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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

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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

Get the whole family involved in making this naan recipe by letting everyone take  turns forming and cooking the bread on the griddle.

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Family mealtimes matter

Sitting down for a meal together can improve nutrition,  strengthen relationships and decrease stress

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 23, 2016

Mom was going to make tater tot hot dish,” my husband said with a grin. I looked at him with narrowed eyes and raised eyebrows. I really exaggerated my expression for effect. He usually knows “the look” indicates he needs to stop talking. Our three kids laughed at our interaction. Actually, I was teasing him,

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Cut your food waste with a few helpful tips

Too often perfectly safe food is being thrown away, as much as 90 billion pounds a year

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 16, 2016

Did you eat the potatoes I gave you?” I asked my son. He has been living in an apartment for a couple of months now. I had given him some large baking potatoes. I thought they would be the basis of an easy meal. Just scrub, poke a few holes and bake. I bought him

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Fresh food, practical menus and a healthy way to eat

Two Alberta professors of nutrition designed a  healthy diet based on our locally produced foods

By Lorraine Stevenson September 9, 2016

One of the best steaks I ever ate was at a meal served on a Manitoba Forage Council pasture tour. We’d bounced around on a bus all day, looking at rotational grazing systems and winter feeding methods. Then it was time for supper. We were served these unbelievably tender and flavourful steaks, and baked potatoes

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Be inspired by zucchini

Prairie Fare: Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 19, 2016

I remember bringing home a zucchini in my purse. Someone had handed it to me at a gathering, and my purse became a makeshift grocery bag. When I pulled the zucchini out of my purse, my daughter, who was preschool age at the time, looked at me in amazement. I think she wondered if I

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Go wild for wild game

Prairie Fare: Drive and dine

What kind of hand soap do you buy?

How about some apple nachos?

Your own goose — and how to cook it

Grocery Shopping 101

Family mealtimes matter

Cut your food waste with a few helpful tips

Fresh food, practical menus and a healthy way to eat

Be inspired by zucchini

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