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
How you can skip the veggie aisle
If you don’t already have a veggie patch, here’s how to start one
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
Time to enjoy local strawberries
Don’t let this summer pleasure pass you by this season
There’s nothing like the taste of freshly picked, ruby-red strawberries. Lucky for us, strawberry-picking season is just around the corner so we’ll be able to get our fill of these tasty gems. Have you planned when and where you’re getting your local berries from this year? If not, be sure to check out the Prairie
Planning your preserves
Now is a good time to think about what your summer calendar looks like, how you’re going to manage your freezer space and how you’ll fit in preserving all of your favourites
As I finish planting the last of my garden, my thoughts turn to preserving. It seems early to think about canning, jamming and freezing, but now’s the perfect time to plan what, when and how I will preserve my favourite fruits and vegetables. Unlike last year, I do not want to miss blueberry season again.
Going bananas for brown bananas
Even the ripeness of bananas is a valuable resource in the kitchen
Does the sight of brown spots on bananas make you uneasy or do you enjoy that intense, sweet flavour that comes from brown bananas? If eating freckled bananas right out of the fruit basket isn’t your thing, perhaps some tasty recipes using overripe bananas might pique your interest. Let’s put any fear to rest; brown
Snacks and lunches to go
Spring can be a busy time so try these quick and nutritious food ideas
Spring break marks the home stretch for school and the start of spring farm work. For us home cooks, this means making more lunches and snacks to go. Keeping your kids and farmers fuelled with good food will help them function at their best and prevent fatigue, constipation, energy crashes and dehydration. For the best
Your guide to a better diet
Red meat, poultry and dairy are still on the menu, but so are other protein foods
Canada’s new food guide is less prescriptive than it has ever been. There are no recommendations for number of servings or serving sizes for any specific food. There are just broad guiding statements to help Canadians make more healthy eating choices. These statements echo healthy eating recommendations by countries around the world and reflect current
Eat more vegetables despite rising prices
You can take steps to eat a better diet while keeping costs down
Eat more vegetables. If you’re looking for one piece of advice for improving your eating habits in 2019, this is it. Look at any food guide across the globe, including the just-released Canadian one, ask any health professional, research recommendations from any chronic disease organization and you’ll find they all recommend eating more vegetables for
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