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Basic Cooking Skills

slicing into a red pepper on a wooden cutting board

How To Cut Bell Peppers

filled clay baker going into a cold oven

Clay Pot Cooking: What is a Clay Pot & How Do You Use One

homemade pumpkin puree in a white bowl

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

maple candied walnuts displayed in a glass mason jar on a barnboard tabletop

Maple Candied Walnuts

overhead shot of freshly frozen strawberries

How To Freeze Fresh Strawberries

caramelized onions being picked up with a wooden spoon over a pan

How To Caramelize Onions

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Breads and Other Baked Goods

simple festive sugar cookies on a baking tray on a rustic wooden counter.

Festive Pastel Colored Sugar Cookies (To Make With Your Kids)

9 Recipes Using Sourdough Starter

close up of blueberry bran muffins cooling on a black wire rack

Blueberry Bran Muffins

A loaf of slied no knead sourdough bread on a wooden cutting board

No Knead Sourdough Bread

Perfect Cranberry Scones

Pumpkin breakfast muffins are easy to make and a great on the go breakfast full of pumpkin flavor!

Pumpkin Breakfast Muffins

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Condiments & Dressings

canadian green tomato chow chow in labeled mason jars on a rustic wooden surface

Homemade Green Tomato Chow Chow

homemade italian seasoning in a measuring spoon on a wooden table

Homemade Italian Seasoning

homemade fajita spice in a glass mason jar

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

overhead photo of chimichurri in a white porcelain bowl

Authentic South American Chimichurri

a close up of a white bowl filled with instant pot applesauce on a blue striped dish towel

Instant Pot Applesauce

a jar of homemade wild plum jam surrounded by the wild foraged fruits on a wooden surface

Wild Plum Jam

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Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events

The ‘Coast to Coast’ Canadian Holiday Gift Guide

a copy of the cookbook 'Fuel Your Day!' by madame Labriski on a barn board tabletop surrounded by baked treats

Fuel Your Day! by Madame Labriski | Book Review & Giveaway

A copy of the great shellfish cookbook on a table

The Great Shellfish Cookbook by Matt Dean Pettit | Review + Free Recipe Preview

Christmas Food Advent Calendar | Spice It Up!

Learn how to start eating healthy, nutritious foods with Gabrielle Gottschalk's ecookbook 'Real. Good. Food.' . Packed with 40 recipes and beautiful photos!

Simple Organic Meal Ideas from the eBook ‘ Real. Good. Food.’

Yogurt Every Day, is a wonderful book, packed with recipes to inspire you to use yogurt on a regular basis.

Cooking with Yogurt & a review of ‘Yogurt Every Day’ by Hubert Cormier

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Desserts

maple pumpkin ice cream in a glass bowl

Dairy-Free Maple Pumpkin Ice Cream

chocolate meringue cookies served on a red holiday themed platter

Chocolate Meringue Cookies (With Just 5 Ingredients)

close up of watermelon popsicles

1 Ingredient Watermelon Popsicles (No Sugar Added)

a portion of strawberry rhubarb crumble topped with vanilla icecream

Classic Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble

Chocolate chia seed pudding in a small mason jar garnished with raspberries and mint

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Glazed lemon shortbread cookies on a black cooling rack

Glazed Lemon Shortbread Cookies

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Drinks

old fashioned lemonade served in a glass with a metal straw on a table outside

Old Fashioned Lemonade, (Made From Scratch)

chaga mushroom tea in a white cup on a wooden tabletop

How To Make Chaga Tea At Home

Watermelon Slushie (Alcohol Free)

A glass of creamy strawberry banana smoothie on a wooden board

Creamy Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie

A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on a wooden board

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

A perfectly nutty and comforting drink to enjoy on a cold day, homemade hazelnut hot cocoa is easy to make and enjoyed by the whole family. Great after a day outside skating or sitting around a campfire! #hotchocolate #chocolate #hotcocoa #cocoa #drinks #winter

