My name is Catherine Donovan. I was born in 1958 at the Canadian Air Force base in Goose Bay, Labrador.

My culinary journey began at my grandmother’s kitchen table, where her deft hands transformed humble ingredients into works of art.

By twelve, I was entrusted with planning and cooking nightly meals for our family—a responsibility that taught me resourcefulness and creativity under my single mother’s guidance.

Those early years were a dance of balancing tight budgets with nourishment, where a bag of lentils became silky soups and overripe bananas morphed into caramelized compotes.

Through it all, I learned that food wasn’t just sustenance; it was love, connection, and a quiet rebellion against life’s constraints.

F N Good Food: A Culinary Love Letter

F N Good Food is my heart on a plate. Every sauce, spice blend, and ready-to-eat meal is a testament to years of midnight recipe tests, partnerships with local farmers, and a stubborn belief that “healthy” can still mean “indulgent.”

I source powdered buttermilk from Saskatchewan prairies, wild blueberries from Nova Scotia, and cold-pressed oils that shimmer like liquid gold.

Each product is crafted to honour both body and soul—a roasted red pepper dip smoky with our Cajun Blackening seasoning, a roasted chicken coated in our Eleven Secret Herbs & Spices seasoning, or Pulled Pork and Bacon glistening with our BAR-B-QUEENS' Sauce, all free of chemicals and fillers.

This isn’t just food; it’s an invitation to reclaim joy at the table.

For my fellow Canadians, I offer more than seasonings, sauces, flavoured oils & vinegars, flavoured sugars & salts, meals & desserts—I offer the promise that eliminating chemicals and pleasure can coexist, bite after glorious bite.

Cat