Articles tagged with veggies
What's in Your Cornucopia?
In America we celebrate Thanksgiving. The cornucopia is a part of our American traditions. A cornucopia, also called “horn of plenty”, for those who may not know, is a symbol of a harvest – usually pictured as goat's horn overflowing with
Lemon Cucumbers? Food Diversity is Absolutely Amazing!
Friends of my husband's recently lost their entire vegetable garden after an animal got into the yard and dug it up. They were particularly upset to lose their tomato plants, and knowing I had a ton of heirloom tomato seeds, the Wolf asked if there was som
How to Freeze Shredded Zucchini for Baking
Zucchini aren't yet in season here in our valley, but I'm looking forward to that time towards the end of summer. I guess it's that my mother was showing off the long, thin zucchini she bought this week. She likes them that way, whereas I like the medium-s
QOD: Homemade Pizza or Buddha's Delight?
Watched parts of two new #cooking shows yesterday. Was torn between the two brand new episodes because they both came on at the same time, on different channels. (NO! Never learned how to program a VCR!) - So on one show the guy lives on a #farm and he wa
Vegetable Gardening: Getting Started
January is seed catalogue time. For die hard gardeners, it's the time to settle back with a hot beverage and a notepad, and of course a stack of catalogues from the best nurseries and seed suppliers across the country. Experienced gardeners know how much o
Homemade Egg Rolls
We're making egg rolls for the first time ever. We've always bought them ready-made, but I've wanted to do this since I was in high school, and a girl friend's mother was cooking up a huge batch of them during a sleepover. I looked up several different rec
Does Syngenta Have a Monopoly on Brown Tomatoes?
My friend Rachel Lovejoy recently wrote about her experience buying a type of brown tomato, called the Kumato. She describes them as juicy, sweeter than the average red tomato, and a little bit smoky in flavour. They sound really yummy! I am very excited
Sunbites Review: Corn on the Cob in a Minute
Corn on the cob is a favourite with our family, but it's a treat that we're generally only able to enjoy over the space of a few weeks near the end of summer. And then we have to wait close to a year to have it again. Or maybe not. This week our family d
