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By Marilyn Zink
Ever eaten wild greens?
A Wild Greens Festival I attended in my city explored the benefits of wild greens with lots of delicious food samples prepared by chefs from the Vancouver Island University and other chefs in the community.
The food was amazing. There was a wild greens ricotta tart, a nettle soup, a fritter […]

By Marilyn Zink
“Salad is not for the faint of heart.”
Our server made that pronouncement while making the best traditional made-from-scratch Caesar salad I have ever tasted. It was at the Masthead Restaurant in the funky little fishing village of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island.
‘I like her already,” I thought to myself, while watching her mix […]

By Marilyn Zink 
Most of the time we see parsley when it is used as a garnish on a restaurant meal.  And what do we do with it?  We throw it away! It seems a shame to throw away such a useful herb.
Parsley is one of the most prolific herbs – it is grown almost everywhere […]

Interested in raw food but not sure how to go about it? 
Bestselling author and health expert Kevin Gianni has a new program called the Raw Food Challenge - a 7 day plan to help you detoxify your body, lose weight and get more energy than you’ve felt in years.
 I’ve been following Kevin’s work and he’s […]