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Is there even such a thing as too many cookbooks?

First We Eat: Curried Salmon with Spinach and Chickpeas

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith April 7, 2018

Dave and I are writers. Every room in our house is filled with books and literary journals, framing windows and filling every shelf. Upstairs in my studio, half the room is devoted to my culinary library. The kitchen, too, has a bookshelf, thanks to my mother. Mom is in her early 80s. Back in the […] Read more

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Making room in the freezer

First We Eat: The offer of some grass-fed beef was incentive to finally dig  through all that frozen food — some really old frozen food

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith March 2, 2018

I was sitting at my neighbour Sharon’s kitchen counter on a Sunday morning, enjoying our weekly coffee. My puppy, Jake, fussed at my feet, so I didn’t hear what Sharon had said, just held out my empty mug for a refill and shrugged. Sharon, who has known me for nearly 30 years, poured more coffee […] Read more

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Even marathon runners can have high cholesterol

First We Eat: A recipe for Porchas!

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith March 2, 2018

I am a runner. Last fall, I ran my first 10-km trail race as a family event, with my youngest son and his partner, and in May, I’ll run in the Vancouver Marathon’s 20-km race. I like the endorphins, that runner’s high, and running is good for me. It keeps my brain focused, my lungs […] Read more

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And this is how it all began…

First We Eat: … and now I’m back home — really home — in Saskatchewan

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith February 16, 2018

I was an Air Force brat, born on a French airbase, raised on bases in Manitoba, northern Alberta, Quebec, Vancouver Island. In 1973, after my dad had mustered out and went on to earn a degree and teaching certificate, my grandparents were deciding to retire from farming. Teaching did not agree with Dad, and when […] Read more

There really is a good reason why oats are labelled as gluten free.

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Changing my tune about gluten-free labelling

When my nephew was diagnosed with celiac disease I found out more about gluten and here’s what I discovered

By Sarah Schultz January 31, 2018

Believe me, there was a time (not too long ago) that I was the biggest scoffer of any gluten-free labelling on foods that clearly did not have any wheat, barley or rye in it. Gluten is a protein that is only found in those specific grains, so why was there gluten-free oatmeal? Clearly there is no gluten […] Read more

This striking mass of pink hibiscus-like lavatera flowers, also known as rose mallow are grown from seeds that Joan Ziegler got from her dad, but she doesn’t know the variety name. (Ted thinks they could be “Loveliness” or “Silver Cup.”) Joan also mentioned there are white ones tucked in among the pink lavatera. She tried starting them inside but decided lavatera do not transplant well and says they do much better when seeded outside directly into the soil. She always saves some seeds and also lets them volunteer.

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Readers ask for more tomato info

Singing Gardener: Plus, farming couple shares photos of their flowers

By Ted Meseyton January 12, 2018

All for the love of tomatoes opens the page in this my first Grainews column for 2018. I share an email from Alberta and a phone conversation with a farmer’s wife out of Unity, Sask. Am still out and about promoting the connection between five or more weekly servings of no-sugar-added homemade tomato juice, tomato soup, stewed […] Read more

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USGS finds more dirt for growing crops

Until we defrost Greenland this could be all we’ve got

By Lee Hart December 29, 2017

Much like the excitement I feel when I find a missing sock behind the clothes dryer, I am sure that is what the US Geological Survey (USGS) experienced when it recently discovered more cropland in the world. And they didn’t just find one sock, it was a whole outfit. The USGS recently reported that further […] Read more

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Just in time for Christmas — kutya

Prairie Palate: This meatless dish of Ukrainian heritage is the first  of 12 served on Christmas Eve

By Amy Jo Ehman December 22, 2017

What sets Manitoba’s cuisine apart from the rest of Canada? I asked that question of Christine Hanlon, author of the new cookbook Out of Old Manitoba Kitchens, which arrived on store shelves in September. It’s chock full of old recipes that characterize the early cuisine of the postage stamp province. Some of the recipes are […] Read more

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Try this Métis recipe for Bullet Soup

Prairie Palate: The name has nothing to do with ammunition  and everything to do with little meatballs

By Amy Jo Ehman December 8, 2017

I love my book club. We’ve been together for 24 years. Some of us have been there from the beginning and others have come and gone over time. Our newest member joined in September. I use the words “joined” and “member” loosely as there is no membership criteria beyond a love of good conversation over […] Read more

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Beef stroganoff history — a mix of fact and fancy

Prairie Palate: Many think it’s a Hungarian dish but it actually originated in Russia

By Amy Jo Ehman November 10, 2017

For some time I have been under the erroneous assumption that beef stroganoff is a Hungarian dish. Must be the paprika and sour cream. The fact is, beef stroganoff originated in Russia with nary a dash of paprika. It was originally flavoured with mustard. I learned this culinary fact in September when I visited Russia […] Read more

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Is there even such a thing as too many cookbooks?

Making room in the freezer

Even marathon runners can have high cholesterol

And this is how it all began…

Changing my tune about gluten-free labelling

Readers ask for more tomato info

USGS finds more dirt for growing crops

Just in time for Christmas — kutya

Try this Métis recipe for Bullet Soup

Beef stroganoff history — a mix of fact and fancy

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