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How to Buy Fresh Produce in Niagara

If you’re in Niagara Falls or nearby, like in St. Catharines, here’s a great place to buy your fresh and fabulous produce from. Lococo’s Fruit & Vegetables 4167 Victoria Niagara Falls, Ontario (905) 358-3281 Not only do they have fabulous, fresh produce, they also have a deli there, frozen but homemade meals and other treats they make themselves there. You can order fruit baskets for all occassions there, which...

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Web Chef Review: Small Scale Farms Produce Box Subscription
Jan09

Web Chef Review: Small Scale Farms Produce Box Subscription

Today, I visited their “hub” for a curbside pickup of a Small Scale Farms Produce Box Subscription. I picked up a medium-sized box of fresh, local produce & subscribed to their service for a weekly delivery. Receive a small or medium-sized produce box weekly or bi-weekly delivered directly to your door, anywhere in Niagara through Hamilton of locally sourced fresh produce. Small Scale Farms Produce Box Subscription...

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How to Grill Corn-on-the-Cob with Fresh Sheep Cheese with Lemon + Video
Sep18

How to Grill Corn-on-the-Cob with Fresh Sheep Cheese with Lemon + Video

If you’re looking for an unbelievable side dish, Grill Corn-on-the-Cob with Fresh Sheep Cheese with Lemon! This is one of my favorite recipes for cooking corn-on-the-cob, and I am very excited to show it to you. Serving freshly grilled corn with sheep cheese adds another layer of salty, tangy richness that makes the flavors sing – a truly perfect combination with the sweet, charred corn on the cob. Grilling the corn,...

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Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Country Markets Fresh Ontario Herbs
May25

Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Country Markets Fresh Ontario Herbs

I enjoy the taste and smell of fresh herbs and I am pleased to be able to get Harvest Barn Country Markets Fresh Ontario Herbs, along with other fresh produce as I need them. This day, I made a Harvest Barn Specialty Pizza, meaning that all the food items needed to make this pizza come from Harvest Barn Country Markets. I am using Harvest Barn’s fresh oregano on my pizza – it is so fragrant and the leaves are unblemished...

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Miracle-Gro and America’s Test Kitchens Get Together to Cook Up Fresh Ideas From Your Garden
May17

Miracle-Gro and America’s Test Kitchens Get Together to Cook Up Fresh Ideas From Your Garden

(COOKING WITH KIMBERLY NEWS) – What’s the best way to ensure you have fresh, quality produce? To grow it yourself in your garden…that’s the best way. You feel such a sense of accomplishment when you actually grow something in your own garden yourself. Such pride… You know exactly what’s gone into those beautiful, precious gems of deliciousness you are going to cook with and provide for your family...

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The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices
Jan14

The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices

The benefits of fresh fruit juices will astound you, on every level from flavor to health. I love fresh juice! My juicer is undeniably one of my favorite appliances in the kitchen… The Benefits of Fresh Fruit Juices: Author: Rachel Broune The best way to consume fruit is raw, with its skin or with the skin peeled off on an empty stomach or 20 minutes before other meals. If you’re not such a fruit-eater and want to have...

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How to Make Green Salad with Pomegranate & Apple + Video
Feb10

How to Make Green Salad with Pomegranate & Apple + Video

Kick up your meal with a Green Salad with Pomegranate & Apple on the side! A beautiful accompaniment to any meal, this salad will impress the kids during the week, when entertaining guests, or even on such a special event as Valentine’s Day. Crispy lettuce, scattered with sweet fruit, and a few surprises along the way, this salad will rock your palette! Green Salad with Pomegranate & Apple: Our fresh produce –...

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How to Cook Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup + Video
Sep23

How to Cook Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup + Video

Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup is exactly what you want to cozy up with this time of year! A heavenly, creamy combination of autumn ingredients, perfect for the fall. It’s a soup everyone will love with hearty butternut squash & sweet potato, roasted & creamed to perfection. We are hauling gorgeous squashes out of our kitchen garden this time of year, and I’ve been harvesting our sweet...

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How to Roast Chestnuts + Video
Feb15

How to Roast Chestnuts + Video

If you have never Roasted Chestnuts before, this is the perfect time to learn! Using my recipe for how to cook fresh chestnuts will ensure your success… Roasted chestnuts have an earthy, sweet taste and combine well with cooked Brussel sprouts. The presentation is quite beautiful, as the Brussel sprouts are intermingled with these delicious tidbits of roasted chestnuts. Roasted Chestnuts: They also taste great, eaten with sweet...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Baby Carrots at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Nov06

Web Chef Review: Ontario Baby Carrots at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Always delicious, raw or cooked, washed and peeled, they are Ontario Baby Carrots from Harvest Barn Country Markets. Baby carrots are one vegetable that I need to have on hand at all times. I find that I have dozens of recipes that call for carrots. These crunchy, Ontario baby carrots are great for packing in lunches, make healthy & tasty snacks and add flavor to many dishes. You can cook them, roast, bake, BBQ, whole, dipped,...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Hot Cherry Peppers at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Nov05

Web Chef Review: Ontario Hot Cherry Peppers at Harvest Barn Country Markets

I got these beautiful, bright red, Ontario Hot Cherry Peppers at Harvest Barn Country Market in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This basket of hot, cute, little peppers are very fresh and shiny, making them perfect for canning. These cherry peppers have also been referred to as hot pimento peppers. There is also a sweet variety of pimento peppers. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I Say About Food: My parents used to can hot...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Orange Cauliflower at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Nov04

Web Chef Review: Ontario Orange Cauliflower at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Have a look at this gorgeous, Ontario Orange Cauliflower from Harvest Barn Country Markets. Their cauliflower super fresh and the color is very pretty. By means of a genetic mutation, some cauliflowers have been hybridized, resulting in vibrant shades of orange, yellow, green and purple cauliflower curds (heads), allowing chefs to get more creative when preparing cauliflower. Find out about this product on this webisode of What I Say...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Turnips at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Nov03

Web Chef Review: Ontario Turnips at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Have a look at this gorgeous, huge, Ontario Turnip from Harvest Barn Country Markets that I picked up from their market in Niagara-on-the-Lake. You can tell how very fresh it is because the coating is unmarred, the stem area is bright yellow, as well as the turnip tip, and the smell is sweet and appealing. My family and I just can’t imagine the Holidays without serving mashed turnip. Beautiful turkey dinners just don’t...

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