I wrote earlier this week about my new found love of grass-fed beef pot roast. As much as I enjoy a meal of roast beef, my favourite meal comes a day or two later, when I make soup out of … Continue reading
Over the winter, I learned to appreciate beef. Not that I ever remember a time when I didn’t enjoy eating it, but it has never been something that I’ve chosen to cook at home. I was always much more attracted … Continue reading
The weather today was so lovely that I almost started feeling that spring had finally arrived. I’m too much of a weather pragmatist to trust that is the case, although I’ve learned that gardening in our climate can really surprise … Continue reading
This is the final post from Rachel & Courtney, our 2012-13 nursing students. Even the healthiest of eaters enjoy a treat now and then. Thanks for all your hard work! With the month coming to an end, we decided to surprise … Continue reading
This cold snap has been a DOOZY. Our woodstove has been going at full tilt for the past few weeks, and I’ve been taking advantage of its radiant power to do a lot of my cooking. The cold weather … Continue reading
Rachel Paterson & Courtney McPhee are two nursing students working with the Food Action Committee this year. They are simultaneously teaching and getting a crash course in local food cooking. In early January, we set out for our second workshop … Continue reading
For the past several months, my husband and I have been the proud owners of a small flock of chickens. A bunch of our friends in our rural community have always raised a few hens to provide their family with … Continue reading
When I first started canning, I started small. A batch of salsa, a batch of strawberry freezer jam. I always seemed to go through it too quickly, and I was usually out of my homemade preserves by Christmas. As the … Continue reading
Happy New Year from the folks at Adventures in Local Food! And thank you to Mary Ellen for today’s post. Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature. Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) Well, the last of the … Continue reading
Rachel and Courtney are nursing students at Dalhousie University. For their community nursing course, they are participating in a placement at the Ecology Action Centre. In addition to helping out with a new cookbook we’re working on, they are facilitating … Continue reading
