Flavour

– by Carolyn Herriot – Growing pots of assorted mints means you can add the refreshing zip of mint to summer salads and drinks. My favourite is Moroccan mint for refreshing tea (hot or cold) and Black peppermint for extra zippy mint flavour. Here are three easy-to-make summer recipes that are delicious and healthy! FRESH […]

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the second in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. Sadly, today’s kids may never know what it means to enjoy truly good healthy food full of flavour. With grocery aisles full of additive-laden, processed and genetically-modified food, and

– by Deborah Rogers – This is the second in a four-part series on some of the unique and local shops the Saanich Peninsula has to offer. Jan Thompson is more enthusiastic about tea than I thought was possible, and I consider myself a big tea drinker. Stepping off Beacon Avenue on a miserable wet

– by Jennifer Bowles – When I first took my daughter to a sushi restaurant, the plan was to try something new and exciting. I explained to her what each of the pictures on the menu was, only to be met with a dismayed look. “I don’t think I like that, it doesn’t sound like

– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is the first in a six-part series of profiles on some of the Saanich Peninsula’s wonderful restaurants and pubs. Melinda Cownden and Alun Hodgson combine just the right ingredients in a winning recipe for a successful business. They take some blissfully tasty biscotti and café fare, add a