Archive | September, 2011

Recipe: Steamed Carrots with Green Olive Tapenade

A simple but very tasty side dish to serve 4. 8 medium carrots, washed, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch ‘batons’ 2 tbsp La Natura Green Olive Tapenade 2 tbsp plain yogurt or sour cream pepper, to taste Steam carrots until tender, approximately 7 minutes. Mix tapenade and yogurt or sour cream and gently warm. [...]

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Recipe: Creamed Parsnips with Bombay Butter

This is from the LCBO’s latest Holiday edition of Food & Drink.  It’s fabulous with roast fowl or beef and a great way to add exotic flair to parsnips! Serves 4. 1-1/2 lbs parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks 1 tsp garam masala 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup Stirling Creamery Butter 1/2 cup Harmony Organic [...]

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OAS for Sept. 29th:  Ontario Water Buffalo!

OAS for Sept. 29th: Ontario Water Buffalo!

This week, we’re providing you with both cheese and sausages made from Ontario Water Buffalo!  We hope you enjoy them, along with celery root, cauliflower, delicious pears, tomatillos and more! 

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OAS for Sept. 21:  First day of fall means delicious apples and pears!

OAS for Sept. 21: First day of fall means delicious apples and pears!

Forget the changing colours of the leaves (well, the are nice), but the absolute best thing about fall in Ontario is the delicious apples and pears that our trees produce!  Enjoy them, along with other yummy fall favorites, like squash and potatoes, this week!

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Cook Once, Eat Twice or Even Thrice

Cook Once, Eat Twice or Even Thrice

Being that I operate a small grocery store focused on local and seasonal items, I suffer from a lot of produce waste. Approximately one third of the produce that I bring in ends  up as waste because it has a bruise or has shriveled quickly and lost its sexiness. Let’s face it, we shop with our [...]

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