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How to Make Portabello Mushroom Pita Burgers: School Lunch Ideas
Sep19

How to Make Portabello Mushroom Pita Burgers: School Lunch Ideas

Portabello Mushroom Burgers are a tasty surprise in any lunch box. This is an absolutely amazingly delightful combination. School lunches can be meatless, yet still tasty & nutritious. A gorgeously roasted mushroom with fresh toppings & flavorful seasoning inside of a pita pocket, and you have a great lunchtime treat. I know it doesn’t taste like a meat burger, but when it’s all put together, it is full of flavor,...

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How to Can Mom’s Dill Pickles + Video
Sep11

How to Can Mom’s Dill Pickles + Video

I am excited to show you How to Can Mom’s Dill Pickles with my amazing Mother! The recipe my mother uses is one where she combined my German grandmother’s recipe, and my Ukrainian grandmother’s recipe, and she came out with her own recipe which, in my opinion is the best of two worlds. Our family is wild about mom’s dill pickles. When I was away at university, mom and dad used to stock up my pantry, always...

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How to Grill Black Sheep Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers with Haskapa Chutney + Video
Sep03

How to Grill Black Sheep Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers with Haskapa Chutney + Video

Once you make burgers using this recipe How to Grill Black Sheep Cheese Stuffed Hamburgers with Haskapa Chutney, you will want to share it with your friends. We have found this to be one of our favorite ways to kick things up and making simple hamburgers into an culinary experience. The burgers are savory and juicy, the filling is a slightly salty, gooey cheese surprise and to top it off, the Haskapa Chutney is pure heaven –...

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Web Chef Review: Ontario Dill at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Aug20

Web Chef Review: Ontario Dill at Harvest Barn Country Markets

You can now pick up bundles of beautiful, green Ontario Dill at Harvest Barn Country Markets. Have a look at this healthy specimen of dill, with the crowns on the stems, ready to be used in my Savoy Cabbage Roll recipe, in my Borscht, Chicken Soups and currently in my recipe for Dill Pickles. Can you believe how gorgeous this dill is and since it is still on the stem, it will last several weeks as long as it has water. Not only is...

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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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A Father’s Day Menu with Grilling Flavor
Jun11

A Father’s Day Menu with Grilling Flavor

It’s a Father’s Day Menu, and what goes better together than a bunch of wonderful men brought together for a celebration with everything cooked on the BBQ? Grill marks, smokey goodness, the great outdoors, and a bunch of men you love & cherish in the family sounds like great fun to me. This year, even our dessert is cooked up on the grill. We added one raw salad, just for some contrast and color. I wish my Father were...

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How to Make Creamy Broccoli Salad: Father’s Day Flavor
Jun10

How to Make Creamy Broccoli Salad: Father’s Day Flavor

This lovely recipe for How to Make Creamy Broccoli Salad is delicious any time of the year, but especially nice for Spring and Summer outdoor parties and dinners. Crunchy, creamy, and uber delicious, you get great taste with a nutritional edge, when you make this salad using raw broccoli. How to Make Creamy Broccoli Salad: This recipe is a nice change from potato salad or macaroni salad. Type: Salad Recipe Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time:...

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Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Local Niagara Rhubarb
May19

Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Local Niagara Rhubarb

If you love this fruit, you’ll have to pick up some Harvest Barn Country Markets Local Niagara Rhubarb! Aside from the fact that we are able to get the freshest, tastiest rhubarb from our Niagara-on-the-Lake Harvest Barn Country Market, the rhubarb we got there was at its optimum point of ripeness. These bunches were perfect for cooking as in stewed rhubarb, rhubarb pie, rhubarb tarts, rhubarb fritters and we kind of enjoy it...

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Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Country Markets Ontario Tomatoes on the Vine
May15

Web Chef Review: Harvest Barn Country Markets Ontario Tomatoes on the Vine

These Harvest Barn Country Markets Ontario Tomatoes on the Vine looked so fresh & plump that I had to grab a bunch when I went in to shop. These delicious tomatoes are so perfect and fresh that they would make a beautiful centerpiece for your table, if your family doesn’t eat them all up first. In this area, we are so blessed to have access to the finest produce available, with most of it being grown within a 100 mile...

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How to Cook Zuppa Tuscana + Video: Mother’s Day Delights
May10

How to Cook Zuppa Tuscana + Video: Mother’s Day Delights

This recipe for How to Cook Zuppa Tuscana creates a beautiful Italian-style soup that is both very filling and truly delicious. Chock full of sausage, kale & potatoes, with a flavorful & creamy broth, your family and friends will love it! How to Cook Zuppa Tuscana: This is one of our favorite soups. Type: Soup Recipe Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 1 hr 20 min Yield: ~ 10 servings The ingredients & instructions are listed...

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Miss the Broadcast? Mother’s Day Menu Ideas with Web Chef Kimberly on ‘Tim Denis in the Morning’
May09

Miss the Broadcast? Mother’s Day Menu Ideas with Web Chef Kimberly on ‘Tim Denis in the Morning’

Make sure you save these Mother’s Day menu ideas from web chef Kimberly Turner featured on Tim Denis in the Morning on Newstalk 610 CKTB. If you missed the broadcast this morning, no problem…we have it here below for you… Every mother is very different from the next in their likes & tastes. So, this year, Kimberly asked her Mother what it is she would like to feast on for their Mother’s Day festivities, and...

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Mother’s Day Menu Ideas Chosen by Mom
May09

Mother’s Day Menu Ideas Chosen by Mom

This year, I asked my Mother what she would be happy to eat on her Mother’s Day. A sampling of tasty recipes is what Mom came up with that she feels most Moms will love, appreciate & enjoy on such a day. Some of these recipes are nostalgic from Grandma Kasper’s repertoire that my Mother remembers fondly. One is out of Grandma Turner’s old recipe box. A few are decadent delights, maybe a few retro recipes, and...

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How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Asparagus + Video
Apr15

How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Asparagus + Video

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus is even more delicious than it is impressive to serve. Just close your eyes and imagine nice, meaty, salty bacon paired with fresh asparagus – a marriage made in Heaven! How to Cook Bacon Wrapped Asparagus: These bundles of bacon & asparagus can be cooked in the oven or on the Grill! Tip: Prepare a dip for dunking to kick things up even further. Type: Appetizer or Side Dish Prep Time: 30 min Cook...

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