I admit, I had intended a very different blog post extolling the delectable virtues of greens with eggs. Greens are still very plentiful right now, and one of my favourite ways of eating them up has always been with eggs. … Continue reading
Strawberry Spinach Salad has got to be the best way to eat spinach. I mean, I’m a huge fan of spanikopita, and palak paneer is my favourite go-to spinach dish in winter. But when baby spinach is fresh and crisp … Continue reading
Ahhh….. It’s springtime in my CSA box, and it’s time to eat greens. A lot of greens. Beet greens. It took me a while to really appreciate beet greens. I’ve never been a huge fan of beets – the intense … Continue reading
Yesterday morning I got to start off my work week by making rhubarb apple jam with Schuyler Smith, communications director from reachAbility. Schuyler wanted to bring some tasty local treats to a fundraising event for a new initiative called urbanOrchard, … Continue reading
I’ve always had more of a ‘sour tooth’ than a sweet tooth, which is part of why I love rhubarb so much. Garden sorrel is another sour favourite of mine that, along with rhubarb, is one of the first … Continue reading
We all know rhubarb is great combined with sugar, but have you ever tried it in savoury dishes? The sourness of rhubarb is often seen as something that we need to overcome with a lot of sugar, but the tart … Continue reading
The lovely Elisabeth Bailey, author of A Taste of the Maritimes: Local, Seasonal Recipes the Whole Year Round, kindly submitted this blog post. You may remember Elisabeth from our summer 2011 cooking series where she shared her rhubarb syrup to … Continue reading
Ahhhh.. ‘Tis the season for rhubarb. It always seems that folks that don’t have rhubarb in their gardens can’t get enough of this astringent veggie, and those that don’t want it can’t get it out of their garden. I myself … Continue reading
As I previously mentioned in last week’s Fiddlehead Frolic part one, I’ve been doing some research into pickling fiddleheads. There aren’t too many recipe books that include recipes for fiddleheads, so I’ve had to experiment a bit. I really enjoy … Continue reading
Spring is in the air, which means fiddleheads are on my plate! This past week, the EAC office kitchen fridge was bursting with stacks of fresh fiddleheads, wild-harvested by our Wilderness co-ordinator, Raymond Plourde, and generously shared with staff. Fiddleheads … Continue reading
