RECIPES

from Eat More Plants  Mexican grilled corn? That seems like a fun idea. Never mind the fact that using sweet corn isn’t really authentic. Because it’s damn good. Seriously. Just you wait…this is so good you will want to eat all four cobs. Forget sharing. Why I never thought to slather corn in mayo is anyone’s […]

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from Extraordinary Ornamental Edibles Making herbal-infused vinegars is almost a rite of passage for novice gardeners, but just be sure you have a plan for how to use them. Besides working as delicious vinaigrettes for salads and sushi condiments, a splash of herbal vinegar will add zest to soup, chili, barbecue sauce and meat marinades.

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from Northern Ontario Culinary Travel I cook up a special Mediterranean Walleye recipe that is not only “out of this world” in terms of taste, but being part of the famous Mediterranean diet, is healthy and nutritious to boot. And, it’s simple to prepare. 1.5 lb. fresh boneless, skinless, walleye fillets handful of green olives

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from The New Trailside Cookbook When you fill soft flour tortillas with a cheese, meat or fish mixture and then fold the tortilla over, it is called a quesadilla.  Include in the filling either cooked or canned fish, meats, vegetables, refried beans or all of the above (except perhaps for the meat if you are

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from 30-Minute Low-Carb Dinners This antipasto brings all the things you love about a charcuterie board and incorporates it in a low-carb version of a hearty salad with the addition of crispy bacon. It’s healthy, fresh and so quick to put together. Make it after a long day at work or when you get back

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from Ontario Picnics Instructions from 1915: Crush one-half bunch of well-washed mint leaves with ½ cup of sugar, add 3 small lemons and 1 orange, cut in slices, ¼ cup of crushed pineapple, if at hand, and place for a few hours on ice.  Strain through a wet cloth into a pitcher of ice, when

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from Menno-Nightcaps  Every now and then, world events burst their way into our affairs despite our best efforts to ignore them. For instance: try as we might, we could not miss the two world wars. These were such cataclysmic events that they even got Mennonites of different subsects, who usually never spoke to each other,

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from Buckwheat  Delicious on their own or as a side dish or as a really funky veggie burger served in a bun with your favourite sauce and toppings.  Serves 4  Preparation time: 45 minutes  Ingredients  1 cup (250 mL) buckwheat, raw  ½ cup (125 mL) zucchini, shredded  1 egg  1/3 cup (75 mL) flour  1

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from Hanes Hummus Ingredients Hanes Hummus Cucumber Cherry tomatoes Feta cheese Fresh parsley Instructions Cut the cucumber into slices. Put one teaspoon (or two) of Hanes Hummus on each slice of cucumber and sprinkle with feta cheese. Cut the cherry tomatoes into half, and place of top of the hummus. Sprinkle with parsley, serve and

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from There to Here One of the famous Taiwanese street foods. Back in Taipei, Shao could get it in ten minutes by walking down the street. Here in Canada, he prepares it at home for friends. Serves 6 Timing: 6 hours, 30 min. active Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 1 large egg, lightly beaten 300 mL soy

Taiwanese Style Fried Pork Chops (Zha zhupdi) Read More »