Got (bad) milk?

Celebrate the start of the school year by using it to make your own yogurt or labneh.

Half of the commercial Canadian crop of Bartlett pears and all Anjou pears are produced in British Columbia. Pears are high in fibre and antioxidants, which increase as the fruit ripens. To ripen these fragrant beauties, store them in a paper bag or near a banana. Once they’re ready for eating, they can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days.

Warm and creamy, cold and crunchy, baked into pizza or mixed into body scrub, it’s easy to love spinach.

What better time to introduce more citrus into our diets than when the George Mateljan Foundation has declared the grapefruit its Food of the Week last week? Oranges and grapefruit contain vitamins A and C, as well as fibre, potassium and folate. They lower cholesterol and may help to prevent several types of cancer.

If you’re standing in front of the refrigerator with the door wide open, wondering what to make for dinner, reach into your crisper drawer for the broccoli.

Does the headline scare you?

It shouldn’t. It refers to the humble avocado, which can be a delicious addition to any menu.