Monthly Archives: September 2010

Soup Stock

Want to make a soup, but don’t want to go out and buy the stock from the grocers store that is loaded with things you can’t pronounce, not to mention the salt?  Take a day and make your own stock. … Continue reading

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French Onion Soup

This soup is so easy to prepare, and so easy to impress your friends and family.  Serve it on a brisk weekend for lunch after a refreshing walk in the leaves, in a heavy earthenware bowl along side a bed … Continue reading

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Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables – Review & Giveaway

To end off our 2010 Spring and Summer Organic Produce Program, I am presenting Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables, by farmer John Peterson and Angelic Organics, Gibbs Smith Publisher. About The Book Farmer John Peterson has been … Continue reading

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Sage and Apple Biscuits

Comfort food season is quickly approaching.  Set aside some time this or next weekend and prepare a fresh batch of these excellent biscuits.  This recipe is best when made with Franz’s organic stone milled flour.  Nothing tastes more like wholesome … Continue reading

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Daikon Radish

No, this is not a Parsnip! This is a Daikon radish. There are multiple things to do with this. Google “daikon recipe” and you will find a thousand things to do with this vegetable. It is also very healthy and … Continue reading

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Squash Brownies

My Mom sent me this recipe.  All Moms please, for all those little ones who have a difficult time with squash, try out this recipe.  You will impress them, especially if you don’t tell them what this cake is really … Continue reading

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The Local Food Pocket Cookbook – Review and Giveaway

Eat sustainably year-round with this collection of tips and recipes that answers the perpetual question of the local food eater: “What do I do with this?” The Local Food Pocket Cookbook, self published by Beth Skwarecki About The Book Packed … Continue reading

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The Impact of Eating Local?

From Locavore Learner: “I found this in one of the free papers I read on the subway thought you’d like to know”. If 100 people shift $10 of their food budget to local sustainable food: – greenhouse gases get reduced … Continue reading

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Butternut Squash Lasagna

The flavour combination of Sage and Butternut Squash is reminiscent of all that is good in the fall on a scenic sunny walk through a grove of hard-wood trees on a bed of freshly fallen leaves. 2 leeks or onions, … Continue reading

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“Monster Melon”

We had quite a fun day, guessing the weight and finding a name for the Jumbo Organic Watermelon that came up with our boxes recently from Aylmer.  This was a contest to see who could guess the correct weight of … Continue reading

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