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Grow Local

Jun 15, 2010 | Monica Duncan | Back Issues

In these hills growing your own food seems to come with a renewed sense of purpose. Monica Duncan visits several kinds of local vegetable gardens – some of them new, some long established – and talks with the growers.

Perfect Puffballs and Zesty Zucchini

Jun 15, 2010 | Roberto Frachionni | Back Issues | Departments | Edible Hills | Summer 2010

The beauty of being a chef is that you get to challenge yourself to turn something you once despised into something even you can love.

Eats Shoots and Leaves

Mar 21, 2010 | Roberto Frachionni

Spring always arrives like a surprise. If you love food as much as I do, perhaps the mere sight of the first green bud will send you too scurrying to plan your spring recipes.

Country Cook: Hearty Fare for a Winter’s Eve

Nov 15, 2009 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | The Country Cook | Winter 2009

Our Country Cook, Sandra Cranston-Corradini, serves up eggplant lasagna, chicken with lemon and fennel and chocolate volcano.

Cooler days Warmer food

Sep 15, 2009 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Autumn 2009 | Back Issues | Departments | The Country Cook

Our main course, a succulent leg of lamb, takes advantage of the season’s apple harvest. We suggest serving this meal with roasted root vegetables.

Treats from the Summer Grill

Jun 18, 2009 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | Summer 2009 | The Country Cook

A light main course should allow your guests the opportunity to enjoy the citrus cheesecake which can be prepared days in advance.

Root Vegetables for Winter Warmth

Nov 18, 2008 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | The Country Cook | Winter 2008

A basic tomato sauce is used as a topping for our simple cannelloni dish.

Cook it and they will learn

Sep 15, 2008 | Tim Shuff | Back Issues

The culinary arts program at ODSS has found a way to kids’ hearts and minds through their stomachs.

Marvellous Mushrooms

Sep 15, 2008 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Autumn 2008 | Back Issues | Departments | The Country Cook

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

A light meal, richly flavoured

Jun 20, 2008 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | Summer 2008 | The Country Cook

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

Time to buff the barbecue

Mar 23, 2008 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | Spring 2008 | The Country Cook

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