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Breakfast Recipe: Apple Spice Pancakes

February 15, 2010 by Cheyenne Vyvyan

Okay, I promise that these pancakes tasted MUCH better than the photo above suggests. I have a “point and shoot” camera, what can I say?
We love pancakes over here and probably eat them way too much. When I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to make both breakfast and lunch, I suggest pancakes for [...]

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Veggie Tagine

Thumbnail image for Veggie Tagine September 29, 2009 by JBogle

As we head into chillier months, this Moroccan delight will fill you up while allowing you to use root vegetables, which store nicely into the winter. Tagine is a stew full of flavor and spice (but it isn’t too hot). It’s best served with a fresh loaf of whole wheat bread- something that isn’t [...]

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Simple Recipe: Potato Salad

Thumbnail image for Simple Recipe: Potato Salad August 27, 2009 by JBogle

Growing up on a farm meant growing up with potatoes as the staple for most supper meals, especially when my dad was cooking his favorite classic ‘meat and potatoes’.  They can be baked, mashed, boiled, fried – you name it, they can do it, and all while still tasting good!
Potatoes keep well in a root [...]

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Simple, Local Recipe: rhubarb yogurt pops

Thumbnail image for Simple, Local Recipe: rhubarb yogurt pops August 26, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

Rhubarb looks like it might be the only “fruit” (ie sweet non-vegetable) that will end up in our CSA this year. Living in Calgary doesn’t really offer much else, other than berries, apples and the like. Yet, even though there are limits to what you can do with rhubarb, you won’t find me complaining.
Some like [...]

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Using Edible, Functional Weeds

Thumbnail image for Using Edible, Functional Weeds August 24, 2009 by Theresa C.

While doing a little investigating into the types of weeds I was pulling from my veggie garden, I found that at least one of them was edible. Lambsquarters, pictured above, are apparently very much like mild chard or spinach in flavor, and can be cooked much as one would cook those greens. I plucked off [...]

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Vegetarian BBQ delights

Thumbnail image for Vegetarian BBQ delights August 18, 2009 by JBogle

Summer is here and soon will be gone- so get out to your BBQ and enjoy the sun!
As a vegetarian, I never knew the wonders of the BBQ until this year. Now I’m a weekly user and I’m so glad I indulge in the charcoal flavor that comes with the BBQ. Try these [...]

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Fennel: two great salads, one amazing bulb

Thumbnail image for Fennel: two great salads, one amazing bulb August 17, 2009 by JBogle

Fennel is a nutritious and filling vegetable available through winter and very satisfying in the summer. It’s just coming into season now (early August), with smaller bulbs and as much greenery per plant. These salads are best served after a night of chillin’ in the fridge, and make great sides or healthy snacks.  
My favorite [...]

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Calgary Farmer’s Market: All this for $9.75!

Thumbnail image for Calgary Farmer’s Market: All this for $9.75! August 6, 2009 by JBogle

Yes — it’s true… you can get fresh, local produce for a steal of a deal! Don’t believe me? Here’s the price breakdown:

4 zucchini = $1 from Walker’s Own (AB & BC produce)
4 oranges = $1 from Walker’s Own
8 mushrooms = $1.50 from Walker’s Own
3 small fennel = $3 from Twin Valley Colony
1 bunch green onion = [...]

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‘Fulfillment’ Salad

Thumbnail image for ‘Fulfillment’ Salad July 28, 2009 by JBogle

This salad is filling, flexible and fun! An ideal meal-size salad that can adapt with the seasons. The ingredients listed below are my personal favorite combo, but they can easily be altered to each chef’s taste!
In a large bowl combine:
-1 large pack of mixed greens and/or spinach
-2 ‘Yves’ Veggie Chicken Satay Skewers, grilled and [...]

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The Sourdough Waffle (with recipe!)

Thumbnail image for The Sourdough Waffle (with recipe!) July 10, 2009 by Jon Steinman

Let it be known that the consumption of sourdough waffles can be one of the most blissful gastronomic experiences.
Perhaps my first sourdough waffle experience carried with it such a resounding and positive impact in light of the ‘waffles’ of my childhood being of the frozen quality and bearing the resemblance of corrugated cardboard.
It’s [...]

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Simple Recipe: Make your own lard!

Thumbnail image for Simple Recipe: Make your own lard! June 29, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

I recently saw a segment on the CTV evening news detailing a resurgence in the use of lard as a cooking product. People have become weary of the transfattiness of Crisco vegetable shortening and hard margarine, and butter is pretty expensive and precious as a flavouring agent. So they have turned to lard. Hell, before [...]

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How-To: Grow 100 lbs of Potatoes in a 4 Square Foot Tower

Thumbnail image for How-To: Grow 100 lbs of Potatoes in a 4 Square Foot Tower April 16, 2009 by Mike Soron

I devour potatoes. There is something comforting and inviting about them. A devoted fan of big weekend breakfasts, I’m a sucker for fresh hash browns, especially. And mashed? Astounding.
Yet, the idea of growing them in one’s backyard seems very intimidating, especially in the city.
Not so, says recent internet chatter. Attention has turned to an article [...]

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Simple recipe: flour tortillas

Thumbnail image for Simple recipe: flour tortillas March 4, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

I’d always assumed that flour tortillas were difficult to make because no one I know knows how to make them. Even our neighbours downstairs, who are from Mexico have no idea how to make flour tortillas.
I did a little quick research and found an easy recipe in my trusty copy of the Joy of Cooking [...]

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