags: tuna,sustainable,essentials,chefs,farming,olives,natural,fish,wine pairing,exotic,health,how-to,recipes,award,gourmet)

    Albacore, not to be confused with yellowfin, yellowtail, ahi or bluefin, is, like those other fish I just mentioned, a type of tuna, that is sometimes also labeled "white meat" when it's packed into cans. ...

17. Celebrate Sushi Day Sustainably

    (Matching tags: convenience food,crab,essentials,farming,fish,health,natural,oysters,sustainable)

    ... that are either endangered or very nearly there. In an effort to put more focus on healthy environmental choices, Canada's Bento Nouveau is celebrating International Sushi Day (on June 18) by announcing ...

18. You Are What You Eat

    (Matching tags: convenience food,essentials,health,kitchens,meal planning,milk,natural,stores,survey)

    ... the survey is significant. It could potentially mean that one of the largest producers of ready-to-eat products is coming around to the idea that consumers are looking for healthier choices. Here's what ...

19. Comforting Spaghetti Carbonara

    (Matching tags: chardonnay,lunch,essentials,salami,sausage,grill,bacon,quick,convenience food,pork,cheese,eggs,italian,comfort,health,cooking oil,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    Have you ever had a craving for a particular recipe only to discover that you're missing one or two ingredients? Frustrating, initially, but not, ultimately, a problem. Unless, of course, you're craving ...

20. Help Grapes for Humanity Help Haiti

    (Matching tags: haiti,charity,grapes for humanity,fundraise,auction,children,grapes,politics,health,wine)

    On Thursday October 7th, 2010 Grapes for Humanity, in association with the French Consulate, Remoissenet Père et Fils and The Four Seasons Hotel, will be holding a fine wine dinner and live auction of ...

21. The Tastiest Soy Yogurt!

    (Matching tags: yogurt,milk,soy,budget,essentials,accessories,natural,convenience food,comfort,health,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    Have you ever tried making yogurt at home? I never did until I developed a lactose intolerance. I had never really been a huge yogurt aficionado before that; but, of course, when I could no longer have ...

22. Get Your Cottage Pantry Summer-Ready

    (Matching tags: lunch,essentials,travel,summer,natural,frozen,quick,convenience food,maple syrup,brunch,breakfast,pancakes,comfort,health,holiday,fruit,how-to,recipes,wine,gourmet)

    Preparing a cottage pantry for the summer is a fine art made fun and easy with a good supply of shelf-stable products. Perhaps you're wondering how many cans of beans a person can possibly endure. Actually, ...

23. Starbucks and LEED Unite

    (Matching tags: coffee,essentials,accessories,celebrity,décor,renovation,natural,health,reviews,award,stores)

    Starbucks opens its first LEED registered store in Canada. This is very cool news. If you haven't heard of LEED, it's an acronym for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. It's an internationally ...

24. President's Choice Product Recall

    (Matching tags: recall,bread,essentials,convenience food,health,stores)

    Check your freezer. Have you bought any packages of President's Choice(R) Baked by You(TM) Roasted Garlic Bread with the UPC number 0 60383 80497 8? If so, don't consume it. Instead take it right back ...

25. Sooke Harbour House Wins Awards

    (Matching tags: restaurant,vancouver,sooke,travel,celebrity,farming,growing,natural,vegetables,cheese,health,reviews,holiday,award,wine,gourmet)

    Over the years, Tidings staff has had the pleasure of interviewing Sooke Harbour House chefs and dining in the Vancouver-based world-renowned restaurant. In 2007, columnist Joanne Will visited Sooke and ...

26. Nestlé Voluntarily Recalls Espresso

    (Matching tags: recall,coffee,health)

    I thought all of you should know this: Nestlé Canada is voluntarily recalling Espresso, their specialty instant coffee in the distinctive 100g black glass jar from the Canadian marketplace. No otherNestlé ...

27. Fundraiser for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada

    (Matching tags: essentials,natural,comfort,health,reviews,eats,food)

    May marked another successful fundraiser for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada thanks to M&M Meat Shops. Staff and volunteers across Canada sell hamburgers, hotdogs and ice cream bars, and every ...

