Flavour

– by Lara Gladych – Snowdon House Gourmet and Gifts is the culmination of owner Laura Waters’ love of gardening, cooking and art. Laura grows most of what she either dries and packages into mixes for soups, dips, spreads or breads, or infuses into vinegars or essences. Her goal is to make wholesome and comforting […]

– by Lara Gladych – This is the first in a six-part series of profiles featuring some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. Sarah Matchett, owner of the Surly Mermaid, is bubbly and personable, and I feel as though I’ve known her for ages. I’m at the restaurant the afternoon before they launch

– by Carolyn Herriot – If you had the good fortune to harvest bumper crops of tomatoes this year, I am pretty sure that you are looking at loads of end-of-the-season green tomatoes right now and wondering what to do with them. Here are three of my favourite green tomato recipes, starting with the iconic

The idea of coming together with friends and family during the holiday season to share a fresh cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate creates a warm feeling inside us all. The Village of Saanichton takes the festive season gathering experience one step further by bringing the entire community together with their 11th annual “Saanichton

– by Steve Sheppard – Being heavily involved in the coffee scene, I often get phone calls from local roasters to come over and sample a new exotic roast they want to share, or see some new piece of technology they think nobody else has … yet. You can imagine my intrigue when I got

– by Suzanne Morphet – If you think you need to go to Europe to enjoy a river cruise with fine wineries, spectacular vistas, and rich history, you’re mistaken. You need only go to Portland, Oregon. That’s where I climbed aboard the SS Legacy for a week-long cruise that takes in four rivers, nine wineries

– by Lara Gladych – This is the last in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. I’m having an early lunch with my husband and two of my kids at the Charles Dickens Pub, and am still taking in the new reality of kid-friendly pubs in

This October, SHOAL Activity Centre is launching a new feature – Cookbook Lunches! On Tuesday, October 27, 12 noon – 2 p.m. with Chef Angelo Prosperi-Porta, award-winning Chef from Sooke, appearing as guest speaker at a buffet lunch that features not only a recipe from his newest book, HONEY – Everyday Recipes for Cooking and

– by Jennifer Bowles – There is an art to creating a salad that doesn’t taste like rabbit food. On the other hand, that doesn’t mean fried chicken and a half block of cheese on a bed of head lettuce qualifies as salad. Focusing on taste, texture and wellness; my girlfriend ‘Angie Pangie’ is the