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4 MORE things I no longer buy at the Grocery Store (to save money)

4 MORE things I no longer buy at the Grocery Store (to save money)

This is part 2 in a 2-part post. Read Part 1 here  In the first post, I talked about things I no longer buy at the Grocery Store (to save money), and lots of you seemed interested in that, so I thought I’d write a 

Granola

Granola

UPDATED VERSION. Original post was published March 29, 2011 I do love a bowl of vanilla yogurt with fruit and granola for breakfast. Sure, you can buy granola at the grocery store, or even better, homemade from a place like Terra Breads. But it’s expensive, and 

Plant-Based Bakery Cafes in Vancouver

Plant-Based Bakery Cafes in Vancouver

I’ve often said how lucky we are in Vancouver to have such wonderful variety of plant-based eateries, and it’s very, very true. Recently, I started thinking about all plant-based bakeries and I thought it might be helpful for me to make a list. For clarity, 

5 Things I No Longer Buy at the Grocery Store (to save $$)

5 Things I No Longer Buy at the Grocery Store (to save $$)

Seems like every time I turn on the news, someone is talking about inflation and food prices. And every time I go to the grocery store, I see it. I recently ran out of dishwasher soap, and noticed when I got home that the new 

Cookbook Review: Tahini Baby

Cookbook Review: Tahini Baby

If you’re a Top Chef superfan the way I’m a Top Chef superfan, then you will no doubt be familiar with Eden Grinshpan. Eden, (@edeneats) is the host of the Canadian version of Top Chef, and she just seems like a really cool human. Eden’s 

Happy Hour at ARC Dining

Happy Hour at ARC Dining

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a good Happy Hour. Believe it or not, we didn’t always have Happy Hour in Vancouver, it’s a relatively new thing that only happened about 10 years ago. So maybe it still feels a bit exotic to me? 

Join Rebecca at The Wellness Show Jan 31-Feb 1!

Join Rebecca at The Wellness Show Jan 31-Feb 1!

NOTE: Read to the end for a code for FREE tickets to the show!  It’s one of my favourite times of the year, because I get to do something I genuinely love, love LOVE to do. I get to host the cooking stage at the 

Mood Drinks: Alcohol-Free Cocktails to Create the Perfect Mood by Gabriel Cabrera

Mood Drinks: Alcohol-Free Cocktails to Create the Perfect Mood by Gabriel Cabrera

Helloooooo January! Specifically, Hellooooo DRY January! In case you’ve never heard of it, Dry January is when you commit to making the month of January alcohol-free. The idea here is to take a break and reset after a month of excess over Christmas. I’ve never 

Sticky Toffee Pudding from The Dirty Apron Cookbook

Sticky Toffee Pudding from The Dirty Apron Cookbook

What do you serve at your Christmas dinner for dessert? For many, it’s pie; apple or pumpkin, similar to Thanksgiving. For some, it’s fruitcake. For a large chunk of time, for me, it was a Bailey’s Cheesecake. A more British Christmas tradition is to serve 

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts

I challenge you to find a vegetable more despised and polarizing than brussels sprouts. Kale, maybe. When we were kids growing up, we hated them, but it turns out that most of the reason we did was because of how they were prepared. If you