Did you know rhubarb is a vegetable? So this is a fruit and vegetable jam. Tell that to your kids...or not. Rhubarb has a stringy outer layer that makes chopping annoying (all those slices stick together), so scrape it off with a knife before chopping, or cut off just the edges … [Read more...] about Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam for Beginners
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How to Eat a Lufa Farms Cucumber
Fast Slow-Cooker Chicken with Vegetables
Can I write this recipe in one breath? Peel 3 or 4 potatoes and 3 or 4 carrots and roughly chop (optional Jerusalem artichokes for sweetness - though they take more time and much more than one breath to peel. Can leave all of the above unpeeled and just scrub) 5 to 8 boneless, … [Read more...] about Fast Slow-Cooker Chicken with Vegetables
A Winter-Summer Raw Green Salad with Avocado and Miso-Tahini Dressing
It's February. That means in Montreal it's cold. We collectively eschew things such as flipflops, sangria, and yes, green salads in favour of slow-cooked meats, roasted vegetables, and if salad has to be on the menu it had better be either pickled or warm. It's a matter of … [Read more...] about A Winter-Summer Raw Green Salad with Avocado and Miso-Tahini Dressing
Babaghanoush with Pomegranate
I made this a long time ago and then I got swept up with fish. It's not gourmet but it sure is delicious. I should probably stop eating entire eggplant after roasting them. It's probably hard on digestion. I guess it's too late to make that a New Years resolution. And, really, … [Read more...] about Babaghanoush with Pomegranate
Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
You're going to want to get your kitchen gloves ready for this one... Beets are messy. This recipe is relatively mess-free, but you'll still end up purple if you're not careful. One trick is lemon juice, so juice a lemon using your hands when this is all said and done, and … [Read more...] about Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 6 tbsp olive oil, divided 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup mixed wild and basmati rice (or whatever kind of rice you have or want to use) 1 cup quinoa (I … [Read more...] about Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
Don’t Cook That Pepper!
Did you see that green/red pepper in the Lufa Farms Fresh Basket this week? The short, sort of stunted-looking one? It's not stunted. It's just as it should be. All that big pepper taste compressed into one little pepper. I bit into it like an apple and it crunched. It crunched, … [Read more...] about Don’t Cook That Pepper!
Cantaloupe in the Lufa Farms Fresh Basket
I've eaten 4 cantaloupes in the past week and a half. That's an average of just under half a cantaloupe per day. Well, no, that's a lie, because I froze 1 1/2 of them in chunks for later cantaloupe enjoyment. Except 3 of the 4 cantaloupes were just so-so cantaloupes. But the … [Read more...] about Cantaloupe in the Lufa Farms Fresh Basket
Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing
Outside a smoked meat shop in Point St-Charles last week, two men sitting on benches across from each other in the late afternoon sun. As I walk between them, generally avoiding eye contact and anything resembling an encouraging smile, they comment, as only older Quebecois men … [Read more...] about Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing