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How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing + Video
Nov18

How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing + Video

I am so pleased to share this recipe for How to Cook Haskap Apple Bread Stuffing with you! Pâté This stuffing has the delicious spices that we love, as well as apple and haskap berries, and then it’s stuffed into your bird of choice – ours being a turkey in this recipe. For Thanksgiving, Christmas or any other time, this stuffing will be a beautiful addition to your feast. The result is a flavor combination that makes a...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Broccoli at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul29

Web Chef Review: Ontario Broccoli at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Broccoli is in season at Harvest Barn Country Markets – so green, crispy and beautiful to cook and eat. This healthy-looking broccoli came from my local Harvest Barn Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake, one of their two locations. The other is located in St. Catharines, in Southern Ontario. This is how my broccoli came, with the tender stalk and florets protected by the thicker outer leaves. Usually when you purchase...

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How to Make Roasted Broccoli & Blue Potato Salad with Warm Vinaigrette + Video
Jul29

How to Make Roasted Broccoli & Blue Potato Salad with Warm Vinaigrette + Video

This recipe for How to Make Roasted Broccoli & Blue Potato Salad with Warm Vinaigrette can be used as a side dish, for a full luncheon or picnic meal. The salad is so pretty with all the colors of the blue potatoes, broccoli and the herbs. Nutritious and delicious, I would recommend it to anyone. Topped with a tangy vinaigrette, and you’re all set! Roasted Broccoli & Blue Potato Salad with Warm Vinaigrette: The blue...

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Web Chef Review: Organic Wheat Grass Living Greens by Sprouts for Life
Jul29

Web Chef Review: Organic Wheat Grass Living Greens by Sprouts for Life

This is what I say about Organic Wheat Grass Living Greens by Sprouts for Life. These beautiful greens are generally available in the produce section at your local supermarket or grocers. When purchased, this organic wheat grass comes in a sturdy, white pot filled with fine organic soil, contained in an open plastic bag that protects the grass. The sprouted wheat berries are on top, showing several days of growth, depending on how...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Dirty Potatoes at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul27

Web Chef Review: Ontario Dirty Potatoes at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Dirty Potatoes are now available at Harvest Barn Country Markets! Take a look at this interesting, heirloom variety of potato. They look all scruffy with flakey skin, and appear to be dirty, but don’t worry…These potatoes cook up well and are very tasty. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I Say About Food: These dirty potatoes came straight from the dirt to our local Harvest Barn Country Market in...

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How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video
Jul27

How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video

I know you will want to learn How to Make Napa Valley Raspberry Vinaigrette because it is such a tangy and delicious dressing for almost any salad. You could use this vinaigrette hot or cold as well. My Napa Valley Vinegar Co. Raspberry Vinegar that was used for this vinaigrette comes out of Napa Valley from Wine Country Kitchens. It contains real raspberry puree and wine vinegar in this ruby colored vinegar, so this vinaigrette has a...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Gooseberries at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul27

Web Chef Review: Ontario Gooseberries at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Gooseberries are at Harvest Barn Country Markets! Gooseberries are one of my favorite berries. Actually, I believe they are in the currant family. My mom used to grow them in her gardens and as a child, I acquired a taste for gooseberries, and looked forward to the picking time for these juicy berries. My grandmother used make an amazing gooseberry mousse, which we thoroughly enjoyed at her farm table and Mom has made some...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Sweet Cherries at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul24

Web Chef Review: Ontario Sweet Cherries at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Sweet Cherries are at Harvest Barn Country Markets this season. Just feast your eyes on this basket of sweet, locally grown cherries from Hunter Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake. They are so clean and glossy, deep red – almost black, have the stems on to keep them fresh longer, and are they ever sweet & delicious. It wouldn’t surprise me to know that these cherries were picked fresh this morning. This is only one...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Blue Potatoes at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Jul19

Web Chef Review: Ontario Blue Potatoes at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Ontario Blue Potatoes are at Harvest Barn Country Markets! Although I have never used blue potatoes, I made a point of getting them at my Harvest Barn Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake. I’m excited about using these blue potatoes – perhaps for a potato salad of some kind. They are purplish blue on the outside and the inside is also a gorgeous blue color. I understand that when you cook them, they retain that pretty...

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How to Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette + Video
Jul10

How to Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette + Video

This is a delicious recipe for How To Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette, perfect for breakfast, brunch or a wonderful dinner. My recipe today calls for shiitake mushrooms, which I got from Harvest Barn Country Markets in Niagara-on-the-Lake, here in southern Ontario, and these mushrooms are Ontario shiitakes. So fresh and well formed that they are certain to contribute great flavor to this omelette. The broccoli...

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Web Chef Review: Roberto’s Pizza Passion Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
Jul04

Web Chef Review: Roberto’s Pizza Passion Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Did you know that Roberto’s Pizza Passion also offers Roberto’s Gluten-Free Pizza Crust that you can bake up yourself at home? Some of us need to eat gluten-free, and this crust is not only gluten free, but contains only ingredients that you can pronounce and are familiar to you, such as rice flour, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, raw sugar, yeast and filtered water. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I...

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How to Macerate Strawberries + Video
Jun23

How to Macerate Strawberries + Video

There are quite a number of recipes that call for Macerated Strawberries or other fruits, and this is how it’s done… We had the good fortune of getting a large flat of fresh local strawberries from Harvest Barn Country Markets here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Southern Ontario. We are planning on freezing some of these delicious berries, making some fabulous freezer jam, berry syrup, eating lots of them straight from the...

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Web Chef Review: Roberto’s Pizzeria Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
Jun13

Web Chef Review: Roberto’s Pizzeria Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

I found Roberto’s Pizzeria Whole Wheat Pizza Dough at my Harvest Barn Country Market! This isn’t just any old pizza dough, but this whole wheat pizza dough is amazing.  In fact, Roberto’s Pizzeria is a great place to get your pizzas – they use high quality ingredients and their pizzas are super delicious. They have used pure cane sugar, 3 star flour, 25% whole wheat flour, Mediterranean sea salt and extra...

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