Category Archives: Food Matters

Food Matters – Kitchen Gear Gifts 2011

Miyabi Knife ****To enter the KitchenAid food processor contest scroll to the bottom of the page and post your entry in the Comments section***** With Christmas only a couple of weeks away some good advice is always welcome when it … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Artisan Edibles Ideas for Holiday Entertaining

Holiday Time! It’s a time of year when all the cookbooks get pulled off of the shelves, family favourites are clamoured for and we say, ‘just one more piece of fruitcake won’t hurt, right?’ Food plays a huge role in … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Out of Hand Artisan Fair and Winter Markets in Victoria

Out of Hand Artisan Fair This week on Food Matters I talked about getting a start on shopping for not only holiday gifts but the kinds of produce you can still find at winter editions of farmers markets. This weekend, … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Eggzactly What Do You Mean By That?

Eggs! You can find a carton of them in almost every fridge in Canada. Canadians love eating eggs…about six BILLION eggs every year. There didn’t used to be much of a choice in eggs other than the size, small, medium, … Continue reading

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Food Matters – St. Jean’s Cannery

Part of the big can Fifty years of operation for any business is a huge milestone, and when it comes to the fishing industry on the West Coast, a business with that kind of longevity is becoming more and more … Continue reading

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Food Matters – Defining or Measuring Sustainability

Persimmon on my backyard tree When I started our Food Matters column a few weeks ago on All Points West, I asked listeners to take part by sending us questions and story suggestions about living a sustainable food life, and … Continue reading

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