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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).
What to do when Christmas is not feeling very merry

What to do when Christmas is not feeling very merry

Christmas can be a difficult time of year for some people. Rather than trying to cheer them up, here are some ideas to help, as well as things not to say to someone who is struggling with this time of year.
Garden to Table: Here's a way to 'buck' the processed cereal trend

Garden to Table: Here's a way to 'buck' the processed cereal trend

Buckwheat is a versatile whole food that’s easy on the wallet, explains permaculture expert Laura Marie Neubert
Embarking on a culinary odyssey: Unveiling the new and improved Rockford Bar & Grill's menu

Embarking on a culinary odyssey: Unveiling the new and improved Rockford Bar & Grill's menu

Rockford Grill is poised to become the premier option for an exceptional dining adventure