Fall is here. Summer is over. But can we eat well once summer is gone? Yes, that is a resounding yes! And a great way to keep eating well once the harvest has ended is by preserving the harvest now. The last sweet corn of the season will soon be harvested, but it can be […]
Coffee is one food item that I really love and enjoy in spite of the fact that it is not, and never will be local. I recently received a bag of coffee sent by Parachute Coffee to review and I have to say that I was pretty impressed with it. I tend to shy away […]
Our final batch of salsa that we canned for the year, Chunky Peach Salsa, was definitely our best. And maybe that is because after canning 3 other batches we learned a couple things. One thing we learned was not to cook the peaches very long or they got lost amongst the tomatoes. Basically we now just add […]
Alright, a few days ago I got a bit romantic about our love of preserving. Now, however, we’re in crunch mode so I’m feeling slightly less amorous about the whole thing. For one thing we have a huge bag of tomatoes on the floor, another full of peppers, and peaches are covering our hutch. Luckily eventually […]
“How do you guys find the time?” At least one friend has asked us that. Now that I think about it, we sometimes ask ourselves the question. We don’t really have a good answer. We often mumble something like “Well we make time for it.” But that doesn’t really seem like a good answer. So […]
When it comes to cooking from scratch you can save time, money, and energy by planning ahead. However, you can go one step better than simply planning by actually cooking ahead. Slow cookers (or crock pots) are a great way to prepare a meal in advance and come home and eat right away. Most cookbooks […]
Meal-planning is an important part of our week. As locavores, it makes eating locally much easier because we take the time to figure out what seasonal foods are available and how we can use them. If you live in a similar climate (we’re in Southern Ontario, which is a pretty classic upper-midwest climate) you should […]
“It’s never optional.” Cooking, that is, and so Michael Smith begins his latest book, Family Meals (available now locally and on Amazon and Amazon.ca). I completely agree with him. Feeding my family is one of my main responsibilities as a parent and the food that I give them should always be the best possible. How […]
This post was originally written for Food Bloggers of Canada. Welcome to The Local Kitchener! If this is your first time here you should check out the book giveaway going on right now. It’s a book about food, farms, and family, and how those things are all intertwined. My family has been meal planning […]
Several months ago I was given a book recommendation by the farmer who runs the CSA that we joined this year, Fertile Ground Farm. Shortly after talking with her about Farmacology I put a hold on it at the library. (It’s of course also available online but you should really buy it from your local book seller, if […]