Food

In our salute to the wild and cultivated varieties, we are featuring a creamed soup, a pie and a bruschetta.

Salad, brussel sprout flan and wafer cups with berries and cream.

We recommend grilling red snapper, which is the most popular of the 250 or so varieties of snapper.

The holiday season invariably means entertaining family and friends – who sometimes drop in by surprise. Having a few items in the freezer helps make the surprise a pleasant one for all. For the bustling winter season, we have come up with three recipes that may be frozen ahead and brought out with no last-minute…

Feast of Fields connects the links in the local food chain in an annual festival of fun and flavour.

The tips of fresh asparagus should be dry and tight. If they look feathery or open, although they are still usable, they have passed their prime.

Remember, the amounts given here are guidelines. Taste the marinade as you make it and adjust the ingredients until you get a balance of flavours that pleases you.

Even Becky would approve of these healthy high-fibre muffins loaded with her favourite grains. The oat bran reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol and the wheat bran makes you regular. The blueberries and flax are high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. (Raspberries are also very good in these muffins.)