Cynthia Talks Life Short: Frustration with Kids’ Menus

I might be calling this a Cynthia Talks Life Short, but I’m actually experimenting with a new format of more frequent, but shorter episodes! This episode is about kids’ menus. Why haven’t they changed in the past three or four… Continue Reading

Happy Holidays From Cynthia Talks Life

The holiday episode dropped a few days ago! Have a listen! And in case you’re wondering about the Christmas Day French Toast recipe, here’s the sweet version*: What you need: Directions This recipe should feed two to four people.  There… Continue Reading

Happy Lunar New Year!

Sure, we aren’t dropping a new season for another while, but here’s a quick episode from Cynthia Talks Life, wishing everyone who celebrates a very happy and prosperous Year of the Tiger! In the short special above, you’ll get to… Continue Reading

Diversity, Universality and ‘Bao’

I first saw the Pixar short, Bao, a while back, but recently revisited the story after purchasing the Little Golden Books (I didn’t think they still existed – I only checked after watching the season premiere of This is Us,… Continue Reading

Kids of Immigrants Cook Uniquely…

…and that’s the way it SHOULD BE. Karon Liu’s article in the Toronto Star about how he (and not just professional chefs) cooks more fusion-y, acknowledging both his ancestral culture (Chinese/Hong Kong) and the country where he was raised (Canada)… Continue Reading

Holiday Special: Our Big Fat Multi-Faith, Multi-Cultural Holiday Season

Cynthia not only discusses how her multiethnic/faith family celebrates December holidays, but also how she, as a child of immigrants celebrated when she was younger. Is your family multi-faith and/or multi-ethnic or cultural? What are YOUR family traditions? Do tell!!!… Continue Reading

Season 1 Finale: That’s a Wrap (aka My Favourites)

Apologies (again) for the delay. Crazy things get in the way, don’t they? Don’t worry, nothing bad happened. We’re all healthy and Jr. Mintz is really enjoying preschool! Anyway, here’s the season 1 finale (but it isn’t the last episode… Continue Reading