Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day with an extravagant meal at a fancy restaurant, or a simple meal in the comfort of your own home, like many special occasions, it often revolves around food. With less than two weeks to go before the day of love, restaurants are
Read more →If you haven’t already heard, we helped compile a cookbook in support of the Elmira Community Nursery School (ECNS). Titled “40 Years of Family Friendly Food”, the cookbook contains recipes from the local area that are perfect for every day meals for your family. We’ve already been
Read more →Christmas is just a few weeks away. Are you still looking for a gift for the foodie in your life or that hard-to-buy-for person who seems to have everything? Consider the unique gift of a gourmet gift basket. We’ve done most of the work for you –
Read more →If you haven’t heard – we’re branching out! Wellesley Gourmet Meats & Cheese is now stocking our homemade lasagna, mac & cheese, shepherd’s pie, and select gourmet heat and eat soups. Of course, the gourmet food shop in the quaint town of Wellesley (home of the Apple
Read more →Last Tuesday morning we packed up the catering van bright and early and headed to the Waterloo branch of KidsAbility to help at their fundraiser breakfast where they aimed to raise funds for the local program. My family and I can personally vouch for how special and
Read more →While apples are in season almost year-round in Ontario, they are in their prime right now. One medium apple contains about 80 calories and is a good source of fibre and Vitamin C. Apples have many applications in cooking, but one of our favourite uses is baking
Read more →Peaches are one of my favourite fruits, so I’m sad to see another season of them end for another year; but, if you’ve got any leftovers from the harvest that you froze and weren’t sure what to do with before they turned bad, especially if they’re freestone
Read more →If you’re in or around Elmira on Tuesday afternoons and you haven’t already stopped by to enjoy the latest in downtown fare, be sure to come to 83 Arthur Street South soon for a fresh and tasty lunch. You can of course stop by any day for
Read more →Though there are many farms and greenhouses that grow produce in Ontario year-round, fresh local produce is definitely far more fruitful in the spring and summer months and it’s one of the best parts about living so close to the farmers who grow it. Local food tastes
Read more →Though summer is well underway and rhubarb is more of a springtime fruit, if you’ve still got some rhubarb plants lingering or you froze some for later use, we’ve got the perfect recipe from our private collection. Marianne’s rhubarb cake would be a great addition to Sunday
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