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From the Kitchen – Not Just Good Looking

August 18, 2022

by Joan Saunders | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Some desserts taste wonderful. Others look amazing. This one, fabulously, is both. And how could it not be with a sweet, buttery, pastry base topped with a smooth vanilla custard which is then finished with an assortment of the most glorious berries of the season? [...]

From the Kitchen – Not Just Good Looking

Off the Vine – Hands-On Harvest: A Saanich Peninsula Experience

August 18, 2022

by Tilar J. Mazzeo | photos courtesy SeaCider Farm and Ciderhouse - When the pandemic started, wine lovers were grateful for those new online tasting experiences that kept us all connected. But are you starting to feel a hankering for something a bit more, well, hands on? Looking for a fun way to get out

Off the Vine – Hands-On Harvest: A Saanich Peninsula Experience

Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

August 18, 2022

by Joan Saunders - Food can be many things: a celebration, an adventure, an exploration, a comfort. Unfortunately, these days, it can also be expensive. The problem is finding a balance between what you desire and what is affordable. I'm not a martyr; I don't want to give up taste and the pure enjoyment of

Finding the Balance: Eating Well on a Budget

Blind Trust

August 17, 2022

by Tom Dai, The Farmer's Daughter - It was a cruel trick to play, I suppose. It was an hour before the restaurant was set to open, and two hours before the dinner rush. There was a great commotion at the bar that soon fell into an excited hush as I watched them eagerly swirl

Blind Trust

Arts Scene – Fine Arts in the Schools: Preparing our Future Artists

August 17, 2022

by Jo Barnes | photos by Amanda Cribdon Photography - Step together, step kick, step together, step kick, turn around and hold … do we have your attention? Students in fine arts programs in the Saanich school district are learning how to make their audiences sit up and take notice. While these programs for the

Arts Scene – Fine Arts in the Schools: Preparing our Future Artists