28. Lunch Hour Blues

    (Matching tags: lunch,essentials,quiz,survey,quick,health,eats,food)

    Is the lunch hour a thing of the past? Do you take a lunch break every day? Apparently, 72% of Canadians take 45 minutes or less. I know I tend to work through lunch. For better or worse, I like the ...

29. Feel Good Deal

    (Matching tags: bread,quebec,children,travel,comfort,health,holiday)

    Here's a sweet deal I thought I'd mention. The Children's Wish Foundation and Maison Cousin have collaborated on a program whereby $0.25 from each package of specially marked Maison Cousin's French and ...

30. Mussels for Mom

    (Matching tags: fun,natural,quick,fish,brunch,wine pairing,italian,comfort,health,cooking oil,holiday,recipes,eats,gourmet)

    There's something so perfect about eating shellfish. Some people might say that it's sensual because mussels, shrimp, oysters and clams are typically eaten with our hands. But, for me, it's the pace that ...

31. Victoria Day Feel Good Get-Away

    (Matching tags: chefs,games,fun,summer,natural,wine pairing,health,holiday,gourmet)

    The much anticipated first long weekend of summer is nearly upon us, and Tidings has searched out a great deal for you. No matter where you are in Canada, plan a trip to Ontario to participate in this ...

32. Little Bites

    (Matching tags: fun,summer,growing,quick,vegetables,brunch,wine pairing,exotic,italian,health,side dish,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    Young vegetables, baby vegetables, whatever you choose to call them, they are the trend that keeps on going. These offerings are the immature versions of vegetables, such as carrots, bok choy, corn, beets ...

33. Kitchen Essentials - lettuce

    (Matching tags: summer,quick,vegetables,brunch,wine pairing,italian,health,side dish,fruit,recipes,gourmet)

    Red is the new green! Red lettuce, that is. Radicchio, Belgian endive, Boston red leaf lettuce, to name just a few. Punch up the visual impact of any salad by tossing in a few red leaves. Except for ...

34. Cooking School -- Mizuna

    (Matching tags: plants,natural,quick,vegetables,wine pairing,health,how-to,recipes)

    Looking for something a little different, a little unique? How about trying mizuna? This slightly pungent member of the mustard family is a type of Japanese green used primarily in soups. But, there's ...

35. Tidings Cooking Challenge -- Grilled Shrimp and Pancetta Skewers

    (Matching tags: grill,bacon,quick,fish,wine pairing,italian,health,side dish,how-to,recipes,wine,gourmet)

    The Tidings Cooking Challenge is an opportunity for food lovers to try their hand at creating something together. Not all in the same kitchen, of course. Rather, try the recipe in your own time and then ...

36. Great Gardens!

    (Matching tags: plants,growing,natural,health,how-to,food)

    ... up-close-and-personal time with your plants. But there are a myriad of benefits: better health (our own and that of the plants themselves), more good bugs warding off the bad ones and more birds gracing ...

37. Cooking School - Artichokes

    (Matching tags: quick,vegetables,cheese,brunch,italian,health,side dish,recipes,eats,gourmet)

    How often have you bypassed the artichoke display at the supermarket because the little bulbs look so impenetrable? You've no doubt seen its prickly thorns and heard of the inedible choke, not to mention ...

38. Canadians Keep Their Resolutions!

    (Matching tags: survey,convenience food,health,reviews,food)

    ... Canadians (73 per cent) have kept their promise to eat healthier in 2010. However, more than half of those surveyed said that it's hard to find time to prepare healthy meals and snacks. "It's no surprise ...

39. Mad About Fruit

    (Matching tags: natural,quick,brunch,breakfast,health,fruit,recipes)

    ... fresh squeeze are more or less comparable, the taste of freshly squeezed juice is out of this world. In moderation, juice provides a natural and powerful way to maintain good health and supply the body ...

