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High on the Hog The North American meat industry took off in the late 1700’s as millions of expatriates immigrated to the New World. Pigs were the primary source of domesticated meat at this time as...
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Nothing cooks like a Deer Venison is a term used to describe any meat harvested from moose, elk, and caribou. Antelope and gazelles also fall under the name of venison. Venison is a dark red, fine...
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Enter the Deep The frying pan emerged from Mesopotamia somewhere between the Bronze and Iron Ages. This kitchen gadget seemed revolutionary as it allowed for foods to be cooked very quickly. The...
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Ho Ho Hold the Turkey! Ah yes! The festive season of over indulgence is upon us once again. Say good-bye to your diet and workout routines and bring on the Turkey Dinner, the home baked goodies and...
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Auld Lang Syne New Year’s Eve is one of the most celebrated holidays the world over. Culturally there are many traditions surrounding this celebration all of which symbolize renewal while bidding...
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Full of Beans Beans are edible seeds classified differently from lentils and peas. The more than 400 varieties of beans are cultivated all over the world and have sustained us for over a thousand...
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Kitchen Patois So what’s in a name anyway? Well there can be a lot of history to the origins of our lexicon…for example ‘cuisine’ comes from the Latin word ‘coquna’ and is now a French term meaning...
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Carrots – A bowl of Liquid Sunshine Archaeologists have found traces of fossilized carrot pollen that is carbon dated back some tens of millions of years. They have been a cultivated staple...
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You calling me a Wise Guy? Father Valentine was martyred after being beaten and beheaded by order of Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14, 269 AD. The story kinda goes like this… Claudius the Cruel...
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Liquid Gold Rush When the nights are below freezing and the days are mild you can be sure of some things, like the coming of spring, the deadline for filing your tax returns and a new season of local...
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Ten degrees of separation I truly enjoy tasting the first run of sap as it is being rendered down into maple syrup. To me it’s a double celebration of which I’m not sure as to which is more worthy of...
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Maple Wine The very first harvest of the year is Maple Sap, and this year my kids and I have collected over 200 liters of sap from our humble maple farm. This we have boiled down into approximately...
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Sheer Pleasure Cooking lamb has never really received the recognition it deserves. When it comes to eating lamb, I am always amazed at the number of people who fervently proclaim their distaste for the...
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Kelp Caviar I want you to visualize swimming in a lake on a hot summer day. You’re floating freely, looking at the sky completely relaxed when you feel some aquatic plant brush against your leg...
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Gotta Pulse? Legumes are any plant that produces fruits that are enclosed in a pod. Common examples of legumes would be fresh peas or peanuts. Pulses are any member of the legume family whose seeds...
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Tofu or not Tofu that is the question Tofu is a highly concentrated form of protein that resembles whose form is similar to cheese. Its origins are disputed as to whether the Mongol’s or Chinese...
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You be the Judge Geographical regions are often defined by their terroir or their sense of place which is personified through its geography, environment, culture and cuisine. This weekend our region...
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The smell of Spring I love the aromas produced by foods being prepared in a kitchen. One of these favorite culinary induced aromas I can only smell in the bathroom. It is the smell of metabolized...
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I’ve had the pleasure of judging many food related competitions over the year’s but none of them compares to judging yesterday’s Butter Tart Taste-Off at the Flavour Festival held in Peterborough,...
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Sticks and Stones Who cannot resist the aromas of a BBQ? We cannot deny that when we smell foods licked by fire and smoke that our appetite is whetted and we start to salivate. This ancient method of...
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