Tag: Squash

10 Best Vegetables to Grow in a Home Garden

A productive home garden does not have to be enormous. A few carefully chosen vegetables can provide fresh food for weeks, save trips to the grocery store, and make even a small yard or patio feel more useful. The best vegetables for a home garden tend to have a few things in common. They are …

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Three Sisters Tacos

Try this new twist on tacos For generations, a number of Indigenous people have grown the Three Sisters – squash, corn and beans – together. Each helps nurture the other as they grow. They also work together in this delicious spin on vegetarian tacos. Three Sisters Tacos Preparation time: 20 minutesCooking time: 45 minutesServes: 6 Ingredients: Squash: …

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Butternut Squash Tart with Fried Sage, Prosciutto and Pecorino Cheese

Easily impress with seasonal flavors and scrumptious recipes this holiday The holidays are here and that means it’s the season for parties, events and get-togethers. Put your best dish forward with seasonally inspired recipes guaranteed to tempt your guests’ taste buds. Packed with flavors that embody the hearty and warm tastes of the season, Butternut …

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Winter Soup Recipes to Keep You Warm

If it’s wintertime, it’s soup time. Here are two new soup recipes to add to your rotation this year, featuring delicious flavours and nourishing ingredients. Carrot Turmeric Rice Soup Prep time: 5 minutesCook time: 45 minutesServes: 4 – 6 Ingredients Directions Chicken Lemon Rice Soup with Butternut Squash & Kale Prep time: 20 minutesCook time: …

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A Bounty of Choices at the Farmers’ Market (with an Acorn Squash Soup Recipe)

A Bounty of Choices Still Remain at the Farmers’ Market As the leaves turn and a chill is in the air, the bounty of fall harvest is still available at your local farmers’ market. The variety is less, but there is still plenty to choose from including beans, lettuce, various squashes, pumpkins and root vegetables. …

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