This yummy Mango & Avocado Salsa is super easy to put together and delicious on grilled fish or chicken. INGREDIENTS 2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and diced 2 ripe mangos, peeled and diced juice of one lime 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 red or green jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp honey sea salt DIRECTIONS 1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and combine. 2. Add salt to taste, cover, and refrigerate until well c

With raspberries prices dropping at the grocery store, it's a perfect time to make this Chocolate Raspberry Tart. This simple, decadent tart will keep overnight in the refrigerator; just top with raspberries right before serving. INGREDIENTS 32 chocolate wafer cookies (about 8 ounces) 2 tablespoons sugar Coarse salt 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/4 cups heavy cream 1 1/2 cups fresh raspberries (6 ounces) DIRECTIONS Pr

This potato salad is so easy to make. I love these tiny new potatoes: no peeling is necessary and they have a creamy texture that soaks up the dressing. Radishes, pulled right out of the garden, add a peppery crunch, and the the star of the show, the chive blossom, adds a distinct and subtle flavour and crunch, and that pretty purple colour. INGREDIENTS 1.5-2 lbs new potatoes or fingerling potatoes, quartered 6-7 radishes, thinly sliced 12 chive blossoms, washed, plucked from

LOL: A Kelowna Book Club with a Difference The songs of spring are a distant, faint sound as I pen this piece in frigid January, but for you, dear reader, spring has sprung. How marvelous! The non-fiction book the LOL recently read resulted in some serious discussions while sipping Shiraz; the epic novel gave us reason to laugh-out-loud…while sipping Shiraz. Join us here in Okanagan Woman and visit my newly launched blog, Books, Blood, and Baking at shannonlinden.ca for recip

We received so many essays of wonderful women for our Mother's Day Contest. Here are our top five picks! RUNNER UP Amy Rauscher is a single mom and the founder of MOGA Moms and Not A Boss Babe…… She is an incredible person and cares not only for her son Landon, but also for the other mothers and children who have found community and a sense of place and family at MOGA. She is by far the hardest working woman I know and she does it all for the betterment of Landon and the co

INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup whole milk 1/4 cup water 1 stick unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 large eggs Vanilla Cream Macerated Berries Confectioners' sugar, for dusting DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Bring milk, water, butter, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat, and stir in flour. Return to heat, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixt

Nibble on these sexy superfoods. Extra high in nutrients so not only will you feel good, you may also surprise your partner with your new found vitality! CITRUS FRUITS All citrus fruits contain vitamin C, great to keep the skin tissue strong. Eating an orange a day gives you all the vitamin C your body needs and helps to increase absorption of iron from the vegetables and legumes we consume. For extra zest…feed a few slices to your significant other NON-FAT YOGURT Dairy produ

Women are taking to the road in record numbers and they’re not behind the wheel of a little red sports car. Whether they’re twenty five or sixty five, it’s the lure of the open road experienced from atop their own motorcycle, and those who do it love it. While not all motorcycle enthusiasts ride Harley Davidsons, many women in the Okanagan do. Harley Ashdown, General Manager of Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson in Kelowna, says women are the fastest growing segment of the Harl