cheese

Eat Well, Spend Less: Seasonal Soups (Recipe: French Onion Soup)

by Aimee

How is it mid October already? Oh, right, first there was our jump into October Unprocessed, then Thanksgiving, and just last weekend, Blissdom Canada in Toronto. The month tends to fly by when one is busy. After four days of conference snacking, hotel food, road food (we drove home from Toronto), and yes, missed meals, [...]

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Quick Bites

A Simple Summer Appetizer (Recipe: Creamy Homemade Ricotta)

by Aimee

Yesterday’s post was epic and last week was busy with a daily canning post. Today, not surprisingly, I don’t have many words. We took time out this weekend to relax, and my Aunt Jenny’s lakeside home was the perfect place. A terrific cook, my aunt nourished us with roast lamb and other delights; it was [...]

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Dinner

Grilling Fruit (Recipe: Grilled Peach and Haloumi Salad)

by Danny

When Aimee mentioned that my next post would coincide with “grilling week”, I have to say that I was pretty darn excited. After all, I’m a man, and men are supposed to be “King of the grill” – if you buy in to all of that jazz. And so to be quirky and different, my [...]

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Quick Bites

Three Quick 3-Ingredient Appetizers (vlog)

by Aimee

Often the best bites at a party are the simplest ones. Ones in which each ingredient can be easily identified at a glance, (an important quality, unless you eat everything and don’t mind an occasional surprise) the canapé isn’t overly complicated and is easy to eat. Tidy, bite-sized, and fresh are other qualities of a [...]

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Dinner

Simple & Seasonal: Welsh Rarebit with Grilled Asparagus & Mushrooms

by Aimee

A recent pledge to Meatless Mondays as well as an abundance of gorgeous local asparagus has transformed our weekday meals. We’ve enjoyed various risotto and pastas with asparagus, asparagus pizza with fresh pesto, and most recently, Welsh Rarebit. Welsh What?? I know, the name tells us nothing about the dish, but it’s really just cheese [...]

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