Tag Archives: Broccoli

Peas, Sugar Snap Peas

These peas are certainly a seasonal treat.  Savour them fresh while they last!  Like sweet corn, they are at their best enjoyed immediately after harvest. Sugar Snap Peas are one of three different types of peas.  Shell peas, need to … Continue reading

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A to Z Veggies – Fast Food

Its mid-week, you’ve had a bad day, arriving home, tired and hungry.  All you really want at this moment is to drop in your favourite chair and relax, with cold drink in hand. The family just stares at you walking … Continue reading

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Cabbage Recipes from the Amish

Scouting around in my neighbourhood Amish Book Store, I found this little handy cookbook, The Practical Produce Cookbook – How to Plant, Pick, Prepare and Preserve Produce, by Ray and Elsie Hoover and family. In this very informative cookbook, I … Continue reading

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Simply in Season

May I,  this week,  introduce you the one of the most valuable cookbooks you will ever come by.   Simply in Season, recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-Less, by Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert, published … Continue reading

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Broccoli Quiche and Broccoli Caesar Salad

Another busy Wednesday night, and here it is going on 7pm and no dinner started. What to do? Well, I rummage through the fridge looking for anything left from last weeks CSA box and find a few stragglers of asparagus … Continue reading

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Summer Marinated Broccoli

Broccoli is packed full of vitamins and minerals Did you know that broccoli has more vitamin C than an orange, more calcium than a glass of milk and is an excellent source of vitamin A, copper and iron? Also known … Continue reading

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