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My favourite cookbooks of the summer + Laura Wright's Peaches, Peas and Beans Summer Salad

Posted Aug 22nd, 2017 in Recipes, Summer Recipes, In The Kitchen

Laura Wright's peaches, peas and beans summer salad is a seasonal staple and from one of my favourite summer cookbooks, The First Mess Cookbook.

PALS cookbook serves a good cause

Posted Jul 11th, 2017 in Eating Niagara, In The Kitchen, Food Stories

PALS, the Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society, has updated its popular community cookbook to raise money to protect Niagara's tender fruit land.

Shell Game: How to shuck an oyster like a champ

Posted Jun 1st, 2017 in In The Kitchen, Food Stories

Oysters are everyone's favourite bivalve. Mike Langley from The Tide and Vine Oyster House in Niagara Falls teaches us how to shuck an oyster like a champ.

5 Reasons to make Sweetsugarbean's Double Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Bread

Posted May 15th, 2017 in Recipes, Summer Recipes, Fall Recipes, In The Kitchen, Food Stories

Sweetsugarbean's Double Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Bread is a superlative version of the classic quick bread that hides veggies within it.

Sweet potato cinnamon rolls for Angela Merkel

Posted Apr 13th, 2017 in Recipes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes, In The Kitchen

Sweet potato cinnamon rolls are a clever twist on this classic sweet. Sweet potato adds some nutrition without taking the fun out of dessert.

Laura Wright Dishes Up The First Mess Cookbook

Posted Mar 6th, 2017 in Eating Niagara, In The Kitchen, Food Stories

Laura Wright of the The First Mess food blog has written her first cookbook of the same name. The Niagara blogger talks about all that went into it.

Workhorses: Turnip-Apple Ravioli with Miso-Brown Butter Sauce

Posted Feb 21st, 2017 in Marketplace, Recipes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes, In The Kitchen

Turnip-Apple Ravioli with Miso-Brown-Butter Sauce is an Asian-influenced spin on an Italian classic that's full of fresh, comforting flavours.

Abundance: Creamy Potato and Kohlrabi Soup with Spicy Brown Butter

Posted Feb 18th, 2017 in Recipes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes, In The Kitchen

This creamy potato and kohlrabi soup is made of humble ingredients. It's deceptively simple and rich in flavour thanks to brown butter and curry powder.

Sopa de Ajo: Cold medicine in a bowl

Posted Jan 13th, 2017 in Recipes, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes, In The Kitchen

Sopa de Ajo is a Spanish garlic soup that's like medicine in a bowl. It packs plenty of garlic's healing superpowers and provides a protein boost from egg.