Trying new recipes is a lot like shopping for new clothes. You have a tendency of sticking to the tried-and-true and buying (making) the same things over and over. At first glance you don't think it'...
- 4 cups cooked wild rice - (Oh Canada Wild Rice - 1 cup dried makes about 4 cups cooked) - 3 cups mushrooms, sliced - 1/2 cup chopped onion - 1/2 cup butter (I used less)...
Where does rice come from? It doesn't come from Canada that's foresure. Well, traditional rice doesn't anyways. Wild rice on the other hand is mainly grown in Canada and in the Northern United States...
It's already time for the February calendar recipes. For the Covent Garden Market calendar it's all about mushrooms this month--Herbed Ontario Mushroom Crostini.
As a child I loathed mushrooms. Now,...
I am always amazed that there are so many people who don't drink water. EVER. Really? It's so hard to believe, especially since I drink so much of it... Sure, I make myself a smoothie in the morning...
It's around this time when I'm really starting to look forward to Spring again. I shouldn't really complain though. This winter has been really mild compared to the norm. We haven't had much snow and...
In addition to blogging my way through the 2012 Foodland Ontario Calendar this year I thought it would be fun to do the new Covent Garden Market Calendar as well. My twist for this one is that I will...
Have you gotten your hands on the 2012 Foodland Ontario Calendar yet? I hope so! It really looks awesome this year; partly due to the fact that the pictures (front & back covers) were...
Butter is expensive, especially the sticks. What I normally do (instead of buying the sticks) is buy a pound and then cut it into quarters. Then I wrap the quarters and put them into the freezer....
Like many others out there I'm sitting here this morning on New Years Day and reflecting on my life and the events of the past year. It's really hard to believe that yet another year has come and...