40. Full Moon Fever

    (Matching tags: olives,spain,natural,health,reviews,cooking oil)

    Pimentón Spanish & Mediterranean Fine Foods was the venue on Monday, March 22 for the launch of the newest super-premium Spanish extra virgin olive oil. Full Moon is the latest offering from Pago Baldios ...

41. Get a Healthy Energy Boost

    (Matching tags: natural,breakfast,health,fruit)

    ... out if it's made with 100 per cent natural juice and is free of added sugars. Then, you can be sure to get a drink that's loaded with nutrients the body needs to stay healthy and strong. Here's what ...

42. Cooking School - Bok Choy

    (Matching tags: quick,vegetables,wine pairing,exotic,health,side dish,how-to,recipes)

    Bok Choy, sometimes called Pak Choi or Joi Choi, is that wonderful slim green vegetable resembling swiss chard. Usually reasonably priced, its mildly sweet flavour and healthful properties make a great ...

43. A Steaming Pot of Gold

    (Matching tags: natural,fish,health,holiday,how-to,recipes,eats,gourmet)

    ... are grown. "Mussels are grown in all corners of the world," explains Duncan. "They are part of many cultures' cuisines and have been for thousands of years. Affordable, healthy and delicious, mussels ...

44. Great Year for Maple Syrup

    (Matching tags: natural,brunch,breakfast,health,reviews)

    After four difficult springs, the 2009 maple syrup season will go down as a historic season, with Quebec maple syrup production hitting 109.4 million pounds. Producers have been thrilled with the news, ...

45. Spring Menu

    (Matching tags: natural,brunch,wine pairing,exotic,health,cookbook,holiday,fruit,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    Tomorrow is the first day of spring. How do you celebrate it? I thought I'd put together an eclectic menu that will help us say farewell to winter and welcome the warmer weather. Dried legumes usually ...

46. Reach Your Peak With Citrus

    (Matching tags: breakfast,brunch,convenience food,fruit,gourmet,health,how-to,natural,quick,recipes)

    Are you hoping to get your body all toned up for summer? Before rushing off to the gym remember that incorporating natural, healthy options into daily eating habits is necessary to build and sustain energy ...

47. Mexican Mole

    (Matching tags: vegetables,exotic,mexican,comfort,health,beer,holiday,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    March Break is finally here! Will you be taking a mini vacation, or staying put? Regardless, I have a warm weather booster that's sure to put you into holiday mode. Think spicy chilies, chocolate, sweet ...

48. A New Reason to Season

    (Matching tags: brunch,wine pairing,comfort,health,side dish,holiday,fruit,how-to,recipes,eats,gourmet)

    ... herbs to your diet may not only please your palate, it could enhance your health. Botanically, spices and herbs are classified as fruits and vegetables. That's why these plant-derived ingredients are ...

49. How to Beat the Winter Blahs

    (Matching tags: fish,sparkling wine,brunch,wine pairing,health,fruit,how-to,recipes,eats,gourmet)

    Remember the Sunkist tv ad showing a woman biting into a half of a very juicy orange? Those of you who have followed my blogs have, no doubt, figured out that I'm no lover of winter. Wind chills, snow, ...

50. This Month in Tidings - February/March

    (Matching tags: quick,cheese,pancakes,comfort,wineries,health,side dish,how-to,recipes,eats,wine,gourmet)

    new in this issue: There are those among us who revel in the frigid temperatures of the season and the mounds of snow. These are hardy souls. I have to admit that I can't count myself among them. ...

51. Striking Oil in Niagara

    (Matching tags: cooking oil,gourmet,health,natural,reviews,wineries)

    Forget yoga class — driving through Niagara is the kind of Zen experience that both relaxes and energizes. A recent visit found my husband and I exploring the many restaurants, shops and wineries we happened ...

52. Kitchen Essentials - Pressure Cookers

    (Matching tags: quick,convenience food,comfort,health,how-to,recipes,gourmet)

    ... expensive cuts of meat and health concerns. Pressure cookers (as you no doubt already know) cook food at much higher temperatures than normal. That's why that delicious lamb stew you've been thinking ...