This is part of my preserving column for a bunch of regional Ontario newspapers. For the original post, go here. Last year around this time I was cleaning up my garden before putting it to bed for the winter. Looking... Read More >
This is part of my preserving column for a bunch of regional Ontario newspapers. For the original post, go here. Cranberry sauce is a given at Thanksgiving, and for good reason. It’s a sweet and acidic foil to the richer... Read More >
This is part of my preserving column for a bunch of regional Ontario newspapers. For the original post, go here. “I tried the fruit you told me about, the quince, and it was terrible!” my father exclaimed. A week earlier,... Read More >
This is part of my new preserving column for a bunch of regional Ontario newspapers. Find the original post here. It’s a mystery to me why the Coronation grape’s popularity doesn’t seem to extend beyond the borders of its native... Read More >
This is part of my new preserving column for a bunch of regional Ontario newspapers. Find the original post here. Raspberry jam is a classic for a reason. Aside from just being downright delicious, the berries contain enough pectin to... Read More >
I took a food writing class back in November with the very talented Chris Nuttall-Smith, former Globe & Mail critic. I signed up on a whim last-minute, giving myself something concrete with which to distract myself from recipe testing and... Read More >
While the summer was late coming, it is now in full force (feels like 46C as I write this!), and I have that classic feeling of being totally overwhelmed by all of the fruit. I want it all. I want... Read More >
I think I am like most people in that, for the majority of my life, I mostly thought of pickled eggs as a kind of cosmic joke. I’d only ever really seen them on the bar at The Wheel Club,... Read More >
I have been finding a few reasons to get amped this spring, which is a miracle as it has also been one of the most stressful times of my life. This homey Taurus really does not love change, and I... Read More >
The first recipe for my new site is not, in fact, for a preserve, but for one of my favourite baked goods of spring, HOT CROSS BUNS. I’ll actually be posting quite a few baking recipes that incorporate preserves in... Read More >