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Dutch Apple Pie
I’m thinking that when new Canadians were forming our country, the Dutch were perfecting their apple pie. Yes, it’s that good. On a recent trip to Amsterdam Jon and I fell in love with Dutch Apple Pie,...
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Healthy Eating Survey
Are you as jazzed as I am at the thought of a new growing season? As I put my crock of sweet potatoes, onions and hot Italian sausage in the oven my mind is already thinking of a crisp tomato and...
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Why I Cook
The tradition of Italian cooking is all about the grandmother, about the matriarch of the kitchen and therefore the family. There is no memory on earth more symbolic of love than the sight of...
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A Turning Point
It’s been a while since I’ve been on social media. Not that I have anything against it really, I’ve just been living a life in the big city of Toronto. Where I live I’m 3 city blocks away from Sugar...
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A First for Food Photography
September 15 to October 14, 2017, the St. Marys Station Gallery will host the first of its kind exhibition of the award winning food photography of Jon Ogryzlo. Ogryzlo’s mouth-watering pictures can...
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I’m a Holistic Nutritionist
I’ve been in the food world for a very long time. Some say it consumes me and others claim I’m obsessed with it. I’m not sure where the truth lies; all I know is that I have no memories that don’t...
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I Gave Up Sugar and I’m Stickin’ To It!
As a budding nutritionist in school and a veteran food writer with a natural curiosity for all things that come in a glass or on a plate, I experimented with scores supplement routines, alternative...
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12-Step Diet Clean-Up Challenge
Does it really matter if it’s January or July? You can clean up your diet any time of year, even if it’s just one small change at a time. In fact, we at Optimal Wellness Niagara believe in progress,...
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From Sex to Solutions
If someone would have told me that great things would come from a dark, burlesque establishment, my mind certainly wouldn’t have gone to community development. No, I’d have other thoughts on my mind....
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Food For Thought
I no different than most of you – I eat for pleasure and fun but I also eat for health because it makes me feel good and that’s part of the pleasure. I know, I know, health means different things to...
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