Five Recipes I’m Making When My Vitamix Arrives

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I’ve done it. I ordered a new blender. Not just any blender, there’s a fancy dancy new Vitamix on it’s way to me as I type. I’m giddy with excitement, like a kid waiting for Santa I keep checking out the window for the UPS truck. I’ve never had such a serious blender. Oh well, [...]

Got Pumpkin?

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Pumpkins and I are old friends. I like orange and I like fall, pumpkins speak both of those languages. We have fun in the kitchen together. Now that Halloween is done get your hands on some discount pumpkins and get cooking. If you are lucky enough to find (or grow) one of the more delicious varieties [...]

Homemade Crepes

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Mmm, crepes. Somewhere between a pancake and an omelet, crepes are more versatile than you may realize. They’re a great way to wrap up delicious things, be they sweet or savory. Personally, I prefer savory. My local farmer’s market has a vendor offering huge crepes stuffed with local goodness. They even offer two kinds of [...]

Cookbook Giveaway: 250 Home Preserving Favorites

Who loves homemade jam? Yay, me too. The award winning, and generous, Yvonne Tremblay has shared with me her newest cookbook 250 Home Preserving Favorites: from Jam and Jellies to Marmalades and Chutneys  And it is awesome! Yvonne is a preserving Queen and covers simple no cook jams to elaborate gourmet delicacies with everything in [...]

How and Why to Start Canning Food

I love canning! And because I love it I think you should all do it too. I feel great when a shelf full of rosy local peaches in a mason jars sits waiting for pancakes on a winter day. Here are two reasons to start canning: Preserved foods are the ultimate fast food. The labour is [...]