Yukon Food & Drink
Yukon Food & Drink Feature Stories
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Issue: 2020-03-04, Photo provided by Susanne Aichele
Love your liver
Why would I ask you to do such a thing? Because your liver rocks and, according to Anthony William, the author of the Medical Medium series, it has over 2,000 functions, many of which medicine hasn’t discovered yet. If you get your liver function... Read more
Mar. 04, 2020
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Issue: 2020-02-19, PHOTO: pxhere.com
Eight different ways to experience rice wine
“When your Japanese lifetime is coming out, drink all the sake you want. Have a little bash.” This quote was made famous by spiritual teacher, Frederick Lenz. If you happen to be in Whitehorse on Feb. 28, you can follow his advice at Sake Fest... Read more
Feb. 19, 2020
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Issue: 2020-02-05, PHOTO: Pixabay
Five perennials for the northern flower garden
Thoughts of vibrant flower gardens seem whimsical when it’s -42 C and snow covers any evidence of those gardens. But seed catalogues are starting to arrive in the mail and what’s more fun than imagining your garden from the comfort of your couch... Read more
Feb. 05, 2020
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Sydney Keddy
Weeknight crepes
Crepes make a great light dinner. They are somewhere between a ‘breakfast for dinner’ type meal and making dessert the star of the show. Jam is generally my go-to with these simple crepes, but you could fill them will all sorts of savoury bits. Read more
Oct. 09, 2019
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Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: WUY File Photo / Adam Malis
Food security in the North
What was the last conversation you had with your best friend? If there is one topic that people like to talk about it, it is food. We talk about what we had for lunch or dinner. We talk about recipes and how to cook certain foods. We talk about... Read more
May 08, 2019
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Issue: 2019-03-27, PHOTO: courtesy of Atlin Mountain Roasters
Atlin coffee is burning up the market
Having a wood-fired coffee roaster is more than just a gimmick—it’s good business sense for Philippe and Leandra Brient, co-owners of Atlin Mountain Coffee Roasters. Sure, it fits with the idea people have of Northerners, all woodstoves and plaid... Read more
Mar. 27, 2019
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Issue: 2019-03-20, PHOTO: courtesy of Two Brewers
Raise your glass
Since launching Yukon Brewing, Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter have proven that they know their beer. With the success of Two Brewers whisky over the past few years, they’ve demonstrated to the Canadian marketplace that they know their liquor as well... Read more
Mar. 20, 2019
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Issue: 2018-12-19, PHOTO: Pixabay
The cooking fire ...
A lot of folks who are new to camping would rather use one of the new(er) camp stoves that will simmer or rage and that also have an electronic igniter, so you don’t even need a match to get it going. They run on cans of butane or propane, or... Read more
Dec. 19, 2018
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Issue: 2018-10-17, PHOTO: Kim Melton
Batten down the hatches
I feel tumbled up against the advance of winter. All summer, the sun pulled me on with the force of a tearaway sled dog and, when the days shortened into fall, it was as if she slowed suddenly to sniff out a piece of news and I hurtled into her... Read more
Oct. 17, 2018
