Super Food: Onions
Optimizing your health with onions is not a statement you hear every day! We dug a little deeper on this subject and found that onions do have layers of nutritional benefits. Onions are so packed with...
View ArticleRecipe: Harvest Onion Soup
A tip to avoid tears when preparing onions is to use a very sharp knife that glides through the bulb easily, lessening the amount of pungent mist released. You can chill your onions before cutting to...
View ArticleSuper Food: Cinnamon
Frost and snow are in full throttle this month, but as Canadians we have adapted to the assaulting cold and whiteout weather of our homeland. When the bright winter sun reflects billions of snowflake...
View ArticleSuper food: Tea
Remember playing tea party with your stuffed animals when you were young? At that age I was probably ignorant to the vast varieties and types of tea out there let alone having real tea in my plastic...
View ArticleSuper Food: Farro
I thought February would be a fun month to highlight the fabulous but forgotten grain, farro. Unfamiliar to many, this ancient grain has been cultivated in the human diet for over 9000 years. And now...
View ArticleSuper food: Chia Seeds
The first thing I think of when I hear the word “chia” is a faint memory of my mothers furry green pot creature on sitting on the window sill. The “chia pet”, a clay figurine with sprouted chia seeds...
View ArticleSuper food: Cabbage
Cabbage is a part of the cruciferous vegetable family along side cauliflower, collard greens, kohlrabi and Brussels sprouts. Common dense headed leaves of cabbage you see today actually descend from a...
View ArticleSuper Food: Cucumber
Cucumber is a crunchy vegetable that imparts a light, refreshing flavor making it a versatile ingredient that is a welcome addition to an array of dishes! There are two types of cucumber produced...
View ArticleSuper Food: Peach
This popular plump fruit is extremely juicy and delicious in the month of August! This stone fruit is native to Northwest China where it was first cultivated, and is currently grown in temperate...
View ArticleFood 101: Apples
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” There is a reason this expression is so well known. Apples are packed full of nutrients that contribute to a maintaining a clean bill of health! Powerful...
View ArticleUnexpectedly Delicious: Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas are tiny beans in the legume family that have a characteristic black dot on one side. If you look into a bowl of these little round beans, it may seem like hundreds of small eyes are...
View ArticleSuper food: Rhubarb
Rhubarb is a rustic red plant that is ready to harvest early spring from the field or your own home garden. This vegetable is a herbaceous perennial, indicating that it will last over two years...
View ArticleFood 101: Pumpkins
Halloween is quickly approaching and it is time to start hunting for the best pumpkin in the patch! Every year I choose the largest pumpkin I can find so I have the most area on its plump surface to...
View ArticleFood 101: Spaghetti Squash
What is so super about stringy squash? For one thing, its stringiness elevates versatility of this winter squash in interesting recipe applications! The spaghetti squash is also known as vegetable...
View ArticleFood 101: Cranberries
The cranberry is a tiny, tart fruit grouped into evergreen dwarf shrubs with low creeping vines that can extend up to 7 feet long! Its deep pink flowers pollinate and grow into white berries that...
View ArticleUnexpectedly Delicious: Eggplants
Eggplants come in a variety of colors and shapes. Ranging from purple, lavender, green, white and yellow, this plant may be small and circular or grow to be long and tall like a large zucchini. In...
View ArticleUnexpectedly Delicious: Fennel
Fennel is a popular vegetable in Mediterranean and Italian cuisine. When consumed raw, this vegetable is crunchy and imparts a slightly sweet licorice-like flavor. If sautéed, roasted, or steamed, the...
View ArticleUnexpectedly Delicious: Parsley
You may want to reconsider scraping those little green leafs from your entrée… Parsley is a nutrient powerhouse herb that has many wonderful health benefits. Originally from the Mediterranean region,...
View ArticleSuper Food: Cucumber
Cucumber is a crunchy vegetable that imparts a light, refreshing flavor making it a versatile ingredient that is a welcome...
View ArticleSuper Food: Peach
This popular plump fruit is extremely juicy and delicious in the month of August! This stone fruit is native to...
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