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November 24, 2016

Something new is coming!

First of all, let me say “Happy Thanksgiving” to my American family and friends!  I hope the day is wonderful! It has been a long time since I posted, basically a year!  In that year I have been working as a high school science teacher at a local private school here in Kitchener.  It’s been […]

Complete Veg Cookbook 1
October 30, 2015

November Meal Plan

The next two weeks we will be cooking almost entirely from one cookbook.  We received the cookbook from our  good friend who works in publishing (and yes, it is very nice to have friends like that!).  The cookbook comes from the brilliant cooks behind Cooks Illustrated, a magazine that is known for its recipes being […]

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October 26, 2015

Think Global, Eat Local

Ever since I began thinking more about the food I eat—and this includes reading books, watching films, following blogs, and lots of cooking and eating—I’ve been rather hung up on the idea of tradition.  I find myself lamenting the fact that North America does not seem to have its own traditional cuisine (unless I count […]

Peach
September 22, 2015

Peach and Pear Chutney

Chutneys were for a long time a bit of a mystery to me.  That is until I was given some by a friend and realized to my delight that just like ketchup, it goes well on top of pretty much everything.  I feel like in some ways a chutney is a hybrid between ketchup and jam—it […]

Zucchini Pesto Pasta
August 28, 2015

Zucchini “Pasta”

While I’m not a fan of endlessly adding kitchen gadgets to our extremely small kitchen, there are the occasional ones that seem worth it. The spiralizer is one of those.  After a friend lent us hers to help us dispatch with a few too many zucchinis we were hooked.  I picked one up at Vincenzo’s […]

Smile Tiger Coffee
August 19, 2015

Smile Tiger Coffee (and a Giveaway!)

Recently I found out there was a new coffee roaster in town and I got pretty excited.  Not because we didn’t have locally roasted coffee here in Kitchener-Waterloo, we do.  Rather it was because I knew that Smile Tiger Coffee had strong ties to what is our favorite coffee shop in KW, Death Valley’s Little Brother. My […]

Small Batch Homebrewing 6
July 8, 2015

Small Batch Homebrewing (and a Giveaway!)

“Whatever highly honorable motives they may have—to save money or to enjoy themselves, for example—the greatest motivation for homebrewers is the opportunity to experiment and to produce beer in all the glorious varieties in which it manifests itself.” -Michael Jackson (this MJ, not the other) in the preface to The Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian […]

Curtido - localkitchener.ca
May 5, 2015

Curtido – Spicy Central American Kraut

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!   On this May 5th I find myself reminiscing a bit… I spent almost three years of my life living in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  While living there my absolute favorite food was pupusas.  They’re not hard to love, considering they are pretty much like the corn tortilla version of pizza (which I am rather […]

knife sharpening 5
April 21, 2015

Sharpen your knife (and plan some meals)

A few months ago I almost cut my finger off.  Not the whole finger, just the tip, which is still an important part of my finger in my opinion!  Fortunately I didn’t cut it off but it was a decent wound, with blood getting on the carrots… sorry, too graphic. Let’s see, what do I […]

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April 4, 2015

How to stay updated with The Local Kitchener

In case you were wondering…. There are a few ways to stay up-to-date with The Local Kitchener.  Here they are: One.  Just check the site on a regular basis.  This is probably not too reliable, but at least there’s no commitment! Two. Sign up for email updates.  This means getting a monthly email with a […]

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Welcome!

I'm Jon, and with my family's help I share all about our locavore lifestyle!  You'll find recipes and meal plans, preserving and fermenting ideas, gardening tips, and homebrewing goodness!  All those things make me a "Kitchener" - are you a Kitchener too?  Read more...

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Are you a Kitchener?

kitchen - er; noun; 1. A person who spends many parts of the day in the kitchen 2. A person who cannot quite be considered a cook but who nonetheless loves to cook and finds the kitchen the happiest place in the house. 3. A city in Ontario, Canada (and coincidentally where Kitchen’r Jon resides).

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