Grade 2 students from West St. Paul School took part in the third annual Super Chef Academy in Winnipeg last week, where they made food from recipes and learned about nutrition.

Kids and kitchens should mix

There was no such thing as too many cooks in the kitchen at Dairy Farmers of Manitoba’s Super Chef Academy

Eight-year-old Nathan Penner didn’t hesitate before answering a question that would stump many his age. “Milk comes from cows, everybody knows that,” he said while waiting to test some of the recipes he helped make during the third annual Super Chef Academy in Winnipeg March 16. Well, not everybody. His teacher, Elizabeth Walker, says kids

Easter eggs can get a second life as nutritious and healthy snacks and meals.

Enjoy eggs year round

Gate to Plate: Ham, egg and cheese English muffins, Easy pickled eggs, and Dillicious egg salad

Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods available to us. Whether you gather them directly from the chicken coop, or buy them at the local grocery store, they’re an affordable source of high-quality protein and 14 different vitamins and minerals. Brown or white, large or small, they make a great addition to a healthy


Savour the flavour of eating right

Savour the flavour of eating right

Prairie Fare: Mediterranean Stew

When I opened the front door of our home one day, my nose detected a wonderful aroma. I knew my husband had a food preparation “project” in progress and our family would be the delighted recipients. He had made homemade pastrami. The pro­cess involved brining the beef, applying a rub, smoking it on the grill

Chili with cheese and a spoon with biscuits on the side

Ramp up your chili recipe and celebrate World Chili Day

Gate to Plate: Classic Beef ’n Beans Chili, Pork and Green Bean Chili, and Really Good Veggie Chili


February 25 may not be a national holiday, but it’s World Chili Day and definitely worthy of celebration. It’s a perfect excuse to enjoy a steamy hot bowl of your favourite chili. It’s also an excellent opportunity to experiment by either tweaking your family recipe or trying a new recipe altogether. To ramp up any


Take steps to avoid kitchen fires

Take steps to avoid kitchen fires

Prairie Fare: Raspberry Applesauce Squares

I recall a little incident that taught me a lesson a few years ago. My nose detected an unpleasant scent. My brain recognized the odour and soon my feet were running down the hall. I think I leaped over my then-three-year-old daughter on the way to the kitchen. “What smells?” my son asked as I

Eating closer to home, wiser use of food helps curb the food bill

Eating closer to home, wiser use of food helps curb the food bill

By choosing Canadian-grown food most of the time, 
we’re not as vulnerable to exchange rate increases and volatility

Your grocery bills may be making you wince a little right now. The sticker shock could last awhile. The sinking loonie is expected to keep the price of food, particularly imported foods like fruits, vegetables and nuts high this year. A recent report out of University of Guelph’s Food Institute estimates the average Canadian household



Sleep deprivation can affect health

Sleep deprivation can affect health

Prairie Fare: Chicken and Biscuits Pot Pie

Mom, your feet shook!” my 12-year-old daughter said with a laugh. “What was that, anyway?” I asked groggily with wide-open eyes. She had dropped a heavy book on the wood floor near me to awaken me. The loud thump certainly worked. I’m lucky my family didn’t need a defibrillator because I nearly had a heart


People grabbed pulse-based snacks and information during the launch of the International Year of Pulses at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg’s Grant Park Shopping Centre.

Crossing the urban-rural divide to promote pulses

The International Year of Pulses has the potential to increase 
demand for the types of pulse crops grown in Manitoba

It’s noon and McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg’s Grant Park Shopping Centre is so packed that it takes several minutes and sharp elbows to navigate the throng of people. But these urbanites aren’t here to shop for books to feed their minds, they’re here to learn about healthy new eats made from some unlikely sources

2016 is International Year of Pulses

2016 is International Year of Pulses

Recipe Swap: Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwiches, Lentil Macaroni And Cheese and The Ultimate Can‘Eh’dian Salad

A new year always begins with resolve to eat better, shed a few pounds, and become healthier. 2016 just might be the year more make good on those intentions. The United Nations has declared 2016 International Year of Pulses (IYP) to get people around the world rethinking a healthy diet — for the good of