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  • A year into the pandemic, is there a single person who hasn’t developed a raging TikTok addiction? If you’re like me, you’ve seen the “TikTok Viral Baked Feta Pata” all over the site. I can’t help but wonder how good it will taste in real life when I, a 17-year-old teen with very limited cooking skills other than the occasional bowl of cereal give it a shot. Is it as delicious as it looks, or is it just the magic of our virtual world? So, let’s dig into this viral pasta and see if it’s worth all the glorious hype.

  • A year into the pandemic, is there a single person who hasn’t developed a raging TikTok addiction? If you’re like me, you’ve seen the “TikTok Viral Baked Feta Pata” all over the site. I can’t help but wonder how good it will taste in real life when I, a 17-year-old teen with very limited cooking ski

  • Farmers markets have long been one of the cornerstones of a community. A good farmers market allows people who live in small towns and medium and large cities access to fresh food that they’d typically have to drive great distances to track down. The problem is, not all farmers markets are great. So

  • Online grocery shopping in Windsor has never been easier thanks to Lee and Maria's Market Online. The importance of shopping local (#ShopYQG) has never been more important. The pandemic has greatly impacted small businesses and shopping from those big box Windsor supermarkets are taking money out of

  • Grocery delivery has never been more popular. As people were forced to stay home during the pandemic, people realized the benefits of getting fresh local grocery delivery. There are two different types of grocery delivery options available in places like Windsor-Essex, London, and other parts of Ont

  • Our lives are super busy and it isn't always easy to eat healthy. Sometimes a quick stop at McDonald's is easier than worrying about making a good meal. The key is trying to make healthy eating options as easy as a stop at the Golden Arches. While the odd stop at a fast-food restaurant is forgivable

  • KINGSVILLE - On this #GivingTuesday, we are supporting people who find barriers in accessing healthy food options. We are donating $4,000 in cash and fruits and vegetables, spread across non-profit organizations that help those in need across the region.

  • Some of our most popular services at Lee & Maria's are getting a new name. Less confusion equals more happiness. Learn more about changes coming to some of your favourite services.

  • By Rylee Wallace - A healthy lifestyle is always important to maintain; however, when you have an autoimmune disorder like Celiac Disease, it’s even more essential to sustain a healthy lifestyle and diet! Shannon Kamins was a Health Science student at Western University when she started brewing her

  • Working at Lee & Maria’s was a dream come true for Chelsea, literally. “I was a delivery customer for a long time and always dreamed of working here. I would tell my husband about it all the time, to the point where he’d get annoyed.”

  • By Rylee Wallace - Growing up in a sugar shack sounds like every kid’s dream! As a young girl, Diane Rivard, co-owner of Giffin’s Maple Syrup Products, remembers helping her parents, Jean and Don Giffin, make maple syrup. Diane, a 3rd generation maple syrup expert, would sit and watch as her parents