Speerville Flour Mill in New Brunswick mills NB-grown wheat and other local grains. I’m a great fan of Speerville Flour Mill.   Speerville Flour Mill is a New Brunswick-based business that produces a wide variety of flours and other grain products (oats, corn, buckwheat and more), much of which is […]

This year give gifts from your kitchen. Homemade gifts are fun and practical. Making gifts from your kitchen keeps you out of busy shopping centres if you’re tired of the rush. And they’re straight for the heart. In this handy e-book from Crosby’s Molasses you’ll find a collection of cookie and […]

There are more reasons than ever to eat less meat. The dangerous  E. coli contamination and subsequent nationwide recall of meat products from the XL Foods meat processing plant has likely given most meat eaters reason to pause.  It brings back memories of the deadly listeriosis outbreak at Maple Leaf […]

Just discovered – an inexpensive white wine that’s a great summer sipper. The Spanish white – Pares Balta Blanc de Pacs – is fresh, a little bitter, a little lemony tart, perfect for a sunny summer evening. And with an alcohol content of 11.5% I can sip away while I cook […]

Teaching our kids about  real food will go a long way towards making them happier and healthier I’m a great believer in the need to teach children to value the source of our food, and also to recognize where real food comes from. It’s a kind of kitchen table teaching […]