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Amarula will donate $5 to Food Banks B.C., Feed Ontario and Food Banks of Quebec for each cookie recipe posted on Amarula’s Facebook page or your own Instagram page with the hashtag #NationalCookieExchange.

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Amarula, the South African cream-based liqueur, will donate $5 to Food Banks B.C., Feed Ontario and Food Banks of Quebec for each cookie recipe posted on Amarula’s Facebook page or your own Instagram page with the hashtag #NationalCookieExchange.

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At the hashtag site, you will find the contributor recipes after Dec. 8 as well as Amarula-inspired holiday recipes by Canada’s top bakers, bartenders and mixologists, including B.C.’s bartender Jeff Savage of Botanist (Sleigh All Day cocktail) and pastry chef Fanny Lam of Oh Sweet Day (Espresso Shortbread with Amarula Cream Filling cookie). 

UpMeals for busy households

The holidays can be nuts, and might be just the time to try a meal subscription service. UpMeals boasts not only high-quality, nutrient-dense, seasonal ingredients but dishes created by local chefs on the menu.

For the subscription launch, they have brought in Joël Watanabe (Kissa Tanto, Bao Bei), Nihal Elwan (Tayybeh Syrian catering), and Kim Vo (Châm Châm vegan Vietnamese takeout and delivery) to add to the menu.

The chefs contributed the Andalucia Bowl, Muhammara Chicken Wrap, and Vietnamese Zoodle Salad, respectively. 

“The chef collabs with be on the menus for several weeks to give users the chance to experience them all and we’ll be recruiting and working with new collaborators, chefs and otherwise, all the time,” says Drew Munro, UpMeals co-founder and CEO. 

For more info or to subscribe to meal deliveries, visit upmeals.ca/shop.