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The Practical Art of Preserving

May 18, 2012 | Cathy Hansen | Back Issues

Learn to make canning part of your food strategy and keep the whole thing manageable, by year-round canning.

The Heirloom Tomato Club

May 18, 2012 | Nancy Falconer | Farming

How a couple of avid tomato lovers are helping preserve the amazing variety of their favourite heritage fruit.

A Cook’s Tour of Bolton

May 18, 2012 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

Here, for the uninitiated, is Food In The Hills’ tour of Bolton’s gourmet highlights:

Putting Headwaters on the culinary map

May 18, 2012 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

Headwaters is emerging as the hottest new culinary region in Canada!

Off the shelf

May 18, 2012 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

Our roundup of fabulous quality items produced by local artisans.

The morel index

May 18, 2012 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

Morels should never be eaten raw as they contain small amounts of toxins that are removed by cooking. Even cooked morels can cause mild intoxication when consumed with alcohol.

Léna Valiquette’s Oatmeal Cookies

May 18, 2012 | In The Hills | Best Bites | Departments

“I use only the freshest ingredients,” says Léna Valiquette. Léna’s shop has been described as “a little stop at Nirvana in Paradise.”

Poached Pears

May 17, 2012 | In The Hills | Desserts | Recipes

These can be prepared up to two days in advance. Serve with blueberry syrup or chocolate sauce.

Southern Italian Peasant-Style Roast Chicken and Potatoes

May 17, 2012 | In The Hills | Main Dishes | Recipes

A simple Italian dinner of spinach egg drop soup, roast chicken and poached pears prepared by Pietro and Tina Fanzo in their Mono kitchen.

Stracciatella alla Fiorentina (egg-drop soup with spinach)

May 17, 2012 | In The Hills | Recipes | Soups

Starter for a simple Italian dinner of spinach egg drop soup, roast chicken and poached pears prepared by Pietro and Tina Fanzo in their Mono kitchen.

Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes

May 16, 2012 | In The Hills

Use the small varieties of heirloom tomatoes for this. They collapse on the trays and the taste is deep, rich and oily after roasting for 2 to 3 hours.