In Your Kitchen Archives - Canadian Food Focus

Food Day Canada Shines a Light on Canadian Cuisine

Canada IS food and the world is richer for it. Everyone can ‘Shine a Light on Canadian cuisine’ on August 1, 2020.

A Stress Free Guide to Chicken and Food Safety

Foodborne illness can be prevented by handling food properly. Here is a guide to handling chicken and food safety.

6 Ways to Cook with Beer this Summer

When it comes to enjoying beer, there are so many ways it can satisfy, including these ideas for cooking with beer.

How To Start a Vegetable Garden

Tips to start planning, preparing, and planting a garden.

Tips for Container Gardening

Tips for getting the most out of your container garden.

Encouraging Your Kids to Discover Gardening

The virtues of encouraging kids to discover gardening includes the development of many important skills.

Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Barley

Barley is high in fibre and proven to lower cholesterol. Learn about the health benefits of barley and the many ways to eat barley.

Fun Indoor Activities for Kids

Keep your kids entertained, engaged and off the walls with these fun agriculture and food educational activities for kids.

How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes

Many people enjoy growing their own tomatoes at home, here is how you do it!

Reinvent Leftovers with an Easy Stir Fry Recipe

Using up leftovers in a stirfry is a great way to avoid food waste. Learn the main components of a stirfry and how to make one with the ingredients in your fridge.

How to Make a Simple Vinaigrette

Learn how to make a simple vinaigrette that tastes better than anything that comes out of a bottle.

What Does the Best Before Date Really Mean?

“Best-before” dates, “packed on” dates and “expiration dates,” Learn what the different labels are used for.

How to Cook Once and Eat Twice

Here are four delicious, nutritious recipes and ideas on how to reinvent them into different meals using the cook once, eat twice strategy.

How to Make a Stir-Fry

Learning how to make a stir fry is simple. What could be better than a meal in one pan that’s fresh, packed with veggies and protein.

Choose Your Own Soup Adventure

Create your own soup with leftovers or ingredients in your pantry.

How to Make the World’s Best Pancakes

Pancakes are a Canadian classic, and showcase some of our very best ingredients. Here are some tips for perfect pancakes.

Teens in the Kitchen

Cooking is an essential life skill and fosters healthy eating. When teens eat well, they’re fueled for study, work and play.

Make Your Kitchen Work For You

Quick tips to make your kitchen work for you so that you enjoy working in it and preparing meals for you and your family.

Your Money-Saving Guide to Storing Tomatoes

You probably know that good tomatoes are firm, heavy for their size and free of blemishes, bruises and cracks. Choosing tomatoes is simple, but do you know how to store them? This guide can help you prevent spoilage and reduce food waste. And that saves you money!