Gluten free sparks creativity: apricot pecan sorghum muffins

I am thankful in many ways for the gluten-free diet. Besides the health benefits, it challenged me to become a more adventurous cook….

The queenly avocado

Long Canadian winters limit the availability of fresh local produce. We can hardly achieve a balanced diet without resorting to a few imports….

What is the Doctor Who master race of the vegetable garden? Zucchini, of course. All this summer’s rain, sun and heat has…

Gardening without cheating is a lesson in patience and humility. By cheating I refer to all the dangerous technological measures we exert over…

I created this dish to take full advantage of two things our vegetable garden has produced in abundance this year: basil and zucchini….

Obviously newborn babies do not eat lasagna, but this is a story about love and community, so bear with me. Earlier in the…

The summer soup I planned to feature today relies on tomatoes and sweet peppers. I had anticipated harvesting some from the garden by…

“Yes, it really is that green,” my partner said to tell you. Danny is giddy about the borage soup I made. He still…

A few weeks into summer, all the work we put into our vegetable gardens begins to pay off. Now that I have found…

Preserving was one of many enjoyable rituals I shared with my mother. That made me an inveterate sweet tooth. Good jams and jellies…