Valerie Howes

Nov 26, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | Valerie Howes

Oct 13, 2024 | ellegourmet.ca | Ned Bell |Valerie Howes

The culinary team from B.C.’s Naramata Inn have shared their tips – and recipe – on how to make the perfect turkey. Bring your turkey out of the fridge for about 1 hour before putting it in the oven. Heat transfers more easily through a room temperature bird and will give you a more consistent and juicy product!  Let your turkey rest after the oven for at least 30 minutes. This gives the meat a chance to reabsorb all the moisture before you carve it.

Nov 13, 2023 | chatelaine.com | Shireen Ahmed |Charnel Anderson |Tayo Bero |Kelly Boutsalis |Chantal Braganza |Alicia Cox Thomson | +4 more

In 1957, Doris Anderson took the helm of Chatelaine, promising readers “something serious to think about.” At a time when women’s media was often reduced to instructionals on turning your daily chores into an exercise routine and day-by-day plans for ideal housekeeping—real Chatelaine stories that ran before her time—Anderson bucked tradition. She oversaw a progressive Chatelaine that covered everything from abortion rights and male dominance in Parliament to divorce and the wage gap.

Oct 4, 2023 | caasco.com | Valerie Howes

Where to eat, sleep, shop and explore around Newfoundland's charming capital Posted: October 05, 2023 03:54 PM ET St. John’s is a delightful mix of contradictions and complements. It’s large enough to offer vibrant food and cultural scenes, yet small enough to explore by foot in a couple of hours.

Aug 1, 2023 | amainsider.com | Valerie Howes

St. John’s is a delightful mix of contradictions and complements—large enough to offer vibrant food and cultural scenes, yet small enough to explore by foot in a couple of hours. Between the colour-pop houses of Jellybean Row and the possibility of spotting icebergs, seals and whales near coastal trails, this city had me hooked right from my first visit.