Local Flavours

Quick and easy method to hull AND hollow out strawberries using just a simple straw. Fill with whipped cream, cream cheese or chocolate mousse! www.elginharvest.ca

Much of history and folklore can be altered - or embellished - by whomever is doing the storytelling. Accurate record-keeping, scientific analysis, and anecdotal testimonies all play a part in...

If you haven't already picked up your copy of the late spring edition of Relish Elgin magazine, you probably should grab it while you can. For the past three weeks the free guide to Elgin has been...

If you haven't already picked up your copy of the late spring edition of Relish Elgin magazine, you probably should grab it while you can. For the past three weeks the free guide to Elgin has been...

If you haven't already picked up your copy of the late spring edition of Relish Elgin magazine, you probably should grab it while you can. For the past three weeks the free guide to Elgin has been...

My last post was a month ago! Oops. Winter got a hold of me and I'm just now beginning to thaw out. It hasn't all been icicles and bitterness. Much of the past month has been spent the same way the...

Relish Elgin is a print & online magazine promoting the people, places, businesses and events of Elgin County and St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada with a focus on local food, agriculture, music, arts, recreation and leisure.

The idea of using more whole grains & flours in bread, along with prefermenting them using sourdough starters and poolishes, is to make more nutritious, easier to digest - and most importantly - deeper flavoured breads & pastries. Much of these grains and flours, mostly organic, can be found on an Amish farm just outside of Aylmer. How lucky are we?!?

Elgin Harvest Welcome

November is a transitioning month: the clock's have fallen back into standard time, the pumpkins have been tossed to the curb (unless you have a compost pile in your backyard where you like to play...

Contest time! (*Note: this contest was posted on my Facebook page but you can participate without it - see below for details.) I started Elgin Harvest as a creative outlet for my food fantasies and...

I couldn't even imagine living in an area with fresh produce all year-round. Those temperate zones like the Mediterranean & California have growing seasons 12 months of the year. The sun sticks...

Back when I used to work in grocery stores, people were incredibly predictable with what fresh produce they would buy. I'd like to think that having a culinary background and a good memory was what...

The summer abounds with inspirational flavours in every field and planter. Corn is especially prevalent and it always looks too good to just buy one or two cobs. My eyes are often bigger than my...

The gardens and flower pots are bursting with greenery. What's a girl to do with all this mint, basil, sage, and cilantro? Make simple purees then later use the purees in everything from mayonnaise...