Butter tarts are an iconic Canadian dessert, as Canadian as Nanaimo bars. They are also incredibly sweet, and oftentimes a single butter tart will be plenty enough as a treat. More than one, and you often start to get that queasy feeling in your stomach that maybe you’ve overindulged. There are tons of recipes for…
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Spotlight on Spring Produce: Rhubarb
Ahhh, rhubarb. There are few other spring crops that call to me like rhubarb does, saying good weather and hot sunny days are imminent (the others being stars of their own Spotlight on Spring posts this season). Rhubarb is a weirdly named plant whose imprecise origins are somewhat confusing. It was purportedly used in Central…
Spotlight on Spring Produce: New Potatoes
It’s spring, it’s spring! And with the season comes the harvesting of the spring produce in our growing zone, which fortuitously includes the earliest of potato crops, new potatoes! New potatoes, or baby potatoes, are vegetable tubers that are harvested in late spring or early summer when they are small and immature; if they were…
Recipe Post: Homemade Pizza, Two Ways
If there was ever one thing that, if I had to, I could eat for every meal, it would be pizza. With its endless variety of toppings, this cheesy hot meltiness of awesome is one of my absolutely favourite foods, especially when I’m ordering out for dinner (or lunch, or a late breakfast after a long night,…
“Top Ten” lists: Tips and Tricks for Making Perfect Muffins and Quickbreads Every Time
While there are infinite variations on how to make muffins and quick-breads, there are some fundamental rules, tips, and tweaks that can help you lock down how to make these simple yet sometimes elusive sweet treats. Many of the tips below actually encompass all baking, but I have tweaked them to be more geared towards…
Food Facts: Is Your Reduced-Sodium Diet Bland and Boring? Eleven Natural Substitutes to Help You Not Miss Salt
I confess; I consume way too much sodium. Some people have a sweet tooth; I have a salt tooth. My husband once joked that I could probably measure my blood pressure in psi. So, I’m the last one to judge others for having to cut back on their sodium intake. This post isn’t going to…
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