Recipe

This trio of roasted pears, homemade ginger cookies and ginger ice cream is true nirvana.

“I love making risotto,” Norman says, “because it’s so meditative. I find all that stirring very calming.”

A friend once quipped, “You know you have no friends if you don’t find zucchini on your doorstep in the summer!”

This is lovely on it’s own or slightly warmed with vanilla ice cream. You could also substitute strawberries.

This moist quick bread is a favourite at The Shed Coffee Bar in Erin. Enjoy with the B52 specialty coffee.

From The Shed Coffee Bar in Erin.

Adapted from Nourishing Traditions by Mary G. Enig (Newtrends Publishing, 2003).

After chewing on a few pieces, and contemplating its personality, I thought it would match well with raw carrot which is sweeter but also more fibrous.

Yummy with pancakes, waffles, crepes, smoothies – you name it!

Although we tend to think of rhubarb as a fruit, it is actually a vegetable.

Adam Ryan, executive chef at One99 in Orangeville, regularly makes ice creams for the restaurant menu. He starts with his basic recipe, which uses local honey, and then adds local ingredients and flavours.