by Julia Dimakos | Nov 12, 2018 | Vegetables, Cooking Tips, DIY, Gardening Tips, Recipes, Resources
What do you do with your harvest at the end of the gardening season? There are so many options for storing your vegetables. Some vegetables may be stored whole, while others need to be processed before storage may take place. One of my favourite methods for processing...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 29, 2017 | Cooking Tips, DIY, Recipes, Vegetables
Since I was a little girl, I had a favourite soup. The one that brings back the best memories is Mushroom Barley. The mushrooms in the soup have a soft texture and a beautiful aroma. The barley in this soup creates a lovely and satisfying thickness. As a whole,...
by Julia Dimakos | Dec 16, 2017 | Cooking Tips, DIY, Vegetables, Video
If you cook with leeks, you’ve probably experienced how tough they are to clean. My first experience was like this: I didn’t know how to wash out the dirt, from between the leek layers. I tried to peel the layers off, rinse them, then chop them up...
by Julia Dimakos | Jun 24, 2017 | DIY, Cooking Tips, Gardening Tips
How do you clean your freshly harvested salad greens? Have you ever struggled with cleaning out all of the dirt and bugs from between your lettuces, swiss chard, kale, beet greens, herbs, arugula and any other cuttings? I have! I used to work between sink, strainer...
