Winter squash and fresh pumpkin can be transformed into a wide range of cozy, hearty, warm, delicious additions to your fall menu.
Winter squash and pumpkin recipes top notch for fall meals
Pumpkins and squash deserve centre stage on your dinner table: Here are tips and recipes to make it happen
Harvest meals, made quick and easy
Whether it’s on-the-go snacks for the kids or an easily portable meal that can be eaten in the field, these tips can keep the family fueled during harvest
Whipping up field suppers during harvest is no joke. Here are your next great meal tips.
Welcome to stone fruit season
Whether you like them sweet or savoury, it’s time to enjoy seasonal peaches, nectarines and cherries
Stone fruit like peaches and cherries are a hallmark of summer menus. Here are tips and recipes to get the most out of them while they're still in season.
Shake up your grill game with fruit and veggies
It's not just protein that is elevated by the barbecue. If you haven't tried grilling fresh, seasonal fruits and veggies, you're missing out.
Gourmet food in the field
Power bowls are quick, nutritious and full of flavour to keep the farmer going
Being busy on the farm doesn't mean meals have to be boring. Power bowls can be thrown together with whatever's on hand and are a tasty option for field lunches and rushed meals.
Put Prairie pulses on your plate
Recipes: Pulse crops are a Prairie-grown nutrition powerhouse
Pulses are among the hidden treasures of the Prairies. Packed with protein, fibre and a wealth of health benefits, pulses like lentils, chickpeas, dry peas and dry beans are waiting to be discovered. Pulse versus legume The words pulse and legume are not interchangeable. Legume is the broad term for plants from the Fabaceae family.
How you can skip the veggie aisle
If you don’t already have a veggie patch, here’s how to start one
If you’re pondering whether to start a vegetable garden this year, you’re not alone. Vegetable gardening is exploding in popularity, helped by inflation and the desire to spend less at the grocery store. Outside of finances, long-time gardeners know the rewards of this activity. Even repetitive tasks like weeding and watering can become a relaxing
No sugar? No problem: Sweet substitutes in a sugar shortage
Empty sugar shelves don’t have to derail holiday baking, there are easy alternatives
There’s a sugar shortage in Western Canada but your baking plans need not be kiboshed. Despite the bare sugar shelves in the grocery store, there are sweet alternatives to rescue your holiday treats and maintain the festive spirit. The science of sugar Before we use sugar substitutes, it’s important to understand the multiple roles that
Winter salads without lettuce
Beat the shortages and high prices with these healthy and tasty options
Lettuce, particularly romaine and iceberg, is in short supply and high demand across North America. You may see empty lettuce shelves or prices so high you simply walk by. Except for a few local growers, most lettuce greens come from the southern U.S. or Mexico. But drought and severe weather caused many lettuce and other
Manitoba Flavours: Discover your favourite apple
From local choices to commercial favourites, plus an Apple and Cranberry Cobbler recipe
If I had to choose a favourite fruit, I wouldn’t hesitate to say apples. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t enjoy an apple in one form or another. But if I had to choose a favourite type of apple, I’d have a much harder time selecting just one. I love that apples come
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