I recently came into contact with a terrifying Yukon beast: Mus musculus, the house mouse. After the encounter, I contacted everyone I knew, in complete panic. Kosher and authentic sea salt will also work in place of pickling...
Read MoreBring on the cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice – it’s fall! My Facebook has been blowing up with harvest pictures: oversized squash, pounds of potatoes, and buckets of berries. I’ve also been seeing pictures of other people’s...
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, we had yellow curry powder in the house for exactly three dishes: curriedrice with raisins, curried chicken steamed buns and these deliciously addictive curried crab puffs my parents would make for special...
Read MoreI recently discovered a great trick for keeping strawberries fresher for longer: wash them in aone part vinegar to 10-parts water solution, then leave them out to dry before storing them in the fridge. There’s no vinegar...
Read MoreWhat do robots dip in salsa? Microchips! Salsa is the Spanish and Italian word for ‘sauce’, and besides being incredibly easy to prepare (chop stuff up and mix together), it’s also flexible in its variation.Salsa can be made out...
Read MoreHaving trouble finding uses for your abundant mango crops? Look no further than this exoticchutney, combining the bright, tropical flavour of mango with the warm, spicy-sweet tones of cumin.If you’ve never had it before, chutney...
Read MoreMy first try at making wine jelly occurred recently while visiting myhometown of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. My mom and I spent an afternoon together attempting a wine jelly and a cherry whisky jam. I say “attempting” because the...
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