Homemade Hazelnut Vanilla Hot Cocoa

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Essential Kitchen Tools & Equipment

filled clay baker going into a cold oven

Clay Pot Cooking: What is a Clay Pot & How Do You Use One

15 Unique Gift Ideas For Foodies In 2020

Kitchen tools on table in kitchen

Outfitting Your Kitchen | Basic Kitchen Tools & Equipment

A knife roll filled with different types of kitchen knives on a wooden tabletop

Outfitting Your Kitchen | Kitchen Knives And Their Uses

various essential spices in little piles on a dark background

11 Essential Spices & How To Use Them

How to sharpen kitchen knives - a selection of whetstones . - @earthfoodfire

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives

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Foraging

raw freshly foraged chaga pices on a wooden stump

Harvesting Chaga & How To Use It

freshkly washed fiddleheads on a wooden cutting board, ready for cooking

How To Clean and Cook Fiddleheads

A tart and slightly fruity tea this wild rose hip tea is excellent for use in combating colds and flu's due to it's high Vitamin C content.

Wild Rose Hip Tea

a bunch of sage on a wooden board with twine and a knife

3 Easy Ways of Preserving Herbs from the Garden

Let spruce tea steep for 10 to 15 minutes before adding the honey and lime for a delicious and healthy beverage.

Spruce Tea with Honey & Lime

two glass jars of homemade maple syrup on a wooden board

Making Maple Syrup – A DIY Guide

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Growing Your Own Food

fresh carrots on a wooden cutting board

How To Grow Carrots

pea shoots sprouting in a garden

How To Grow Peas

rhubarb crowns in their second year, slowly filling out

How To Grow Rhubarb

close up of a row of radishes, with radish roots just poking through the soil.

How To Grow Radishes

red and green bell peppers ready for harvest

How To Grow Bell Peppers

collage image of cool weather crops

Cool Weather Crops You Can Grow At Home

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Instant Pot

instant pot chili served in a white bowl and topped with shredded cheese and green onions

Instant Pot Chili

a close up of a white bowl filled with instant pot applesauce on a blue striped dish towel

Instant Pot Applesauce

a bowl of wild rice cooked in an instant pot

Instant Pot Wild Rice

Instant Pot Pork Shoulder (For Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Tacos, & More)

a black bowl of popped popcorn made in an instant pot.

Instant Pot Popcorn + 6 Popular Seasonings

A grey stoneware bowl filled with french onion soup and topped with golden baked cheese.

Instant Pot French Onion Soup

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Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

warm brie crostini's topped with a fresh apple and pomegranate salad on a black slate serving board

Warm Brie Crostini with Fresh Apple & Pomegranate

Goat cheese stuffed mushroom caps served on lettuce greens as an appetizer

Roasted Garlic & Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

rice paper rolls arranged on a plate around a thai dipping sauce

Rice Paper Rolls (Vietnamese Spring Rolls)

crispy baked chicken wings in a white bowl on a wooden tabletop with various garnishes.

Crispy Baked Chicken Wings

A rustic, holiday themed charcuterie platter on a wood board surface

How To Assemble A Charcuterie Platter Like A Pro

A bowl of beer steamed mussels with garlic scapes and lemon on a wooden table surrounded by various ingredients

Beer Steamed Mussels With Garlic Scapes & Lemon

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Meal Ideas - From The Land

jägerschnitzel served with mashed potatoes and parsely on a barnboard tabletop

Jägerschnitzel (Hunter’s Schnitzel)

authentic german pork schnitzel served with fries, a wedge of lemon, and parsley on a white plate

German Pork Schnitzel (Schweine Schnitzel)

whole roasted chicken in a clay baker surrounded by bell peppers and broccoli

Clay Pot (Römertopf) Chicken With Bell Peppers & Broccoli

spiced chickpea curry served on basmati rice in a black bowl

Spiced Chickpea Curry With Stewed Peppers & Zucchini

grilled tex-mex cheeseburger on a wooden serving board with grilled corn and peppers in the background

Grilled Tex-Mex Cheeseburger with Foil Pouch Veggies

22 Mother’s Day Breakfast Recipes To Make Ahead

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Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Lobster stock in a large pot with lobster shells, veg and a wooden spoon

Homemade Lobster Stock

three pan fried pieces of haddock in a white plate with lemon wedges and parsley

Pan Fried Haddock

Brown sugar glazed salmon on a tinfoil lined pan surrounded by asparagus

Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon

traditional east coast lobster rolls on a plate garnished with chives and lemon

Classic East Coast Lobster Rolls

A bowl of beer steamed mussels with garlic scapes and lemon on a wooden table surrounded by various ingredients

