Cold Weather, Warm Kitchen

The days of getting up in darkness and returning home in same have begun. The last geese are gone and snow is arriving. November is nearly over and we’re entering The Tunnel. I confess I enjoy the arrival of winter. Winter is a quieter time. A bright day in winter produces luminous landscapes. It’s a


Lemon Pie

Plain pastry cup cold water Juice of 1 lemon (about 3 tablespoons) 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons flour 2 egg yolks Dash of salt cup sugar Rind of 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon) 2 egg whites Dash of salt 3 tablespoons sugar Roll pasty 1/8 inch thick and

Cooking Contest For Manitoba High School Students Launched

Food Matters Manitoba has launched its first-ever cooking competition open to all high school students. Teams of students across Manitoba in Grades 9-12 are encouraged to enter a local food recipe they’ve created themselves which represents a yummy, healthy dish that also reflects the kinds of seasonal foods available in mid-winter in Manitoba. The winning


Slow Cookers Help Busy People

When my husband and I were married, we received three slow cookers as wedding gifts. The gifts were much appreciated; however, we were fully stocked with the appliances already. My husband had a four-quart slow cooker and a one-quart slow cooker from his bachelor days. I brought a five-quart slow cooker into the marriage. With

An Apple A Day – for Sep. 9, 2010

Suddenly apples are everywhere. If you’re fortunate to have a few Prairie-hardy apple varieties grown to gnarly maturity around your homes, you’ll be enjoying the many different flavours and textures of homegrown apples right now. Eating Manitoba-grown apples is a pleasure we owe to the apple-breeding efforts of the Morden Research Station, where most of





Morden To Host Traditional BBQ Competition – for Jul. 29, 2010

The best seats in the house for this event are definitely downwind. You’ll want to line up for a mouthwatering sample afterward too. About 25 teams are expected to fire up their barbecues for the 2010 Manitoba Open Barbecue Championship August 28 and 29 in Morden, a newcomer event on the Manitoba festival scene that’s

May 1 Is Crocus Festival In Arden, Manitoba

RECIPE SWAP Thank you for supporting the recipe swap! We love receiving readers’ favourite recipes and recipe requests. All towns are proud of their heritage and regularly preserve it in neatly kept museums. The tiny town of Arden, east of Neepawa has taken preservation a step further, by highlighting the natural heritage around them too.