Choosing red foods for Valentine’s Day will help put you in the celebration mode and encourage you to buy local apples and cabbages. In addition, when you buy local, you are doing your food budget a favour because the prices are generally lower than their foreign counterparts. Of course, buying local also helps support our […]
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Great drinks to pair with autumn
Fall is here and the weather is starting to cool down. With the season comes a cornucopia of Mother Nature’s bounty. Freshly grown fruit and vegetables are everywhere. There are many great fall drinks, like cocktails and smoothies, that incorporate these harvest delights. Here are a few of my favourites. For many folks, nothing epitomizes […]
More ideas for cooking with Ontario apples
Apples, our local apples, are superb in everything from apple cake to zesty apple chutney. In the last issue, sweet apple recipes were the focus. This issue, savory dishes emphasize the versatility of apples. Apple and Cheese French Toastwiches Apples and cheese are a combination made in heaven. This recipe is no exception and wonderful […]
Fall for the perfect preserves
It’s September. The late summer heat brought out the crickets and their distinctive “chirp” fills the day, building a background orchestra for the kitchen sounds. For today is the day to make fruit relish. Sparkling bottles are already lined up on the counter upside down on immaculate tea towels ready to be heated then filled […]
Enjoy Ontario apples for taste and health
Fall is on its way bringing colder weather and beautiful colours. And while I enjoy the change of seasons, what I really look forward to is the arrival of Ontario apples. Harvested from September to November, apples make a delicious and healthy snack food. And from all the recent data it appears that the old […]
Apples add to Thanksgiving
The McIntosh apple, for which Canada is renown, turns 200 years old this year! What better way to celebrate the apple than at Thanksgiving? This sweet, juicy favourite has given us a number of offspring, among them the Empire and the Cortland. And there are the Crispin and Ginger Gold. Why not plan an apple […]
