BC Family

Culinary Capers: Mother’s Day Weekend Tea

bcfamily — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:24:15 +0000

It’s an intriguing claim that needed confirmation – a recipe for the best chocolate chip cookie. On a sunny Mother’s Day weekend we decided to serve these cookies along with homemade challah bread, sandwich fillings, cheese, baked crab and cheese appetizers, strawberries and baked goods. The baked goods were chosen to appeal to the children [...]

Let’s Talk: Your Unique Perspective Matters!

bcfamily — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:17:38 +0000

* An invitation to contribute your suggestions and feedback is included towards the end of this piece. Politicians aren’t shy about communicating what they think should be done to address challenges and needs in British Columbia. Yet how often do constituents have an opportunity to communicate with politicians and bureaucrats about their experiences and concerns? [...]

Culinary Capers: Veggie Burgers

bcfamily — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:33:07 +0000

If you were a resident in Kingston, Ontario or a student at Queen’s University in the late 1980s and 1990s, there’s a good chance you ate at a modest cafe called Windmills Cafe. As you can see from the photograph in the image below, it was a casual place where you could find hearty food [...]

Fascinating Fascinators and Summer Hats

bcfamily — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:49:48 +0000

Spring is well on its way and news of wedding invitations and royal visits to Canada is in the air. If these events aren’t on your agenda, you might be surprised to learn that there are a number of occasions when you could still wear a hat or even a fascinator. “Why a fascinator?,” you [...]

Popular Baby Names for 2012

bcfamily — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:58:01 +0000

Hands up. Do you have friends who carefully chose unique baby names only to find that their choice turned up on the Most Popular Baby Names list? In some households this can happen more than once, despite the parents’ best efforts. Isn’t it fascinating how a couple can choose a name because they like it, [...]

Daily Dish: What’s Your Fancy When You “Pin”?

bcfamily — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:21:45 +0000

When I first read about image tagging website TheFancy.com, I noted that 60% of their users are male. Compare this to Pinterest where 75% (or much higher, by some accounts) are women. These statistics called out to me as a challenge. How could TheFancy become more attractive to women? Why IS it more popular with [...]

Does Your Work Matter?

bcfamily — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:51:00 +0000

It is a story that pulled ahead of the pack in the bleary hours of early morning news. Hilary Rosen, a consultant to the Democrats and CNN commentator, has called out Mitt Romney and his wife for comments they have made about women and the economy. While speaking with Anderson Cooper on CNN, Rosen suggested [...]

Does Your Employer Want Your Facebook Password?

bcfamily — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:30:47 +0000

What happens when a potential employer accesses your personal information during an interview? Will that information be used to your disadvantage? Who will protect the rights of job seekers who do not have the knowledge or resources to defend themselves? If you were cruising the Internet or Twitter today you might have come across a [...]

Chicken With Oranges and Almonds

bcfamily — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:47:11 +0000

This recipe was passed on by Al Hardy, who lives on Vancouver Island. Recently Al shared it with the owner of California-based Buck Oranges, who sells his citrus fruit exclusively to Thrifty Foods. Al appreciates the quality of the produce and products at Thrifty Foods and is a regular Sendial volunteer at Thriftys. Sendial is [...]

Do Your Children Love Books?

bcfamily — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:31:42 +0000

The other day three new books arrived at our house by international post from the United Kingdom. It was such a significant event in our day that our toddler figured out how to tell us, later on, that the books had arrived in the mail. We retrieved the package and marveled again over how they had arrived. [...]