As you all know we are so excited to be managing the Canadian Food Focus program. It really feels like a project we have been training for our whole lives and brings together our passion for celebrating farming and the food grown and raised in Canada!
It has also been an opportunity to dig a little further and write about those farm to fork topics. Here are a few articles written for the new Canadian Food Focus Website.
Canadian Food Story: Home Economist Dorothy Long
Home Economist Dorothy Long is a prairie farm girl at heart. Growing up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan has fueled her passion to promote all the wonderful foods we grow and raise in Canada.
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes
You can almost taste sunlight when you bite into a fresh, perfectly-ripe tomato. Capturing this flavour inspires many people to grow their own. Besides, who doesn’t enjoy nibbling on cherry tomatoes from a pot on their deck?
Why is Flaxseed such a Nutritional Powerhouse?
Ingredient Spotlight: The Health Benefits of Ground Flaxseed
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Mustard
Mustard is one of those ingredients that inspires. It adds zip and zing; a bit or a lot of heat and plenty of BAM! as the famous television chef Emeril liked to say. Mustard kicks it up a notch!
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Lentils
We grow some of the healthiest foods in the world in Canada. If you Google “top ten health foods,” the list is bound to include oatmeal, blueberries, flax, quinoa, lentils and many other ‘superfoods’ grown or raised right here in Canada. That is something to be proud of!
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Oats
My dad starts everyday with a bowl of oatmeal. I used to think: boring! However, I have begrudgingly come to learn he is usually right about most things and there is a lot of wisdom in his actions. Just don’t tell him that I said that.
Kitchen Tools: How to Care for Your Skillet
A skillet is one of the most useful tools in your kitchen, especially when you want to make a quick meal using minimal dishes. Here are a few tips on using and caring for different types of skillets.
How is Maple Syrup Made?
Maple syrup is iconic to Canada. Most likely because so much of the world’s maple syrup comes from Canada, specifically from the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
Food Safety Basics Rule 4: Keep Things Chill
Just as it is important to keep hot foods hot, it is equally important to keep cold foods cold. Avoid the temperature danger zone because it is where bacteria and food poisoning grows.
Food Safety Basics Rule 3: Cook to the Right Temperature
Cooking food properly is the best way to kill bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria.
Food Safety Basics Rule 2: Separate to Prevent Cross-Contamination
Cross-contamination is when bacteria from one food are transferred to another. Separate to prevent cross-contamination.
Food Safety Basics Rule 1: Keep it Clean
Time to brush up on your food safety know how! Best practices are easily organized into four simple categories: clean, separate, cook and chill.
