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Food waste is out, 'scrappy cooking' is in as grocery prices rise and budgets tighten

Food waste is out, 'scrappy cooking' is in as grocery prices rise and budgets tighten

In 2021, Carleigh Bodrug posted a video online of herself using leftover orange peels, sugar and water to make candy that — in her words — "literally tastes like gummy worms.
Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Even if one doesn’t lose weight, the following foods are very good for us and provide good sources of vitamins, fiber and minerals which are often lacking in the typical North American Diet.
Garden to table: Grow your garden like a parent – with intuition

Garden to table: Grow your garden like a parent – with intuition

Growing food is as simple or as complex as you make it. My advice is to start small and trust
Travel: Painting a masterpiece in Los Cabos

Travel: Painting a masterpiece in Los Cabos

Mar del Cabo is a historic Los Cabos landmark built in the 1950s, with white villas spilling down the palm-treed and bougainvillea-choked hillside to the sea.
Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Hilde is a cool season lettuce best grown for spring and autumn harvesting, which means early sowing for spring harvesting and a midsummer to late summer sowing for fall and early winter harvesting.
Get the most accurate weather forecasts in the Sunshine Coast’s history—today and every day

Get the most accurate weather forecasts in the Sunshine Coast’s history—today and every day

Introducing Weatherhood: the largest, most state-of-the-art weather network of its kind in North America
Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Screen time unkind for the developing mind

Before we deal with our children’s screen addictions, we first have to take a good honest look at our own screen dependency. 
New podcast helps families and caregivers navigate the nuances of aging

New podcast helps families and caregivers navigate the nuances of aging

Caring for Changes is presented by Home Healthcare Network, based in Sechelt, B.C.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Seed game: Varieties new to the garden are compared with tried and true favourites.