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Luna Henry
The History of the Peri-Peri sauce

The History of the Peri-Peri sauce

South African spicy chicken is rising in popularity across North America and beyond. In Canada, a well-known food chain to get your Peri-Peri fix is the food franchise Nando’s; you can taste their sauces within their restaurants or buy your bottles in over 3,000 retail outlets. Despite evolving challenges in recent years, Peri-Peri chicken has persisted in consumer tastes. What is Peri-Peri? Peri-peri, also known as Piri-Piri or Pili-Pili, means “pepper pepper” in Swahili, a language spoken in South East Africa. Peri-Peri’s main ingredient comes from a chili— specifically the African Bird’s Eye chili. Despite the name, chilies are not...

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It's Soupers: Three Souper Soups to Cure Your Cold

It's Soupers: Three Souper Soups to Cure Your Cold

The change in weather in winter, can only mean one thing - it's Cold/Flu season. Although, there are medications that will support the healing process from the flu or cold, there are also homemade options to try, specifically tasty delicious soups, to fight the disease.

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Ololade Adeyemi
It's Souper: 5 ways to Avoid Pumpkin Waste after Halloween

It's Souper: 5 ways to Avoid Pumpkin Waste after Halloween

During Halloween, pumpkins are the staple for decor, costumes and carvings. However; they tend to go to waste a lot. To avoid that from repeating, let's be the change we want to see and try these 5 ways to make use of your pumpkin after Halloween.  1. Compost It (Eco-Friendly) The quickest, less stressful and most environmentally friendly way to get rid of the pumpkin is by putting it into the Compost Bin! This helps reduce the amount of waste sent to our landfills and breaks down the organic materials to leave you a natural fertilizer that can nourish the...

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It's Souper: 5 Easy Thanksgiving Food Recipes You'll LOVE!

It's Souper: 5 Easy Thanksgiving Food Recipes You'll LOVE!

Making meals for Thanksgiving is generally stressful and time-consuming. Trying to find recipes to make it on time, can be discouraging. however; despite all that, you would gladly do it because of your family, friends, and community. So, why not make things easy and simple for you by trying these recipes for thanksgiving this fall?

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