Tag Archive 'Harvest'

Weekend in Tuscany (or Haliburton)

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No, I haven’t up and hopped the Atlantic again. I have, however, been eating up one of my favourite Italian-inspired veggie recipes. Obviously one of the reasons I love this so much is because it is so colourful. The way I see it, there are two types of roasted vegetable dishes. There are the ones [...]

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By now you know how community food related events give me the warm fuzzies. I was therefore geekishly excited about visiting Carrot City, an exhibit on at the Design Exchange showcasing how cities and buildings are being designed in a manner that enables them to feed us city dwellers. I hopped on my bicycle and [...]

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The sun was shining. A little Spring warmth was in the air so I rode my bike over to my favoruite produce market and what did I see calling my name from out in front of the store? A big sign that read “Organic Strawberries. 2 boxes for $5″. I collected a few other things [...]

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I consider plant based diets to be most health supportive. Essentially, we are eating energy straight from the source, the sun, that has taken a little detour through plants for a little photosynthesis where sunlight is  converted into an energy substance we can use- glucose. Mushrooms, therefore, have always been a bit challenging for me. [...]

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Blueberry Jamming

Blueberry jam on a slice of old cheddar. Yes, it may sound positively disgusting, but it is one of my most favourite things. Unfortunately, I had to give both up a few years ago because of health reasons- the jam because of the sugar and the cheese because of, well, because it was cheese. Having [...]

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