Beer Steamed Mussels With Garlic Scapes & Lemon

four grilled lobsters garnished with fresh herbs on a white platter

Grilled Atlantic Lobster Brushed with Garlic Butter & Herbs

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Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Overhead shot of shaved brussels sprout salad in a rustic wooden bowl, garnished with dried cranberries and goat cheese

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad With A Creamy Black Peppercorn Dressing

oven roasted root vegetable medley in a white porcelain bowl

Roasted Root Vegetable Medley

oven roasted baby carrots on a sheetpan garnished with chives

Oven Roasted Baby Carrots

overhead shot of a wooden bowl filled with Mediterranean Couscous Salad

Healthy Mediterranean Couscous Salad

traditional greek salad known in greece as horiatiki, served in a rustic wooden bowl

Traditional Greek Salad

a bowl of wild rice cooked in an instant pot

Instant Pot Wild Rice

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Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

wild moose meat burger on a cast iron serving plate

Moose Burgers (Game Meat Burgers)

a white bowl filled with cooked wild rice

How To Cook Wild Rice

a jar of homemade wild plum jam surrounded by the wild foraged fruits on a wooden surface

Wild Plum Jam

chaga mushroom tea in a white cup on a wooden tabletop

How To Make Chaga Tea At Home

a small mason jar filled with homemade dandelion syrup surrounded by dandelions

Homemade Dandelion Syrup

blanched fiddleheads layed out on a tray ready to be frozen

Freezing Fiddleheads

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Preserving Food

canadian green tomato chow chow in labeled mason jars on a rustic wooden surface

Homemade Green Tomato Chow Chow

pickled cherry tomatoes in mason jars on a barn board backgound

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes (With Canning Instructions)

overhead shot of freshly frozen strawberries

How To Freeze Fresh Strawberries

oven roasted garlic in a steel frying pan

How To Roast Garlic | Oven Roasted Garlic

pear preserves served in a small glass dish

Homemade Pear Preserves

homemade beef jerky on a square white serving bowl

Homemade Beef Jerky

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Sandwiches and Burgers

traditional east coast lobster rolls on a plate garnished with chives and lemon

Classic East Coast Lobster Rolls

a fully assembled marinated grilled chicken burgermon a wooden serving board

Easy Marinated Grilled Chicken Burgers

Use Sprouted Seeds on sandwhiches like this pickled herring sandwich.

Pickled Herring Sandwich – A German Style Lunch

A new take on the Lobster Roll. Fresh Pei Lobster with a Cilantro and Avocado Mayo..in Slider form!

Fresh PEI Lobster Sliders with a Cilantro & Avocado Mayo

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Snacks

maple candied walnuts displayed in a glass mason jar on a barnboard tabletop

Maple Candied Walnuts

dark chocolate date balls in a white bowl on a wooden tabletop

Dark Chocolate Date Balls

peanut butter protein balls in a glass bowl on a wood board tabletop

Peanut Butter Protein Balls

homemade beef jerky on a square white serving bowl

Homemade Beef Jerky

a black bowl of popped popcorn made in an instant pot.

Instant Pot Popcorn + 6 Popular Seasonings

German Candied almonds

Candied Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln)

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Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Lobster stock in a large pot with lobster shells, veg and a wooden spoon

Homemade Lobster Stock

a top down shot of a pot of broth based oxtail soup beside a white rimmed bowl of oxtail soup

Oxtail Soup Recipe (German Style)

a bowl of leftover turkey wild rice soup

Leftover Turkey & Wild Rice Soup

two mason jars on a wooden table filled with clear golden chicken stock. The jars are surrounded by various vegetables and a kitchen knife.

Instant Pot Chicken Stock

A grey stoneware bowl filled with french onion soup and topped with golden baked cheese.

Instant Pot French Onion Soup

Silky smooth with a hint of pear and hazelnuts, this creamy parsnip soup is ideal for a fall inspired appetizer or meal.

Creamy Parsnip Soup With Hazelnut and Pear

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