Market Flavours: Asparagus recipes
Last week was the last of the asparagus, but I still have fond memories of grilling it on the BBQ after tossing it in a bit of olive oil, then finishing it with a drizzle of balsalmic vinegar. I also used it in an omelet: I washed 3-4 stalks of asparagus, put them on a [...]
Market Flavours: Garlic recipes and ideas
I picked up some garlic scapes, mostly out of curiosity, and found out that they’re the green tops of the garlic buds that are cut off in order to allow the growing energy to focus on the bud itself. The scapes have a wonderful mild garlic-green onion flavour, and I’ve grilled them on the BBQ [...]
Market Flavours: Potato recipes and ideas
Since the opening of the local farmers’ market – so close to my condo that I can pick up my own wifi signal – I’ve been glorying in the fresh produce available. Our fridge is always stuffed with fresh veggies now, although the fruit doesn’t last long because it’s so good that we eat it [...]
What’s Fresh at Historic St. Andrew’s MyMarket This Week
Market times: Saturday, 9am-1pm, rain or shine Fruit Every week brings new fresh produce to the market: keep an eye on what’s coming up with our crop availability chart at http://my-market.ca/availability.html. Strawberries are almost gone, but O.K. Farms will have some this week, plus raspberries continuing through the summer. Loffredo Fruit Farms has had sweet [...]
Why the Globe&Mail redesign sucks on an iPhone
Much has been of the Globe&Mail’s redesigned website (also of their print edition, which I only read on flights), but they’ve totally failed those of us who read their content through a feed reader, especially on an iPhone. On a full desktop platform, their news items in the feed reader contain insufficient information: far from [...]
