Tuesday’s Ten: Ten Gluten-Free Flours and Starches

In recent years gluten-free diets have become very popular. Our shelves are full of great gluten-free products, and if you haven’t tried them you should, but don’t be afraid to bake your own gluten-free foods at home! If you’ve ever wanted to bake...
Warm Beet & Kale Bowl

Warm Beet & Kale Bowl

I was looking for recipes to post this week and although it is spring, the weather still needs to catch up to the calendar! Here is a fresh, colourful but warming dish to keep you looking ahead to fresh garden produce and the sunshine of spring. This is also a great...
Apple Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

Apple Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

Ingredients 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup cranberries 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup red onion, chopped 1 tablespoon white sugar 1 tablespoon Dijon-style prepared mustard 1 cup vegetable oil salt and pepper to taste 10 cups mixed salad greens, rinsed and dried 2...
Preserving the Harvest

Preserving the Harvest

How do You Preserve the Summer’s Bounty? Summer in Canada is a wonderful time of year. Warmth and green begin to surround us. It is also a bountiful time as gardens and markets begin to fill be ripe delicious produce. Part of the dilemma in Canada is how do we...
Celebrate Summer with Garlic Scape Pesto

Celebrate Summer with Garlic Scape Pesto

Garlic scapes are the long, curly, stringy, flowering stems from the top of the garlic plant that are usually cut off to ensure the plant’s energy goes into making the delicious garlic bulbs bigger. You may recognize garlic scapes from the farmers market or...