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September 12, 2014

Our Best Peach Salsa Recipe for Canning

(This post has been updated a few times since 2014) 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 […]

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September 9, 2014

Canning an (Almost) All-Garden Salsa

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 […]

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September 5, 2014

But how do you find the time?

“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 […]

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August 20, 2014

Cooking Slowly to Save Time (and a Giveaway!)

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 […]

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August 11, 2014

Locavore Meal Plan – Mid August

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 […]

michael smith family meals
August 6, 2014

Michael Smith’s Family Meals Review and Barley Kale Tabbouleh Recipe

“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 […]

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July 28, 2014

Locavore Meal Plan for Mid-Summer

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 […]

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July 24, 2014

5 Plant-Based Changes in My Life and a Book Giveaway

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. Although Farmacology came out in 2013 it has remained popular at our local library so when I finally got […]

100% Spelt Waffles
July 14, 2014

100% Spelt Overnight Waffles

  We’ve been using spelt as our flour of choice since noticing that Oak Manor makes a “light” spelt, which has been sifted to remove some of the large bran particles.  This sifting makes it easier to use it as a replacement for white flour. Our family loves waffles, and for me as a sourdough […]

End of Strawberry Season
July 11, 2014

The Bittersweet End of Strawberry Season: Eating, Freezing, Jamming

I can’t get over how delicious strawberries are and how much I’ve enjoyed this past month of eating them.  I also get a bit sad thinking about how soon they won’t be available (locally-grown at least, which is what counts).   Luckily as the first real fruit of summer they are followed by many more […]

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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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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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