Got Pumpkin?

pumpkin recipes

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 [...]

10 Ideas for Canada Day and July 4th

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Homemade Frontier is equal parts patriotic Canadian and patriotic American. And as such we aim to celebrate each and every holiday regardless of which side of the border it falls on. What we are saying is – more parties! Canada and the United States celebrate their birthday’s in the same week and even have coordinating colour/color schemes. [...]

Freezer Jam: The Simplest Jam

homemade jam

Depending on where you live there’s a delicious assortment of berries at your local farmers market. Strawberries are just starting in my neck of the woods and I am helpless to resist them. There is no choice but to come home twice a week with a flat of strawberries. Or raspberries or blueberries. Whatever they’re [...]

Lentil Shiitake Mushroom Wrap

I’m on a bit of a lentil kick lately. Before your roll your eyes at me, let me make my case. Properly cooked, lightly seasoned lentils are delicious, smooth, almost buttery and nutty at the same time. Legumy goodness. Not to mention all the protein, fiber and nutrients packed into every serving.   Lentils are [...]

Dehydrate At Home

dehydrated pineapple

My lovely friend Laurie is a dehydrating expert. She’s written two cookbooks, Fork in the Trail and Another Fork in the Trail, on home dehydrated foods to keep you going on long back country camping trips. If you aren’t all that keen on back country living there’s still a lot of fun you can have with a [...]