Pesto is one of our summer standbys, and anyone who had been to the cottage with us will know that we always like to keep some authentic italian pesto on hand for a quick and easy lunch. Ha! I normally grow enough basil to make our basil pesto once a week, but what to do […]
Rebecca’s Great Big Crunch 2011 #GBC2011
Rebecca is really into apples so we were happy to be invited by Not Far From The Tree to participate in FoodShare‘s Great Big Crunch. Both our great organizations that we are lucky to have in Toronto. So take 12 seconds and watch Rebecca Crunch!
Recipe: Really Really Dill Pickles
After posting the photos of the pickles I’ll be giving to friends and family over the holidays, I realized that I never got around to posting the recipe for these great dill pickles. This recipe is adapted from the Complete Book of Small Batch Preserving Favourite Dill Pickles recipe. I doubled this recipe without any […]
Adventures in local food: Our visits to the Royal Winter Fair
This post is really one week late, but this week has been a little nutty, filled with Foodland Ontario videos, babies who attack with scissors and appearances on Etsy’s front page. The Royal Winter Fair takes place in Toronto for 2 weeks every November. I haven’t been for a few years; I think first year at […]
My name’s Laura and I’m passionate about local food!
I am so excited to share this with everyone! I have a minor twitter addiction and one day decided to tweet my beet recipe at Foodland Ontario. Well, one thing led to another. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs tracked me down, and to make a long story short, they made this […]