We’re going on vacation! Don’t worry, lots of posts queued up to tide you over while we’re gone (we just wont be as quick to respond to email and comments). We’re on our way to Cape Breton Nova Scotia (Canada) for another (BIG) family wedding and a week of exploring, relaxing, drinking beer (some rum [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Well Deserved….
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged Cape Breton, lobster, Nova Scotia, seafood, travel, vacation on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Play safe – a reminder and some resources for safe canning
Posted in !!!Uncategorized on July 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Short post today. The weekend is approaching and there will be another bounty of fresh fruit available to be transformed into jams, jellies and preserves. Like most passions, there is a lot of contradictory writing when it comes to preserving. One guide tells you that it`s safe to do several things and another tells you [...]
The Midas Touch…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It was twelve minutes after nine in the morning when the young man at the other side of the counter smiled broadly and exclaimed, “I told her that those were 9:00AM berries.” I grinned sheepishly – I had found what I was looking for. Golden raspberries are a rare find these days. They are slightly [...]
Everdale Farms – feast of the week…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged 100 mile diet toronto, eating locally in Ontario, educational farm, everdale farm, local eating ontario, toronto organic farm on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a lot of time for Everdale Organic Farm – even though I’ve never been there. I first heard of this Organic Farm and Learning Centre through my local bartender. Simeron is Canada’s silver-medal award winning Oyster Shucker and poured me several late night beers. Our typical conversation was animated and ranged from silly [...]
The fruits of our labour
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged 100 mile diet toronto, canning, how to amke your own jam, mase jars, preserves, preserving, Slow Food on July 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
5 batches of preserves – just over 10 liters of goodies for the winter are ready and waiting for the winter ahead – what a weekend! There are 58 bottles in all – sweet cherries, golden raspberry jam, multi-currant jelly, red raspberry jam and gooseberry jam. None have added pectin and all are from Ontario. [...]
berry time!
Posted in !!!Uncategorized on July 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
There’s a small window of opportunity every summer when the berries are plentiful, fresh and at their peak. That time is NOW. Joel was up early pillaging the markets for anything good and local that he could get his hands on. The Brickworks and St.Lawrence Market were buzzing, the tables are overflowing and the vibe [...]
Cheese please… grilled cheese that is…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged cheese, cheese please, comfort food, grill cheese, grilled cheese on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The smell of melting cheese, warming bread and the process that turns a pasty layer of hardened butter into a crisp golden sheen on the outside of a grilled cheese makes me salivate instantly. What is it about certain foods that opens warm sensations in our hearts, souls and tummies and transport us to places [...]
Wellington Brewery S.P.A. (Special Pale Ale)
Posted in Beer and Craft Beer on July 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a long while since we’ve shared a beer post here – even longer since we’ve posted about Canadian beer. It is a popular myth in Canada that we brew superior beer to our counterparts in the United States. While some may feel that “our large-scale breweries are better than theirs” (both sides of [...]
It’s not too late…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged canning, jam, jarring, make your own jam, make your own preserves, preserves, preserving on July 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s mid July and the cool of summer has been extending growing seasons. Today’s post is a short reminder – our version of a public service announcement. 90 Minutes of work today can bring you fresh flavour beyond compare come winter. 90 minutes can make the difference between a chemical-filled, poor tasting, imported, gellatenous composite [...]
In Farmers Fields…
Posted in !!!Uncategorized, tagged 100 mile diet toronto, corn, eating local, farming, farms, Ontario farms, Slow Food, wheat on July 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I really enjoy my drive to and from work these days (minus the carbon impact) – I live downtown Toronto and work North of the city (it’s a 30 minute drive, including traffic). It occurred to me that many from the City (and those of you reading from further away), may be curious about how [...]
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