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Chatelaine covers all of the issues—big and small—that matter to them, from climate change and caregiving to cannabis, Canadian fashion and what to cook now.

Chatelaine

A Summer Update

You Tell Us • We love hearing your feedback on the magazine—please keep it coming. Send your thoughts to letters@chatelaine.com

Your Ultimate Period Sex Guide • Don’t let your period kill the mood with this must-have product

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, A LITTLE BIT OF THAT • Welcome to WEEKNIGHT HERO—a simple, delicious slam-dunk recipe you’ll want to cook again and again, any night of the week.

First Class Style • A newly minted professor teaches us a lesson in shopping local

Agenda

The Best Jeans for most bodies! • A good pair of jeans is a wardrobe staple that stands the test of time, but finding one that fits just right is notoriously challenging—and personal. We scoured the shelves and asked friends of Chatelaine to put a pile of styles to the test. Here’s how they stacked up

Is There a Better Way to Screen for Cervical Cancer?

CARRY ON • Found: A cute and comfy pack to make commuting less of a pain in the back

HOW TO HIDE A LITTER BOX (and give Kitty more privacy, too) • Make your cat’s loo way less unsightly with this DIY project

SKIN SAVERS • There’s nothing quite like the change of seasons to wreak havoc on your glow. To the rescue: one of these homegrown facial masks

STYLE NOTES

Food Is How We Heal • My grandmother taught me that food is fundamental to sovereignty. So when I think of oatmeal—and its history with Canada’s residential school system—I think about how our nations are healing ourselves

It’s Never Too Late to Learn How to Sext* • After my marriage ended, I immediately jumped into online dating—and found myself knee-deep in salty exchanges. Figuring out how I wanted to respond took much, much longer

My mom didn’t prioritize friendships while I was growing up. I’m determined to do things differently

BLOOM BOOM • We’re putting more thought into where our food comes from, but what about our blooms? Look inside the gorgeous, growing, female-led slow flowers revolution

HOW TO Tame the Night Circus • Your doomscrolling! Your pandemic dog! Your existential dread! No wonder you haven’t slept well since 2020. Here’s how to catch those precious Zs again

Home free • Single for the first time since her 20s, Zoe Whittall left the city for a quaint storey-and-a-half house in Prince Edward County, Ont. It was not the perfect life she dreamed of—but it was her own

They wanted a baby. They turned to Facebook • Across the country, Canadians are forgoing fertility clinics and using the internet to grow their families. Inside the world of online indie sperm donation

DIONNE BRAND, the Alchemist of Language • After 23 books, the CanLit giant is still writing toward liberation and imagining better worlds

Provecho! • JOYFUL AND LAID-BACK, A DIY TACO BAR IS IDEAL ANY NIGHT OF THE WEEK—BUT WE ASKED FOOD WRITER DIALA CANELO TO BUILD A MENU TO SOAK UP THE LAST FEW WEEKENDS OF SUMMER

Change Is Brewing • Meet four women reshaping the Canadian craft beer industry

Maize for Days

Ixta Belfrage’s Chicken with Pineapple and ’Nduja • A former Ottolenghi protégé’s first book proves that the culinary world’s f-word—fusion—is not just possible but also an exciting way to cook

The Sweetest Mistake • Seize the last days of summer with this sharp, citrusy twist on a traditional negroni

OUR ADVICE FOR BEING YOUR BEST COOK • Pull out all the stops for Diala Canelo’s taco feast (page 54) by making fresh tortillas. While corn tortillas made from masa (maize dough) are traditional for tacos, this wheat flour version, popular...