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Try an unusual fruit, such as dragon fruit. It’s bright pink with green spines on the outside and white with tiny black seeds inside.

Try an unusual fruit this season

Don’t just stick with apples and oranges, be adventurous with the food you buy

By Julie Garden-Robinson December 2, 2016

What is that thing?” my husband asked, as he pointed at something in the produce aisle. “I have no idea,” I said as I walked slowly toward the bin of fruits. I reached out timidly to examine the bright-pink globular thing with green spines protruding from the sides and top. I was ready to pull

Make-ahead Mashed Potatoes (see recipe further down).

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Potatoes are a forgotten vegetable

Perhaps potatoes aren’t trendy but they are delicious and nutritious and too often overlooked

By Getty Stewart November 25, 2016

If there’s one vegetable we take for granted it’s the potato. Despite being the most consumed vegetable in Canada, we rarely give potatoes a second thought. Perhaps this is because they’re not as trendy and exotic as quinoa or avocados. Maybe it’s because we’re afraid they’re unhealthy. Or maybe, we’ve just fallen into a boiled

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Try some squash this fall

Prairie Fare: This long-storing garden staple is an excellent source of vitamins A and C

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 18, 2016

Autumn makes me think about soup and other warm, comfort foods. I like to get cosy with a bowl of soup and some hearty bread. Add some fuzzy slippers to my feet and a fire in the fireplace, and I’m set for winter. I didn’t grow up eating squash soup (see recipe further down), but

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Go wild for wild game

Wild game meat is a healthy alternative and part of an important hunting tradition

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 11, 2016

We might see men and women dressed in blaze-orange coats, vests, caps and overalls at this time of year. The bright clothing is for safety and not necessarily a fashion statement. Fall is hunting season after all. When I was a kid, I saw many people in orange clothing around my hometown in the fall.

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Prairie Fare: Drive and dine

From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba is your guide to great eating  

By Lorraine Stevenson November 4, 2016

If you think time for touring Manitoba ends as the first flake falls, get your snow tires on. Beaches and campgrounds are shut down, of course, but places to eat great food stay open year round. A new guide From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba will help you find them. This handy little

Large group of Halloween Jack o Lanterns over a white background

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Jack-o’-lanterns and more

Prairie Fare: Don’t forget all the tasty foods you can create from this fall mainstay

By Getty Stewart October 28, 2016

Carving ghoulish images into pumpkins and bringing them to life with flickering candlelight is one of our favourite Halloween traditions. But carving jack-o’-lanterns for trick-or-treaters isn’t the only way to enjoy pumpkins. They make delicious, affordable and nutritious foods too. Those big pumpkins may not be as sweet as the smaller “sugar pumpkins” or “pie

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What kind of hand soap do you buy?

Antimicrobial products are more sales pitch than actual need

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 21, 2016

My eyes combed the store shelves in pursuit of the next item on my shopping list. I noted blue, orange, gold, green and clear liquid in plastic containers. I was beckoned by appealing descriptions on the front of the packages, including apple, cranberry, citrus and cucumber. I started picking up the bottles and reading more

Use your favourite apples to make this tasty recipe.

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How about some apple nachos?

Prairie Fare: There are many uses for the fruit from the old apple tree in the yard

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 14, 2016

I plan to make apple nachos for dessert,” I said to my 18-year-old daughter, who was taking a break from college food that evening. She looked at me for a couple of seconds. I think she was deciding whether she heard me correctly. She likes nachos, but I think I threw her for a loop

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Your own goose — and how to cook it

A few more of us are finding out we’re still a little wild at heart

By Lorraine Stevenson October 7, 2016

My husband hunts. I don’t. But I do get why he goes, even if I’m not getting up at 5 a.m. to go with him. Like most hunters, he’ll tell you this fall ritual is important to him. It’s a family tradition and a walk in the woods. It’s a time to reconnect with the

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Grocery Shopping 101

Teach your new student how to properly shop for groceries

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 30, 2016

As I entered the grocery store parking lot with my 21-year-old son driving, I had a flashback of when he was young enough to ride in the child seat of a grocery chart. On that day 20 years ago, I had just purchased groceries for the week, and I parked the cart right outside the

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Try an unusual fruit this season

Potatoes are a forgotten vegetable

Try some squash this fall

Go wild for wild game

Prairie Fare: Drive and dine

Jack-o’-lanterns and more

What kind of hand soap do you buy?

How about some apple nachos?

Your own goose — and how to cook it

Grocery Shopping 101

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