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Banana Coconut Walnut Cookies- GF EF

I woke up this morning to 5 brown bananas staring at me and knew I had to act. One week my kids are obsessed with bananas, and the next week I couldn’t bribe them to eat them if I wanted to. I have been working on this recipe for quite some time but it doesn’t…
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Could Natto Have Helped Japan With Covid?

I came across this abstract this morning and although it is a couple years old, it resonated with a different article I read recently about how Japan did quite well with their early infection rates. As a long time advocate for giving our body the tools it needs to thrive, I found this quite interesting…
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What Are Your Goals?

Some say if you have goals, write them down. So, here’s mine: I need both a career change and a location change and so my goals are to earn money online, ideally in web development or blogging, and in the next couple years I’d love to be able to move back to the coast where…
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Maple Syrup Cake

Spring is the perfect time of year for this cake, but it is enjoyable year round. Maple Syrup is on sale many places in the spring as it is harvest season! I like to serve this cake on Mother’s Day! Ingredients Instructions Yield: 3 x 8 inch cake pans
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Maple Sugar Frosting

This is an incredible frosting that is so delicious. Goes great with my Maple Cake! Ingredients Instructions Yield: Enough to fill and frost 3 x 8 inch cakes.
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A 1300’s Cookbook

Guillaume Tirel was the author of perhaps the first important cookbook to appear at the end of the Middle Ages. Born in about 1310, he titled his book Le Liander, meaning “The Cook”. His focus was to move away from the heavily seasoned foods that were common at the time and instead he created many…
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NDP, Bloq, Conservatives Team Up To Offer Relief To Canadian Farmers

An unlikely alliance has come to the aid of Canadian Farmers, with the 3 opposition parties standing up against the Federal Carbon Tax on natural gas and propane for on-farm essential use. All but 3 Liberal MP’s voted against the tax relief bill including Canada’s Minister of Agriculture. The Member’s of Parliament argue that they…
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More Than 55k Signatures Urge Hershey et al To Remove Lead, Cadmium

Consumer Reports authored a letter accompanied by 55,000 signatures urging 4 chocolate producers to reduce the amount of lead and cadmium in their dark chocolate. In the letter written to Hershey Co, Mondelez International Inc, Trader Joe’s and Theo Chocolate, the authors state that long term exposure to these toxic metals can result in immune…
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US Farmers Support Mexico’s Ban on GM Corn

On Oct 13 2021 Mexico’s Supreme Court ratified into law a bill that bans permit’s to sow GM corn, a move that is said to protect a story that began almost 6,800 years ago in the Balsas River Valley of southwest Mexico, where indigenous peoples first began to domesticate teosinte grass and thus developed what…
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Canada’s Food Guide

Canada’s Instagrammy Food Guide I saw Canada’s Food Guide trending on Twitter the other day and I wanted to make a post about it as I have quite a few opinions on it. Ok… Let’s talk about it. On the first hand, it is a beautiful plate filled with the trend-of-our-decade which is the rainbow.…
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Bacon Caesar Salad Dressing

If you are still using store bough Caesar salad dressing you are missing out. Use my extremely easy hack of using pre-made mayo to make this in under 5 minutes. Ingredients: Directions
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Dutch Farmer’s Protest

Tens of thousands of Farmers and their supporters have turned up to protest against the impending laws that will limit nitrogen use in the Dutch nation. A Citizen Lead Movement Citizen’s, climate activists, and Farmers have been standing together for weeks, stating that changes need not come at the expense of a legacy of farming…
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Mediterranean Diet Associated With Lower Dementia Risk

“Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with lower dementia risk, independent of genetic predisposition: findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study” The Mediterranean diet is a cuisine that emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains, with a moderate intake of fish, red meats, eggs, and low intake of wine and dairy products.…
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Apple Puffs

This is the fastest dessert you can make. With few ingredients, most of which you probably have on hand, this is a great treat to get you through those sweet cravings! Ingredients Method For best results- don’t cut the apples too thick or they won’t cook in time!
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Food Recalls 3/14

The following recalls are posted as of March 14 2023: Fisherman’s Wharf Dim Sum brand products recalled due to undeclared egg, gluten and wheat. The recalled products have been sold in British Columbia and online. 2023-03-10 Da Zhan Ltd. brand Fish Products recalled due to undeclared egg and soy. The recalled products have been sold…
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Miso Garlic Beef Jerky

Beef jerky is such a great vehicle for unique umami flavours to be married with the decadent flavour of quality beef. Miso is therefore the perfect candidate for the task. In this recipe I combine miso with garlic and peppery turmeric and ginger for a flavour party you wont want to miss! Ingredients: Instructions: Be…
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Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed peppers are one of those dishes that can look really good but sometimes fail to deliver on the flavour front. I think there are a few things that can be done to ensure that they will taste as good as they look.
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