Bitchin’ Kitchen – Spice Agent, Cumin

Editor’s Note: If you missed this morning’s post, we had a great interview with the Comox Valley’s newest specialty baker Christa Herrling. Check it out HERE. Meanwhile, the Bitchin’ Kitchen crew are back today with a Spice Agent special report. Enjoy:

Sustainability Strategy – Begin with Caring for Most Vulnerable

Editor’s note: Earlier this week, journalist Colleen Dane gave readers an introduction to the Comox Valley Regional Sustainability Strategy with a look into how it will effect everyday things in our lives like the contents of our refrigerators – Check it out HERE. Today, Colleen is back with Part 2, digging in to how the [...]

Regional Growth in Your Backyard

Editor’s Note: Good morning and welcome to SHIFT News. Today we have Comox Valley reporter Colleen Dane here with the first of a two-part series on the critical roll that local residents can play in the creation of the Comox Valley Regional Growth Strategy (RGS).
In part one, Dane takes a look at the background of [...]

Bitchin’ Kitchen – Olive Oil Wars

Editor’s Note: If you missed this morning’s post, we reviewed the yumminess that is Kinaree Thai Cuisine in downtown Courtenay. Check out the goodness HERE. Meanwhile, Nadia G and the Bitchin’ Kitchen crew are back today with Olive Oil Wars. Enjoy:

Get Spooked (and Win Gear) with Nadia G

Take a deep breath and steady your nerves, it’s time for Bitchin’ Kitchen’s official Halloween Treasure Hunt and Giveaway. You can win a copy of the Bitchin’ Kitchen cookbook, cursed by Nadia G herself, a DVD of the original Saw film that kicked-off the franchise, and Our Big Earth will throw in a surprise gift [...]

Bitchin’ Kitchen – Halloween Hootenanny

Bitchin’ Kitchen – Single-Life Salmon

Ah, crazy rainy day…we are busy concocting some spooky decorations and reading spooky stories while Ken plots some time in Vancouver to finish up a project he’s been working on for a while. I had a freakishly early morning…which led me to Sarah’s yummy post on happy family pumpkin recipes…which led me to a batch [...]

Bitchin’ Kitchen – Deflate Your Mate

Happy downpour. If you missed our morning post, check out all the details on the new location for the Comox Valley Farmer’s Market Winter Market HERE.
In honor of the OBE HQ weight loss extravaganza, the chilly weather and my uncontrollable urge to make a giant pan of baklava that no one else will be allowed [...]

Bitchin’ Kitchen – Coffee Wars

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Local Youth, Helen Austin Create “Island Home”

So, a while back the Shape The Future Comox Valley folks invited me to give a quick talk to the crew at their meeting of local residents focused on developing a sustainability plan for the Valley.
While I was there to talk to the adults, I was totally wowed by a crew of Huband Park Elementary [...]

Sir Ken Robinson – Creativity, Crux of Education

A few weeks ago, as he often does, Ken slipped me a link to a www.ted.com talk on creativity in education. Ted, Ken and I have developed a long-standing mutual affection. So when I saw the link wasn’t a Saturday Night Live skit from Youtube (Ken likes to send those along too), I snuggled up [...]