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Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

Navigating Christmas with ADHD kids

During the Christmas holidays our kids’ schedules are often out of whack in regards to meals, bedtime and amount of screen time etc.
Season's eatings - sourdough basics

Season's eatings - sourdough basics

Sourdough can be as complicated or simple as you would like - here's a simple recipe to get you through the holidays.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to colour bracts on poinsettia

The easy route to achieving at least some colour on a poinsettia is to find a place in your house where lights are not often turned on at night.
Create a daily plan to feel better

Create a daily plan to feel better

Small daily healthy habits can transform our health and quality of life. These practices are achievable for anyone, regardless of their busy schedules.
Season's eatings - snowball cookies

Season's eatings - snowball cookies

Snowball Cookies, also known as Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies, and a few other names, are a popular vintage cookie that many people enjoy over the holidays.
Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Opinion: Relationships thrive when we’re speaking the same love languages

Understanding our own love language and the love language of our partner (or family members / friends) can improve communication and strengthen our relationships.
Season's eatings - gingerbread cookies

Season's eatings - gingerbread cookies

Gingerbread - a holiday classic and one enjoyed for centuries. The success of gingerbread is largely due to molasses, a key ingredient.
Across the divide: Serving falafel together

Across the divide: Serving falafel together

At Ofra's Kitchen in Vancouver, Ofra and her Iranian server-assistant welcome people, unmindful of the political tensions between Tehran and Jerusalem.
Eric Akis: Hand-peeled shrimp tasty alternative in seafood cakes

Eric Akis: Hand-peeled shrimp tasty alternative in seafood cakes

Tender shrimp cakes are fried until golden and served with a zesty, easy to make aioli
Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).