The garden has now produced some fresh food, and I am still loving the rhubarb as the berries and first vegetables start arriving.
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Spring produce helps create seasonal kitchen delights
It is the time of year when we can start celebrating the garden-to-plate experience as the growing season begins.

Lemons are a refreshing way to add zest to many meals
I crave the taste of refreshing lemon. It is also the scent of this fresh fruit as well as the uplifting visual yellow colour, and let’s not forget the nutritional punch of vitamin C and flavonoids.

Fruit, vegetable advancements make it easier to eat local
Recently, I was delighted to learn that we can eat many vegetables that are grown in Canada, and most surprising were the varieties of peppers.

Food plays important part of successful Valentine’s season
The Valentine’s season food menus that are prepared and shared may really be the gift that steals some hearts
Team columnist Jodie Mirosovsky shares some Valentine’s season food menus.

These refreshing foods can help freshen up the season
As we gently manoeuvre through our Canadian winter, we adapt to the temperatures that we are in with our environment and what we eat. Our beds have extra blankets, our clothing has extra layers and our food is mainly warm, with lots of flavour and spice paired with a hit of freshness and seasonal offerings […] Read more

Delicious food can help bring renewal to long winter days
We are now well into the New Year. I like to think of this time of year as a chance to make small simple changes that will bring renewal to our long winter days. Use delicious food to help with this restoration time. Chilled lemon flush This drink combination has such a unique and addicting […] Read more

Food traditions make for emotional family memories
My children are all grown up, but they still expect certain things over the holidays. Most important is food that has become traditions. Holiday recipes are emotional, evoke memories, deliver taste and provide visual satisfaction with vibrant colours such as glistening red. The regularly requested recipes often contain seasonal food such as cranberries, cherries, orange, […] Read more

Come in from the cold to a menu that warms the insides
I love this time of year in the kitchen. There is more time for cooking because the outside work is done and we can spend time indoors, on a yard work sabbatical. With cooler temperatures, we crave warming menus that offer flavour and sweets that deliver sugar and spice. Over the years of doing this […] Read more

Fall a good time to enhance menus with seasonal foods
My kids are all grown up, but I still have fun sharing the excitement of this spooky season. It’s a time when children can transform themselves into their favourite character, and for a day or two they are immersed in an imaginary life. With my own kids, I remember after every country stop the almost […] Read more