local food, organic, farming, factory, sustainability, monoculture

I just finished reading this book.  I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone that eats.  Hopefully that means you!
Its written from an American perspective but it still applies to our Canadian food supply.  If you want to know how to shop for REAL food and how to stay healthy without memorizing all the “food science” out [...]

I keep seeing news stories comparing the taste and nutrition values of organic vs. non-organic foods.  I feel like people are completely missing the point.
Our environment is becoming more and more saturated in chemicals made by companies that want to keep making profit off their sale.  Why should we have to prove that organic farming [...]

Mom used to cook this concoction every summer.  I still love it:

2 large green tomatoes (unripe)
1 onion
half a green pepper
half a pack of mushrooms, sliced.
5 slices of bacon.
Salt and pepper to taste.
a dash of herbes de provence or Italian herb mix if you like.

Cut the bacon into small squares and fry till crispy.  Set the [...]

Thanks to Tara and Ryan for this recipe!  I was assured its not a family secret.  It was the best hors d’oeuvre I’ve ever had. 
Cranberry Salsa Dip with Cream Cheese
1 (12-ounce bag) or 3 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup minced green onions
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More strange and exciting food from St. Lawrence Market. This is a Mexican Husk Tomato. Tastes like pineapple and tomato mixed together. If that doesn’t sound appetizing to you, you should really try it. I love them!
 

I was in the seafood section of the grocery store this week and saw some dulse. I bought a bag. I forgot how much I love it!
For those of you that don’t know what dulse is (just about anyone from Ontario), its a red seaweed. Grand Manan, a small island off the [...]

I made pizza with spelt flour tonight. Its a grain that’s been farmed for many centuries. A lot less gluten and a lot more fibre than wheat. It mixes like regular flour! I highly recommend it.
Sub it in this recipe. Seamless.

This one is thanks to my mom. These never lasted long when she made them!
 
1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
1 ½ cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoon instant coffee
1/3 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3 cups of crumbled, unsalted soda crackers
Salt to taste

Melt chocolate chips in double boiler [...]

Egusi is a melon seeds. Efo is spinach (as far as I can tell). My sister’s husband is Nigerian and cooks this all the time. I tried it for the first time today and it turned out yummy! You can find the recipe here: http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/recipes.html#egusi_efo
I also added some Bitter Leaf [...]