We spent summer drinking iced tea made from foraged sumach bobs. We’re enjoying it well into fall this year and have even frozen some of their fruit, known as drupes, for a vitamin C boost later this winter. One of my brothers was under the impressions that the gorgeous red blossoms of sumach trees were […]
Roasted Chicken with Apples and Cider: Meet Southern Ontario Canadian Food Heroes Heather and Steve
Great Canadian Food Experience: Southern Ontario Canadian Food Heroes Heather and Steve I’d like to introduce you to Heather Coffey and Stephen Laing of Fiddlehead farms. Along with their farm manager Jess and a handful of interns and wwoofers they organically grow a CSA worth of vegetables in their market gardens, raise pigs with names like […]
Crustless Quiche
Crustless Quiche is such a simple dinner that tastes as good as it looks. Start with staple ingredients; eggs, milk, cheese, then you just add whatever seasonal vegetables you happen to have on hand. Preheat your over to 350 6 eggs 1/2 cup of organic milk 1/2 cup of cheese (any cheese will do, this […]
Kale Caesar Salad; Eating Local in Prince Edward County
Caesar Salad has always been in heavy rotation on our weekly menus and recently we’ve had some Caesar salad epiphanies. Here is a list of simple caesar salad ideas that have made us a little giddy. And garlicky. Ceasar Salad is amazing with kale. Romaine is nice, but kale is nutrient dense and filling and […]
A Little Taste of Summer as we move into Fall – Strawberry Picking and Jam
Well, baby Robin is seven weeks old today and although he is pretty much the most agreeable baby I’ve ever met he has requested to not be put down ever. Not even for a minute. This request is totally reasonable but not compatible with writing the blog post that is supposed to go with these photos. So […]