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Behind the Scenes: Product Development
On Friday May 16th, we welcomed the winner of our contest, The Battle of the Culinary Students – the Gyoza Wars, to our plant. Christa Yeung was the teenage gourmand who captured the attention of the Fine Choice Foods and Choices Markets teams with her Spicy Pork and Cilantro Gyoza flavor. We started the day […]
Winner Announced for Battle of the Culinary Students – the Gyoza Wars
Fine Choice Foods and Choices Market are pleased to announce that we have selected a winner for Battle of the Culinary Students – the Gyoza Wars. Congratulations to Christa Yeung from R.C. Palmer Secondary School in Richmond, BC. We had a number of great ideas submitted from students across the Lower Mainland and finally narrowed […]
Grow Your Own Asian Herb Garden
As the days are getting longer and warmer, many are starting up their gardens for the year. Consider adding a few herbs commonly found in Asian cooking to your garden to try new flavours and ways of cooking. There is nothing better than harvesting your own herbs and enjoying them fresh with your meal. Cilantro A […]
Natural Beauty Solutions Found in Your Kitchen Pantry
Keeping with our theme of reducing waste and preventing foods from being thrown out, today we present to you health and beauty regimes found right in your kitchen pantry. For pennies, you can make yourself feel refreshed and rejuvenated. No more paying for expensive facial scrubs and exfoliants, you can find everything you need in […]
Shelf Life of Foods Found in Your Refrigerator
Spring is here! The fresh scent of flowers blooming, the sun slowly coming out and the days are getting longer and warmer. And with spring comes spring cleaning. While you’re emptying the closet, and wiping down the house, don’t forget to clean out your pantry, and most importantly your refrigerator. Foods tend to enter, but […]
8 Slow Cooker Soups
Previously we did a roundup of delicious vegetarian and vegan slow cooker soups. Today we’re collecting 8 more slow cooker soups, but with the option to add a variety of meats to them. Let your slow cooker do all the cooking and come home to a warm and easy soup for dinner. Chicken and Wild […]
Memories of Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! Today we are welcoming the year of the horse. All around the world, people are celebrating the start of a new lunar year. Chinese new year is a time to return home, to come together as family, and to share food. Accordingly, we’ve asked a few of our team members to […]
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Soups
Winter makes us here at Fine Choice Foods HQ want to pull out the slow cooker and make some comforting and warm soup. Today we present to you delicious meatless soup options that you can make in your slow cooker. In a couple of hours with little work you have yourself a great meal. Put […]
6 Foods to Soothe Your Cold and Flu
Winter is fully upon us and with it comes cold and flu season. With everyone suffering from sniffles and coughing fits, you’re bound to be caught in the crossfire. The good news is that there are plenty of foods that can help you to boost your immune system to help fight off a cold or […]
10 Comfort Foods Made Healthy
With the cold weather it may be tempting to hunker down and eat all the comfort foods that you crave. But what about your New Year resolution to eat healthier? Here are some recipes for classic comfort foods that are full of flavor but also healthier for you. So get comfortable and hunker down for […]
Foods to Try in 2014
Happy new year! 2013 was recognized as the International Year of the Quinoa by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. What will 2014 be? To kick of the start of a new year, we’ve picked out five foods that we think are worth trying in the next 365 days. We picked these items because of similar […]
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays from all of us at Fine Choice Foods!