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Let’s Have Soup Tonight!

The weather is brutal here in Toronto and has been since last week. So here is a soup recipe that hopefully will brighten up your day and heat you soul. The soup takes plain and ordinary chicken noodle soup and elevates it with "avgolemono" which ...

Peanut Butter Oat Snack

Baking without turning on the oven? Yes, please! Here is a simple, protein-rich, vegan, sweet snack recipe that will please everyone. My kids love these Peanut Butter Oat snacks and say that they taste like Reese's Peanut Butter cups. I love them ...

Drowning in Summer Squash

I planted some summer squash seedlings at the farm in the spring and it looks like the soil at Blind Pig Farm is perfect for growing squash. So for the past few weeks, the gorgeous yellow squash have been staples in our weekly farm baskets that I ...

Two Heart Patients, Two Different Journeys, Same Life-Changing Result Thanks To Sick Kids Hospital

For the past three months, my family has been hosting a five year old Haitian boy and his mom in our home. David, like my own son William, was born with congenital heart defects. However, unlike William who had medical interventions since birth and a ...

Roasted Chickpeas

As a meat eater and a proponent of sustainability, it can sometimes be difficult to reconcile my love of meat and my desire to limit my impact on our environment. The farm, growing our own food and raising animals ethically has allowed me to have my ...

My New Favourite Salad Dressing

On New Year's Eve, we were invited to spend some time with our friends at their beautiful cottage north of the city. It was a great escape from the city spent with great friends, sipping great wine and eating great food. One of the sides that my ...

Roasted Broccoli

Broccoli is a staple vegetable in our home. It has a long shelf life compared to other fresh vegetables, it is packed with nutrients, it can be quickly steamed or boiled for an easy side dish and my kids LOVE it. (As an aside: it took a long time ...

Blind Pig Farm Est. 2018

For the last 2 summers, I have been dabbling in farming. Since we got our 90 acres in Mono, Ontario each summer I have planted a large garden and have had a small menagerie of farm animals that included laying hens, ducks and a couple of pet lambs. ...

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

I made a chocolate milk sponge cake so I obviously decided to add some chocolate butter cream. The result was a two layer decadent chocolate cake. There are many buttercream recipes out there but here is one that I like. It is on the lighter-fluffier ...

Bread Here, Bread There, Bread Everywhere!

I am finishing up my culinary program at George Brown with my final class - Baking for Chefs. What does that mean? Bread and pastry are taking over my counter tops and filling my freezer. This is particularly the case, when I accidentally make a ...