by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Nov 6, 2017 | FOOD & DRINK, Recipes
The pastry chef at The Inn at Laurel Point, Kimberley Vy, shares this easy recipe for homemade marshmallows, flavoured with pure peppermint extract. She also suggests a variation: swirling caramel into the plain marshmallow mixture (using a bamboo skewer) before it...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Nov 2, 2017 | CULTURE, Events
Visit as many holiday craft markets as you can and shop local this season. PHOTO: THINKSTOCK Strawberry Vale Christmas Craft Fair When: November 4 and 5 Where: Strawberry Vale and District Community Club This will be the Strawberry Vale Christmas Craft Fair’s 33rd...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Nov 2, 2017 | FOOD & DRINK
It’s called Iced Victoria and it’s essentially an ice cream truck for adults. By Karin Olafson PHOTO: ICED VICTORIA Sometimes you just crave ice cream. And sometimes you get those cravings after all the best local stores have closed for the evening. With the...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Oct 25, 2017 | FOOD & DRINK, Local Products
By Cinda Chavich A visionary couple has brought the ancient art of olive growing to Salt Spring Island — and the result is a rare extra-virgin olive oil, coveted by chefs. THINKSTOCK If you’ve ever travelled through the Tuscan hills or along the rocky shores of...
by 8hXGkA9xz785J2BJ | Oct 3, 2017 | CULTURE, People + Community
By David Lennam Artist and jazz musician Noah Becker about his “New York state of mind” and why the Big Apple keeps beckoning him back. PHOTOGRAPH BY JEFFREY BOSDET It’s hard to believe Noah Becker once called himself “a feral hick from the sticks who learned...
