Cooking, preserving, brewing, and eating real food from the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Seasonal recipes from a kitchen that cooks what it grows and preserves what it can.
This post was originally written for Bailey’s Local Foods . I’m very new to the world of fermentation, especially when it comes to foods. I didn’t grow up eating sauerkraut and still find it a bit odd…
Read this recipeMadame had much more energy than I did on Friday night. I fell asleep with my clothes on at about 8:30 and woke up when she came to bed a couple hours later, having made meal plans for the week! I w…
In the summer we love our homemade ice cream, and try to utilize as many local ingredients as possible. I think the best all local ice cream was our Maple Walnut Ice Cream which was super delicious. I…
This blog began a bit less than a year ago and in that time it has ebbed and flowed, much like the seasons around me. I began blogging shortly after moving to Kitchener, Ontario with my wife and two …
There seem to be many blog posts all about cooking 5 , 10 , or um, even 20  meals in one day and freezing them all and eating easy for a week (or a month, year, lifetime, etc.). While this appeal…
Welcome to The Local Kitchener. Â If you’re new here check out all the great meal plan ideas from all throughout the year. Â And it’s worth seeing the current giveaway for local readers too! This week…
Meal-planning is an important part of our week. It allows us to be more prepared and relaxed with regards to our nightly meals. As locavores, it also makes eating locally much easier because we take t…
Here are pictures from our trip out to the Cider Press at Rolling Acres near St. Jacobs, Ontario. It’s a 20 minute drive from our house and we’ve been there three times this fall. You can read about o…
Meal-planning is an important part of our week. Â It allows us to be more prepared and relaxed with regards to our nightly meals. Â As locavores, it also makes eating locally much easier because we ta…
The chaotic and overwhelming season of preserving is hopefully nearing its end, although we do have several boxes of apples sitting in the garage, reminding us there’s is still a bit more to be done. …
