Rhubarb Marmalade

Rhubarb Marmalade is the perfect blend of orange and rhubarb, highlighting the best of the season! Easy to make using a food processor it truly is a no fail recipe. It is a unique way to use rhubarb for longer term storage and even a sweet gift at Christmas! After a good scrub, cut the…

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Pickled Beets

It is easy to make flavourful Pickled Beets with this traditional pickling recipe. Beets are one of the most loved vegetables I grow. In every garden I have ever grown it is one of the items I plant the most heavily. Beets are a sturdy reliable option that is low maintenance and can be used…

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Pickled Radish Seed Pods

radish flowers

These Pickled Radish Seed Pods will become a pantry staple. Record Breaking Rain It has been the summer of rain. We broke a 50-year moisture record this year which, for a few reasons is great. The spring was met with many forest fires. Fire bans went up very early in the season, the moisture was…

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Apple Pie Filling

apple pie filling

This canned Apple Pie Filling is sure to become a pantry staple. Surrounded by thick forest, with trees so big you couldn’t wrap your arms around them. The forest floor a cushion of moss, wildflowers and fallen leaves. Rays of sunlight streaming through the treetops like something out of a child’s fairytale. It was a…

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Preserving Lemons and Limes

Preserving Lemons and Limes is an inexpensive and easy way to create incredible citrus flavours using salt and fruit. One of the perks of being a Produce Manager and a foodie is that every morning is a little like Christmas. I tear into the huge pallets of fresh produce like a giddy school girl, excited…

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