by Jo Barnes – It’s time to plan your Christmas Party! It’s fun, festive and … sometimes frustrating. The chance to get your family and friends together for the holiday season is always special, but finding ways to satisfy their broad range of dietary needs can seem overwhelming. “When you do the preparation, there doesn’t […]
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by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – I love a traditional Christmas dinner as I find it the easiest dinner to cook. I can prepare so much ahead of time so I can enjoy the meal and the day. I make the stuffing the day before, wrap it in cheesecloth and cover it
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by Jordan Caldwell, Training by Tara Brunet – This is a very concise recipe with simple knife skills involved. Feel free to prep the ingredients the evening before, and throw into the crockpot in the morning before heading to work. You’ll come home to the aroma of hearty beef, rosemary and red wine. Step 1:
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by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – What an incredible summer we’ve had! The bounty from the garden is abundant everywhere. Blackberries have flourished throughout the heat; they are my favorite berry. What a wonderful addition to a salad. At the recent Flavour Trails gala dinner, my salad incorporated 13 elements from the
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by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – Even though the growing season is drawing to a close, there is always plenty of gardening work to be done in the fall. Having gardened through the spring and summer, I find that most of these jobs have become chores to me. That said, there is one task
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