Storing and Preserving Garden Tomatoes
This article was first published in the Manitoba Cooperator on September 1, 2016. Is there anything better than the first bite of a vine-ripened, sun-kissed garden tomato? As our first …
Berry Time
Berry farms are preparing for their busiest season of the year: berry picking time! Check this link for the Prairie Fruit Growers Association to find a list of berry farms …
How to Enjoy Vegetables and Fruits All Year Round
By Melodie Ho, RD We all know that eating lots of vegetables and fruits is important for good health. But it can sometimes be a challenge to include a variety …
Getting the Most Out of Summer Food
By Melodie Ho, RD Living on the Prairies is more often associated with the cold and seemingly never-ending winters than it is the sunny, hot summers that come and go …
Apple Pie
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Thanks to Fruit Share I’ve had the chance to pick a large variety of prairie apples. They’re so delicious and perfect for making pie. I …
Tips for Using Common Food Bank Finds
Stretching food budgets and using foods donated from food banks comes second nature to many responsible for feeding children and adults in community organizations. But even the best of us …
Sharing Cooking with the Ones You Love
In honour of family month on the Home & Family blog here is MAHE Board Member Darren Fife and his grandmother preparing Veggie Pasta Shells. Bon appetit! Darren Fife is …
How to Zest, Juice and Freeze Lemons and Limes
By: Getty Stewart, PHEc, B.Ed., Author of Prairie Fruit Cookbook and www.GettyStewart.com January to April is citrus season. The produce aisle is filled with fresh citrus fruit including limes, lemons, …
Homemade Baby Food – Simplified
Some of you, like many of my friends and family, are new parents. Here is some helpful advice regarding homemade baby food, brought to us by the Ontario Home Economics …
Roasting your Holiday Ham – tips and recipe
Around the holidays when families are gathering for a big meal to celebrate, ham will generally will make an appearance on the dining room table. I get a lot of …
