Family/Pets/Food

Zoroastrian food is a cross between Iranian and South Asian food. There are over 5,000 Zoroastrians living in the Greater Toronto Area, the majority of them came to Canada as immigrants from Iran, Pakistan, India and East Africa, over the…

by Doris Bercarich Doris Bercarich was the Kitchen & Cooking Coordinator for Field to Table, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to working with communities to improve access to healthy and affordable food. She works as a chef,…

By Nastasha Alli In the world of parenting, fights and arguments come with raising a teenager. But for immigrant families, the relationship between parents and teens can become so intense that when a child says they need space or want to…

By Dale Sproule “Empty Nest” is an English language euphemism (expression) for the family home after the children have grown up and moved out. In traditional North American culture, an empty nest is considered a desirable state. Once the…

On April 25th 2008, the Honourable Tony Clement, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced that, for the first time, Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide was available  not just in English and French, but in 10 additional languages including …

Carol and Daniel arrived in Toronto a year ago as newlyweds. They are not ready to start a family yet, but something was missing. Feeling lonely away from their home country, they wanted to share their house with a pet. “We used to go to…

Over the past 20 years, the selection and quality of ethnic food has been rising across the country. No matter where you live there are lots of good ethnic restaurants and markets. For those of you who live in major urban areas, the…

“Pregnancy classes are great! Every week there is something new to learn,” says Huda, who is new to Canada and going to have a baby. Once a week for eight weeks, Huda joins a small group of pregnant women to learn about having a healthy…

You may be asking yourself what pregnancy has to do with settlement. Well, imagine being pregnant: with all the changes in a woman’s life, the implications, excitement and planning, and all that she will have to learn. Now, imagine this…

Some foods are so popular that you can find them almost anywhere in the world. Among the newest tastes on this list are burritos, nachos and tortillas – which are actually very old – born in aboriginal Mexican kitchens as long as 500…