You OK?” my husband asked. I had taken a tumble on my skis and was lying in a heap on a pile of snow. My pride was injured, but I could see my feet still were attached to my body and I was able to move. Note to self: Do not try to balance on
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Ski to better health this winter
Prairie Fare: Feeling chilled? Try this recipe for a tasty cup of tea
2016 is International Year of Pulses
Recipe Swap: Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwiches, Lentil Macaroni And Cheese and The Ultimate Can‘Eh’dian Salad
A new year always begins with resolve to eat better, shed a few pounds, and become healthier. 2016 just might be the year more make good on those intentions. The United Nations has declared 2016 International Year of Pulses (IYP) to get people around the world rethinking a healthy diet — for the good of
I pledge not to be a sloth this winter
Prairie Fare: Chicken (Or Turkey) and Cranberry Salad
Through the years, I have worked with numerous “super-fit” student interns, graduate students and program assistants. They arrive at work bright eyed and report that they ran five miles, swam laps for an hour or biked several miles earlier that morning. Some of them exercise regardless of how cold the weather is. I look at
Try singing the ’12 ways to health’ song
Prairie Fare: Apple Smiles
Mom, they just played that song!” my 12-year-old said. I think she wanted us to change the radio station. “That was a different singer, though. I think everyone likes it, so they play it a lot,” I said as we listened to the radio station that plays all holiday music. Soon one of her favourites
Stay safe and healthy during extreme cold
Prairie Fare: French Vanilla Coffee Mix
The roads are really greasy today. Be sure to allow plenty of extra time to get to work this morning,” the weather announcer said. I looked bleary eyed at my alarm clock and saw that it was 5 a.m. I must have fallen asleep watching TV, then the station went off the air and came back
Have you tried a new grain lately?
Prairie Fare: Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
You are determined to like this food, aren’t you?” my husband remarked with a grin. I must have been “making a face” at my bowl of grits, which I had chosen for my second breakfast meal of the week. I regularly enjoy hot cereal such as oatmeal for breakfast, so why not try something new?
Let’s focus on ‘more’ instead of less
Prairie Fare: Calico Beans Hotdish
They have biscuits and sausage gravy on the menu. I bet they know how to make it here,” my husband noted while we were travelling in a southern state. Sometimes restaurants cut up links instead of using ground meat, so the gravy is not flavoured throughout. As a server walked by with a steaming plate
How to start a food business in Manitoba
Prairie Fare: Turkey Salad with Orange Vinaigrette and Apple Wheat Berry Turkey Salad
Perhaps the biggest mistake budding entrepreneurs make when starting their own business is miscalculating how long it will take and how much it will cost to get it up and running. Just ask Kelly Beaulieu, the founder and chief operating officer of Canadian Prairie Garden Puree, who now has food industry giants lining up for
How to fight the flu
Prairie Fare: Personalized Homemade Vegetable Soup (Slow Cooker Or Stovetop)
Lately, people have been sniffling and coughing around me. I practically run down the hallway to escape the germs. I thought about barricading my office door or wearing a surgical mask. I’m really not a “germophobe.” I had the flu a couple of years ago and was bedridden for four days after not using any
Honey, you shrank the fruit
Prairie Fare: Pumpkin Leather
I think Dad may be drying socks in the dehydrator next,” our son said with a laugh. My husband rolled his eyes and glanced in my direction. I think he wanted me to defend him. Earlier this fall, I bought a new food dehydrator. We had a bumper crop of large apples, and our kids
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
