Entries Tagged as ‘Eat Local’

June 7, 2007

Rhubarb Slush

I think everyone’s grandparents had a rhubarb plant or two. Early summers would be filled with rhubarb pies and rhubarb crumbles, and if you were lucky you’d get rhubarb sorbet.
Rhubarb (also called a “pie plant”) can commonly be found at farmers’ markets this time of year. In Manitoba, the season for rhubarb has just peaked. [...]

April 10, 2007

Organic vs Locally Grown Food

About a month ago, we shopped at Organza Market, a grocery store which specializes in organic and natural foods. We bought a few things, and for the most part we were pleased with what we got.
One of the items we purchased was Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies. They were great-tasting, and completely suitable replacements for Pepperidge [...]

April 1, 2007

Fusion Grill (aka, Fancy without the Schmancy)

The sixth anniversary is the “iron” anniversary. I wasn’t too keen on getting an iron barbell for an anniversary present, so we just did what we always do on our anniversary - go to a “new to us” restaurant.
My husband had been wanting to try the Fusion Grill for a while, and since it was [...]