My New Vitamix

March 11, 2013lynn ogryzlo8 Comments

I’m a juicer. I’m addicted to the clean feel of fresh green juice, but I’m realizing my juicer is too ancient to be efficient. Read more. I did the research and discovered the Vitamix. So I’ve gone from being a juicer to becoming a smoothier. For anyone who considers their own health worth the effort, Vitamix is the most popular blender. This industrial quality machine does much more than simply making great smoothies so I get to play with much. With a Vitamix I get to make my own flour, steamy hot soup, frozen ice cream and get this […]

An Insatiable Appetite for Blood Oranges

March 5, 2013$10 challenge, Blog, cuisine, food, lynn ogryzlo, The Ontario Table1 Comment

I was in my home village of Castripignano, Italy. This ancient mountaintop village with a population of just over a thousand always floods my mind with memories of when my grandparents were alive. Oh how I miss them. I visit the town as often as I can and there is a small bar in the main piazza of town. It’s the busiest place in town because the only road in and out of town runs right through it. Langolo Blue Caffé and Bar is the size of a postage stamp, it’s dark and dank of cigarette smoke but it’s […]

The Perfect Roast

March 4, 2013Blog, cuisine, farm fresh food, food, local crops, local food, lynn ogryzlo, The Ontario TableLeave a comment

Whether beef, pork, chicken or turkey, roasting foods fill the house with heart warming aromas. Roasting is cooking with love. Roasting is a convenient method of cooking that takes little effort however, there are a few tricks to perfecting a roast that you should know. First, always work with your butcher. He can advise you about which cut of meat is tender or tough and can help you select the best cut for what you want to achieve. Butchers and bakers are the last form of personal shopping you can do like your grandparents did when they ordered their […]

A Little Whisky and Lot of Maple Syrup

March 4, 2013Blog1 Comment

Cooking with spirits is a tradition that was once indigenous to the places or regions they were developed, but today with spirits and liquors from around the world at our doorstep, we can enjoy spirited culinary traditions from Europe, Australia, Asia and the rest of North America whenever we want. But why go that far when those in Niagara have the best right here on their doorstep – Forty Creek Whisky. John Hall is a winemaker by trade, but in 1992, in a bold move, he decided to start his own distillery in Grimsby. At Kittling Ridge Distillery Hall […]

Maple Syrup Season

March 4, 2013Blog, cuisine, farm fresh food, food, local food, lynn ogryzlo, Maple Syrup, The Ontario TableLeave a comment

Just drive down an old country road in Ontario. Roll down your window and take a deep breath. The wind is brisk, fresh and clean. The air is filled with a sweet lingering mist. Now close your eyes and concentrate. The pervasive aroma wafts across your palate making you run for the nearest pancake house. It’s maple syrup time. From the mid 16th century to the present, Canadian maple syrup has played an important role in Canadian cuisine. The thick, super sweet golden nectar with a caramelized taste is considered to be an ideal candidate for fine foods because […]

Banana Oatmeal Muffins to The Rescue

February 28, 2013Blog, cuisine, farm fresh food, food, local food, lynn ogryzlo, The Ontario Table4 Comments

It’s school break for college students and my 19-year old is home from school. I always forget how much it takes to feed a growing boy. My son is not big but he still eats 3 times as much as I do. So that means you begin to think of things to make. I bought a large bunch of bananas but they weren’t being eaten as enthusiastically as I anticipated so I decided banana muffins would be a great nibble in between meals and snacks. I have a large collection of cookbooks but when it comes to the tried […]

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