Web Chef Review: Ontario Romanesco Broccoflower at Harvest Barn Country Markets
This is an Ontario Romanesco Broccoflower from Harvest Barn Country Markets, which is an amazing vegetable. What on earth is broccoflower? It is a hybrid cross, between broccoli and cauliflower, but what a truly beautiful plant it is. A lovely green cup of leaves, that hold the lemony green pyramid-like vegetable head or curd, in the center, which is made up of bumpy, little florets in a fractal pattern. It is organized much like the...
Back-to-School Lunch Ideas on ‘Tim Denis in the Morning’ with Web Chef Kimberly
Be sure to catch web chef Kimberly Turner on Tim Denis in the Morning on Newstalk 610 CKTB tomorrow morning at 7:20am EST, Wednesday, September 24th for fun, tasty & nutritious Back-to-School Lunch Ideas! Kimberly will share some of her favorite ideas to send the kiddies off to school with packed with healthy eats that are colorful & delicious, with a bit of whimsy added for the young child, and a bit of the gourmet for those...
How to Make Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps: School Lunch Ideas
Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps is a nutritious meal for your kids to take with them to school. Moms everywhere scurry around trying to get interesting school lunches together for their children, and this idea is one I think will go over well with the kids. Mozzarella is filled with calcium & protein, served with fresh, juicy tomatoes and protein-rich hummus, all of which is really healthy, and will be filling...
Web Chef Review: Organic Nutty Sprout Mix by Sprouts for Life
Organic Nutty Sprout Mix by Sprouts for Life are now available at Harvest Barn Country Markets! These organic sprouts are very nutritious, especially when you top a nice salad with them, or add them to a sandwich in place of lettuce. These are seeds that have begun to grow with little sprout tails that are very delicate and tasty. This particular mix includes wheatberries, sprouting fenugreek, lentils, kamut and adzuki beans. Most...
How to Make Creamy Nutella Popsicles
This recipe for Creamy Nutella Popsicles will be a treat children and adults alike will adore, and what a nice treat to satisfy your snacky & sweet cravings. Frosty, creamy, chocolate hazelnut delights, these popsicles are something you’ll make over & over again. Nutella is an Italian, chocolatey hazelnut spread that’s loved the world over, used in desserts & snacks of all kinds. Chocolate & hazelnut are a...
How to Make Napa Apple Jack Salad with Peach Bourbon BBQ Vinaigrette + Video
You will love this recipe for How to Make Napa Apple Jack Salad with Peach Bourbon BBQ Vinaigrette, as it is a superb salad. With a mixture of fresh, green leaf lettuce, grilled corn on the cob, sweet, crisp apple, and crunchy cucumber, this side salad can double duty as dinner salad, if desired, by adding a source of protein. Salads are an essential part of the meal menus for our family because they provide an excellent source of raw...
Web Chef Kimberly Turner on 610 CKTB with Jim Fannon
We hope you had the chance to listen to the Jim Fannon Show on 610 CKTB this morning, as web chef Kimberly Turner from Cooking with Kimberly was in studio, live. (Listen below…) What was on the menu of the morning? Well, a bit of Kimberly’s background, as well as some great questions from Jim like: What did you cook/eat for Super Bowl tailgating? Who’s better in the kitchen…women or men? Who rules your kitchen...
How to Make Hemp Milk + Video
Hemp is causing a stir as a super-food these days, and I’m sharing with you a recipe for how to make Hemp Milk. RELAX, it’s not marijuana! The hemp plant is a cousin to that which is “up in smoke.” Furthermore, hemp contains protein with 9 essential amino acids, and is considered a super-food in its own right. If “we” increase hemp production, it could just save the world from starvation &...
How to Cook White Rice + Video
One of the simplest recipes on the planet is to cook White Rice. Rice is something that’s a food staple the World over, and I’d say just about every nationality cooks & eats this seed in some way, shape or form. It’s ever popular in Asia & North America. Types of rice vary by geographical region, as well as the recipes in which it is prepared. It’s the perfect side dish, but doubles for main dishes as...
How to Bake Raisin Bran Muffins: National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day is November 15th, and this recipe for Raisin Bran Muffins is just marvelous. Aside from the nutrition facts about bran cereal, what could be better than combining bran with raisins. Bran cereal is chock full of fiber, complex carbohydrates, protein, minerals, phytochemicals & antioxidants, combined with super nutritious raisins. All grains are actually the fruits of grasses. Their structure is made...
How to Cook Stewed Prunes
Stewed Prunes are an old, classic fruit stew, and most think it to be for “old people,” but the fact remains, it’s tasty! Yes, it’s a known fact that prunes, well, make you regular, if you catch my drift. However, they are chock full of vitamins, minerals & even protein. A healthy snack that’s ever-so-tasty made this way…stewed. How to Cook Stewed Prunes: We are quite fond of stewed prunes in...
Are You a Little Nutty? It’s National Nut Day
National Nut Day is here, and we have yet another reason to be “nutty.” Seeds, like pecans & walnuts, fruit like lychee nuts or legumes like peanuts, they all contain fats & protein. Chestnuts & cashews do not fall into this category. Nuts contain very little starch. Their oils carry flavor and nutrition, and nut texture is so appealing, we enjoy the contrast when added to recipes. Most nuts are eaten ripe...
National Chocolate Covered Insect Day?
You read that correctly…It’s National Chocolate Covered Insect Day in the good ole’ US of A. In America, and in the West, most folks have not yet accepted the concept of eating insects in any form. There are few proponents of “eating naturally”, which includes eating insects. In Asia, Africa and various other countries, there isn’t the repulsion many of us have. In Asian cuisine, it is not only...
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