Making Love in the Kitchen

Jul 3rd, 2010 by Meghan Telpner

The contest of the week this week was to win a box of Veeva! A super powered, all natural happiness promoting herbal supplement. Now of course we can’t go thinking that some supplement or any kind of pill for this matter is going to change the circumstances of our lives. Throwing chairs through shop windows won’t either but apparently, the embarrassing and deeply disturbed G20 protesters failed to get that memo.

And so- Veeva all around! We have two strappy happy winners who will each receive a complimentary box of Veeva.

The winners are: Melissa W. and Nicole M. Congrats ladies and keep on smiling!

We have another awesome giveaway starting on Monday and it is for one of my current very favourite things. Any guesses what it may be? Oh… you’ll never guess!

Earlier in the week, on July 1st, I celebrated the goodies I am fed by the foods that grow nearby. As this weekend also marks the country birthday celebrations on our neighbour to the South, I would love to know what local goodies you’ve got cooking this fine long weekend. Share below!

Strawberry Sorbet
Local Ingredients: Strawberries!

Kale Chips
Local ingredients: kale!

Calfouti
Local ingredients: eggs, yogurt, strawberries, rhubarb (or pear).

Raw Cauliflower CousCous
Local Ingredients: Cauliflower, tomatoes, basil, parsley, red pepper, oregano (and asparagus!)

Wild Leek Soup
Local Ingredients: Wild Leeks, Onion, cauliflower, sweet potato, dill

Egg Salad
Local Ingredients: eggs, celery, onion, fennel, cucumber/pickles, cauliflower

Tomato Salsa
Local Ingredients: tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, garlic

M aple Pumpkin Medley (sorry- we were too excited about our costumes to take a photo of the meal) There is a video though!
Local Ingredients: pumpkin, sweet potato, fennel, onion, maple syrup, garlic

Sweet Potato Dumplings
Local Ingredients: sweet potato, mushrooms, broccoli, onion

Strawberry Kale Salad
Local Ingredients: kale, shitake mushrooms, strawberries, chia (Canadian!)

Strawberry Rhubarb Butter
Local Ingredients: strawberries, rhubarb, raw honey, apple

Roasted Vegetables
Local Ingredients: bell peppers, zucchini, onion, garlic, oregano

Question of the day: What awesome food grows locally where you live and what is your fave way of eating it? (if you have links to your recipe, post it here!)