Island Parent Magazine

Apr 8, 2024 | islandparent.ca | Emillie Parrish

Spring on the Island is ripe with sunshine, birds singing in the trees and flowers pushing up with blooms. It’s also the start of fresh leafy greens!We are so lucky to have locally grown greens available to us nearly all year. However, spring greens are special. They are sweet and tender, full of flavour and so versatile.

Oct 22, 2023 | islandparent.ca | Greg Pratt |Today’s Parent

Because of the tyranny of print publication schedules and my own relentless urge to be ahead of the game, I’m writing this in mid-August, and here you are reading it, like, six months later. Even though life has moved on, this is fresh on my mind so work with me for a minute, even though it’s old news to you. I decided this year to not wait until the last minute to get school supplies. Even though no one wants to think about the return of school in early August.

Oct 21, 2023 | islandparent.ca | Emillie Parrish

Anyone who is familiar with this column knows that I am a huge fan of teaching kids how to cook and the importance of cooking. So when I heard that Touchwood Editions (the Victoria-based publisher behind my cookbook, Fermenting Made Simple) was putting out a kid-focused cookbook, I was super excited!Let’s Eat is a cookbook written for tweens and teens.

Aug 16, 2023 | islandparent.ca | Emillie Parrish

When my kids were just starting school, we invested in a whole set of lunch containers. They came in different sizes (small and large), were dishwasher safe and easy for the kids to use themselves. They were a bit more pricey than other lunch containers, but 10 years later we’re still using them. It wasn’t just getting high-quality lunch containers that was an important part of our lunch routine, it was teaching our kids about what went into those containers that mattered.

Feb 10, 2023 | islandparent.ca | Emillie Parrish

We’ve all had it happen to us. Those nights where we forgot to plan for dinner, ran out of time or didn’t have a chance to pick up groceries. While takeout is an option, it isn’t really that quick, easy or healthy. You have to figure out how long will it take to get your order. The choice between going to pick it up or wait for it to be delivered. Instant dinners and fast food are high in salt, sugar, carbs and trans fats.