Blog posts of '2021' 'April'

Nothing quite sings the beginning of Spring like wild leeks! Wild leeks, also called ramps, are one of the first plants to creep up in Spring and are often found in maple and mixed-wood forests. They have an amazing and unique flavour that has made them a highly coveted ingredient. Try our sustainably & ethically harvested wild leeks in this recipe in a delicious walnut and ramp presto with freshly made and frozen Ascari Campanelle pasta, fresh ricotta and Shiitake mushrooms!

This week we've cooked up an eggplant dish that will make eggplant lovers rejoice and hopefully win over some eggplant skeptics! In this recipe, we made eggplant steaks by cutting, scoring and roasting our St. David's eggplants spiced with Zing's Zesti seasoning. Eggplant goes so beautifully with tomatoes and fresh herbs so we paired these steaks with a bright tomato salad made with our Elmira's grape tomatoes, fresh mint, honey, garlic, and red onion, served on a bed of Lundberg Farms lemon Jasmine rice. A perfect plant based dish that celebrates this truly unique vegetable!

Many of you have probably enjoyed some version of Tuscan Chicken before! Tuscan Chicken is usually made with a rich, garlicky cream sauce packed with classic Italian flavors including dried tomatoes, garlic, oregano and basil. This Tuscan Chicken recipe is a super easy one pan meal, perfect for a weekday dinner when you're strapped for time and don't feel like facing a sea of dishes at the end of your meal! This recipe features our VG Meats' chicken breasts, Cookstown dried tomatoes, K2 Milling flour, Golden Dawn butter and our gorgeous Fisherville winter spinach.

There is something so rustic and beautiful about this traditional French pastry! So often with baking, we try to be precise and meticulous in the assembly of our pie shell, cake tiers etc. Galettes let you really lean into the rustic aesthetic and takes the pressure off trying to make your final product look "perfect". A galette is essentially pastry dough folded around some sort of sweet or savoury filling. It is incredibly simple to make and extremely versatile with virtually endless options for flavour pairings, both sweet and savoury. This galette recipe is savoury, featuring a combination of our gourmet grape tomatoes, creamy buratta, garlic, fresh herbs and a balsamic reduction.

This week, we're celebrating our first harvest of forced rhubarb with a new seasonal rendition of one of our most loved recipes! Using the same batter as our crowd favourite Cardamom, Ginger & Blue Plum Coffee Cake, with a few seasonal twists, This Cardamom, Ginger & Rhubarb Upside Down Cake is bursting with Springtime flavour! The fruit and caramel topping (or base!?) of this upside down cake is made with our fresh forced rhubarb and a delicious Rosewood honey caramel spiced with cardamom and hints of orange. A must try!