Last week my assistants and I bought a good amount (10 pounds) of asparagus from a local asparagus grower. We also loaded up on other asparagus products (tea, salsa, tortilla chips, asparagus powder, etc.). Initially the plan was to can the asparagus but after quite a bit of reading—we started with Putting Food By and […]
This got a bit experimental, which is how I like my pizza. Although to be honest, with the internet these days nothing is really that experimental. I shared the recipe for Shaved Asparagus Pizza with Rhubarb Vinegar and Rhubarb Cranberry Goat Cheese Pizza at Foodlink, which is a non-profit organization working to promote local food. Here are some extra […]
One of our favourite wedding gifts was the classic cookbook Joy of Cooking. We still say that if we had to own just one cookbook this would be it. These days we use other cookbooks more often but still return to the Joy from time to time, and this is a meal that came straight from […]
The region of Waterloo (which is where the Kitchener resides) has been discussing its food system in the form of a “roundtable.” The Waterloo Region Food System Roundtable is a gathering place for people and groups who care about the local food system and its future. Today I contributed my recipe to the Roundtable as […]
May 13-19 This week’s planning was different (which is why if you follow this blog you may have seen a mistake post this morning!) mainly because we got our produce on Thursday and Friday instead of at the Saturday morning Kitchener Market. Thursday we picked up our “bag” (it was a bin) from Grand River […]
A guest spot, awesome! I have always considered myself to be an adequate cook–not great, not awful. Observing my three now grown children, I am both surprised and pleased to discover that they have become interesting and creative cooks. Who knew?! Was it lurking somewhere in their subconscious or have their spouses inspired them?? They […]