What’s your blend? Need a single serve, no muss, no fuss, affordable blender drink that tastes amazing? Blender Boyz has smoothie, cocktail and ice coffee

Anne Murray is Canada’s Queen of Music.  Crossing different genres and spanning decades of musical influences, Anne has provided generations songs that speak to our

When I took my oldest granddaughter to China a few years ago, she figured out pretty quickly that Chinese food in China is vastly different

I could live on soups (winter) and salads (summer).  And when a company like Mitchell’s Soup puts all the ingredients together so you don’t have

“As a consumer, it’s very simple to walk through a supermarket and grab things off the shelf without thinking twice about all of the inputs

From time to time, you come across an author that inspires you and takes you into a world you know nothing about…but so glad they

Having landed in New Brunswick in the 1700’s and obtaining a land grant to settle the Steeves family, legend has it that the people already

Since our cookbook review takes place in Hamilton and is authored by the former Hamilton mayor, I thought it was fitting to review a fictional

This week, we explore the life of a Canadian illustrator through the book “A Feast for Joseph.”  Ken Daly brings his rich Caribbean heritage to

https://christinekotowyczbooks.com/ When you find a book with so many local references, it feels close to your heart as well as home.  Christine Kotowycz lived down

https://canadianbirchcompany.com/ Maple syrup is quintessential Canadian…but birch syrup? Yup and Glenda and Rory Hart have developed the unique taste from this tree to give you

It’s that time of year when we’re looking for unique gifts and do we have something special for you!  Check out Alumination Canada for some

The Beer You Can Eat! https://www.maltyandhoppydelicacy.ca/ I’ve had every fruit imaginable in jelly form, wine jelly, champagne jelly…but never beer jelly.  What a nice addition

With Remembrance Day this week, featuring this insightful perspective to war time in Singapore is timely.  Ethel Mulvany of Manitoulin Island went on a whirlwind

https://happycaps.ca/ When you grow up with parents selling magic mushrooms in the Netherlands, what’s the best business for you to get into here in Canada? 

https://www.prairiecricketfarms.com/ This week we’re introducing you to the world of crickets…just in time for Halloween.  Ok, so maybe not the live, chirpy critters but the

https://sweetapolita.com/ Can you imagine your life surrounded by sprinkles?  Ask any 5 year old and you’ll get a resounding Of Course!!   From her background as

A whole book on pepper?  Who knew there was so much information on this spice alone!   Joe Barth provides an in-depth study of pepper throughout

https://prairieoils.ca/ I love exploring specialty ingredients and experimenting with infused oils and vinegars.  And knowing where your ingredients are coming from and how they are

Award winning tea duo David and Sarah met like many Canadians – at a ski resort in British Columbia in 2008.  From there they picked

“We need food to stay alive; we embrace cuisine out of enjoyment” (pg 9) Prof. Lenore Newman, Director at the Food and Agriculture Institute, Canada

Bow Valley BBQ is all about Flavour and quality. Period. https://bowvalleybbq.com/ In a world of sauces, rubs and other condiments, Bow Valley BBQ has risen

PINNACLE BOOK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GOLD WINNERBOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD GOLD WINNERWISHING SHELF BOOK AWARD BRONZE WINNERLITERARY TITAN AWARD GOLD WINNER This book caught my attention because

Let’s change the way we eat. Let’s change the way we live. Let’s change the way we treat each other. https://www.joshnamaharaj.com/take-back-the-tray Joshna Maharaj is a chef

By Jan Wonghttps://janwong.ca/ Shortlisted, 2018 Taste Canada Awards and 2018 Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction Longlisted, 2018 RBC Taylor Prize What

The taste of the Swiss Alps from our farm to your table! https://stonetowncheese.com/ If you’ve ventured away from the mass produced cheese to artisan styles,

https://sexyafspirits.com/ Have you ever been out with friends or at a dinner and wanted to enjoy the same cocktails everyone else was enjoying…but alcohol free?

Peter Fehr is a culinary innovator, entrepreneur, and the creator of Gourmet Inspirations. https://gourmetinspirations.ca/ I’m always curious to know how chefs become interested in the

Have you been curious about what life within a Hutterite community looks like? Utopia? Patriarchal misogyny? Who better to enlighten us but someone that has

Winner of a marketing and brand communication Ovation award! https://peacebychocolate.ca/  Jon Tattrie, author of this insightful look into a Syrian family’s journey to Canada, provides

The Gorgeous Spice Company makes wildly original spice blends for the kitchen adventurer and culinary free spirit in us all. If you think every great

What recipe doesn’t need salt…I love the many salt options that have sprung up and Newfoundland Salt Company provides so many variations.In 2011, Peter Burt

Catherine Gildiner is another favourite author of mine who has written a biographical trilogy of growing up in Buffalo (and other great fictions) and has

Celebrating Canadian authors, my first go-to author is Anthony Bidulka who has two series and one stand-alone. His next book comes out in 2022, “Going

Whisky, you say? Canadians are renowned for producing some of the world’s best whisky variations yet many don’t know that other spirits are being distilled