Category: Cooking in Season

Cooking in Season

How to peel and chop a winter squash

As promised many weeks ago, here is a post all about peeling and chopping winter squash. This is …

Nov 30, 2010

Cooking in Season

The Winter Squash Taste-Off

Autumn: the time of year when every cook, I’m sure, has the same burning question: What kind of winter squash is …

Nov 7, 2010

Baking

Maple Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving

Make the best pecan pie ever for Thanksgiving. Just sweet enough, with a crisp golden crust and the rich flavour of toasted nuts and real maple syrup, this pecan pie is a cut above the rest.

Oct 10, 2010

Cooking in Season

Fresh Corn Salad

A few days ago, I posted a detailed lesson on how to make frozen niblets out of fresh …

Sep 29, 2010

Cooking in Season

How to Freeze Corn on the Cob (off the cob)

Yesterday, I took a small time out of mothering and schoolwork to judge a pie contest. Yeah, it was …

Sep 27, 2010

Cooking in Season

Feast of Fields Panic

  Twice this week, my Facebook status update has been “AAAAAAAAAAAACK!”. No joke. One of my friends helpfully …

Sep 18, 2010

Cooking in Season

Chicken Dinner in a Clay Roaster

Clay roasters make the most awesome and fool-proof roast chicken dinner ever: moist meat, crispy breast skin, flavourful vegetables, stand-out gravy. It’s one-pot, minimal fuss, but looks like you’ve been slaving all day. 

Sep 12, 2010

Cooking in Season

The Last of the Blueberries

This is the time of summer when I spend a lot of time wondering (worrying, even) if every handful of …

Sep 1, 2010

Cooking in Season

Frozen Peaches to Die For

Picture the flavour of sweet ripe fresh succulent peaches in the dead of winter.  On pancakes, in yogurt, …

Aug 30, 2010

Cooking in Season

Apricot Preserves (and how to use them)

This post was more than five days in the making. Ha. I was having a very hard time trying …

Aug 25, 2010

Baking

Apricot Dumpling Crunch

This is kind of like a fruit crisp, except better. It’s unique in both texture and flavour, without …

Aug 21, 2010

Cooking in Season

Blueberry Smoothsicles

I owe this one to my 9-year-old son. Although he is generally uninterested in cooking, he occasionally comes to me …

Aug 14, 2010
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