Cooking for One or Two
Dining solo? Check out these tips and recipes on preparing recipes for two rather than 6.
5 Fast Dinner Recipes
Sometimes life gets busy and it is hard to find the time and energy to prepare meals at home. Get tips and recipes for those busy times.
Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potatoes and Asparagus
This sheet pan pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes and asparagus is a tasty solution to weeknight cooking with minimal fuss and cleanup.
Skillet Lemon Chicken with Herbs
Chicken breasts are quickly seared in a skillet then roasted with plenty of lemon and garlic to make a bright and flavourful dish.
Spaghetti with Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes and Chickpeas
This easy to prepare Spaghetti with Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes and Chickpeas is perfect for busy weeknights and is sure to please everyone at the table.
How to Make Your Salad into a Meal
Salads are an easy way to get more fruits and vegetables, but they also can be a one-bowl solution to a filling, nutritionally well-rounded meal.
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.
All About Barley
Barley puts the super in superfood and the ancient in ancient grain! Learn about all the various types and gain tips for cooking with it.
How to Deep Fry A Turkey
Follow these tips for deep frying a turkey and you will be rewarded with tender and juicy meat without absorbing extra oil.
Food Safety Basics Rule 1: Keep it Clean
Time to brush up on your food safety know how! Follow these food safety basics, when cleaning your kitchen, to avoid bacteria.
Food Safety Basics Rule 2: Separation
Time to brush up on your food safety know how! follow these food safety separation tips for preventing cross contamination.
Food Safety Basics Rule 3: Cook to the Right Temperature
Food safety is important, follow cooking temperature guidelines.
Food Safety Basics Rule 4: Keep Food Chilled
Time to brush up on your food safety know how! Follow these food safety basics for keeping food chilled to avoid harmful bacteria.
Why is Flaxseed such a Nutritional Powerhouse?
Learn about the health benefits of ground flaxseed and why it’s such a nutritional powerhouse.
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Mustard
Mustard is one of those ingredients that inspires. It adds zip and zing; a bit or a lot of heat to recipes. Learn all about mustard.
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Lentils
Learn all about lentils, including 5 reason why lentils are a superfood.
Canadian Ingredient Spotlight: Oats
Why are oats good for you? Oats are packed with nutrition, learn all about the benefits of eating oats.
Kitchen Tools: How to Care for Your Skillet
A skillet is one of the most useful tools in your kitchen. Here are a few tips on using and caring for different types of skillets.
Dorothy Long
Dorothy Long is a home economist with a passion for telling the stories of Canadian farmers and foods. Owner of BlueSkyIdeas.ca, she works to promote all the wonderful foods grown and raised in Canada.