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Took Cardamummy to an appt & she wanted a sweet afterwards. Funny how Aura-La was on the route home!
One cream cookie to split.
The lodger and I will have carrot cakes for dessert.
And that poor orange cardamom babka was crying because it was all alone, so I rescued it.
Fresh from the oven: Blueberry-studded banana bread (tweaked Nigella's recipe)
As Annie and Aretha sang, Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves. While men get most of the attention and almost all the investment funds, women are doing the work, founding, running and growing food production companies.
We’ve a few local female-founded companies who are stocking shop shelves across the province and country, and supplying restaurants. So, For International Women's Day, I chatted with a couple of them about their journeys:
Morgan from Green Goddess Fromagerie
Becky from Beck's Broth
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/green-goddess-fromagerie-beck-s-broth-waterloo-region-guelph-1.7477608
#Canada #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty#GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies#CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #Cheese #Vegan #BoneBroth #IWD2025 #ExploreWaterlooRegion #CBC #Food #Mastonom
We’ve a few local female-founded companies who are stocking shop shelves across the province and country, and supplying restaurants. So, For International Women's Day, I chatted with a couple of them about their journeys:
Morgan from Green Goddess Fromagerie
Becky from Beck's Broth
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/green-goddess-fromagerie-beck-s-broth-waterloo-region-guelph-1.7477608
#Canada #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty#GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies#CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #Cheese #Vegan #BoneBroth #IWD2025 #ExploreWaterlooRegion #CBC #Food #Mastonom
Day 29 of 30 Days of Local Food: Vincenzo's
We’ve a few food landmarks in this town, and I think Vincenzo’s is one. I’ve been shopping here for a couple of decades. Here’s where I find those ingredients that my favourite food writers call for. Here’s where I find ingredients made by small Canadian makers, as well as grab and go meals from local restaurants and caterers. Local foods. Imported foods. Hot counters. Groceries. Fresh-made bespoke pizza. Butcher, cheese, fishmonger, and pastry counters. A deli that will create the sandwich of your dreams. It’s a place where I run into old friends and make new ones. Where listeners tap me on the shoulder after hearing me ask for half a wodge of cheese. It’s a favourite place.
Vincenzo’s 150 Caroline St S, Waterloo,
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #IndependentGrocers #SpecialtyFoodStores #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
We’ve a few food landmarks in this town, and I think Vincenzo’s is one. I’ve been shopping here for a couple of decades. Here’s where I find those ingredients that my favourite food writers call for. Here’s where I find ingredients made by small Canadian makers, as well as grab and go meals from local restaurants and caterers. Local foods. Imported foods. Hot counters. Groceries. Fresh-made bespoke pizza. Butcher, cheese, fishmonger, and pastry counters. A deli that will create the sandwich of your dreams. It’s a place where I run into old friends and make new ones. Where listeners tap me on the shoulder after hearing me ask for half a wodge of cheese. It’s a favourite place.
Vincenzo’s 150 Caroline St S, Waterloo,
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #IndependentGrocers #SpecialtyFoodStores #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 26 of 30 Days of Local Food: Nith Valley Apiaries
When I read about the adulteration of those convenient, cheap, (and sometimes cute) bottles of honey, I switched to locally-produced sweet stuff. When I’m not gifted with a jar from a friend’s hives, I turn to Nith Valley. Part of the local sustainable food system they’ve been around since 1918 and now have hives dotting the swath of territory including Perth and Oxford Counties and Waterloo Region. I prefer their unpasteurised liquid honey, but I cannot turn down their strawberry creamed (mixed with butter and sprinkled with salt and black pepper, on toasted seedy bread).
The pic: A 1kg jar of Nith Valley’s unpasteurised, unfiltered summer blossom honey.
Nith Valley Apiaries: 1041 Christner Rd, New Hamburg
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Honey #Bees #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
When I read about the adulteration of those convenient, cheap, (and sometimes cute) bottles of honey, I switched to locally-produced sweet stuff. When I’m not gifted with a jar from a friend’s hives, I turn to Nith Valley. Part of the local sustainable food system they’ve been around since 1918 and now have hives dotting the swath of territory including Perth and Oxford Counties and Waterloo Region. I prefer their unpasteurised liquid honey, but I cannot turn down their strawberry creamed (mixed with butter and sprinkled with salt and black pepper, on toasted seedy bread).
The pic: A 1kg jar of Nith Valley’s unpasteurised, unfiltered summer blossom honey.
Nith Valley Apiaries: 1041 Christner Rd, New Hamburg
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Honey #Bees #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
My latest food column is up!
Whether they're nurturing a new generation of farmers, continuing a legacy, creating new flavours or making it easier to find tastes of home, Waterloo-Wellington's Black food entrepreneurs are helping to shape our food scene and add to the nation conversation.
#Food #Mastonom #BlackHistoryMonth #Canada #LocalFood #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty
Day 23 of 30 Days of Local Food: ForeQuarter Butcher Shop
When the price of meat began rising, I shifted most of my meat budget to local independent butchers who focus on locally sourced products. If I'm paying more, I figure I should support those who treat and feed their animals and birds well. Happy animals produced happy meat, as I say. I bounce around – we’re lucky to have choice – but over the past six, eight months, I’ve pretty much found myself returning time and time again to ForeQuarter. The meats are sourced from local/nearby farmers, committed to ethical and sustainable practices. The quality and flavour are so much better than what’s in those plastic-wrapped trays that sit under fluorescent lights. Plus, the folks there are just lovely.
ForeQuarter Butcher Shop: 217 Louisa St, Kitchener
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Meat #Butchers #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
When the price of meat began rising, I shifted most of my meat budget to local independent butchers who focus on locally sourced products. If I'm paying more, I figure I should support those who treat and feed their animals and birds well. Happy animals produced happy meat, as I say. I bounce around – we’re lucky to have choice – but over the past six, eight months, I’ve pretty much found myself returning time and time again to ForeQuarter. The meats are sourced from local/nearby farmers, committed to ethical and sustainable practices. The quality and flavour are so much better than what’s in those plastic-wrapped trays that sit under fluorescent lights. Plus, the folks there are just lovely.
ForeQuarter Butcher Shop: 217 Louisa St, Kitchener
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Meat #Butchers #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 22 of 30 Days of Local Food: Mountainoak Cheese
Adam van Bergeijk has been a cheesemaker for more than 40 years. The Dutch farm crisis of the 80s led his family to immigrate to Wilmot Township almost 30 years ago—the land is part of a finite amount of precious, fertile space: once lost, it will not return. Within a few years, he restarted cheesemaking. It wasn’t long before Mountainoak began winning international cheesemaking competitions. Adam, his wife Hanne, and their cheeses are local, national, and international culinary gems.
Mountainoak Cheese: 3165 Huron Road, New Hamburg
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Cheese #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Adam van Bergeijk has been a cheesemaker for more than 40 years. The Dutch farm crisis of the 80s led his family to immigrate to Wilmot Township almost 30 years ago—the land is part of a finite amount of precious, fertile space: once lost, it will not return. Within a few years, he restarted cheesemaking. It wasn’t long before Mountainoak began winning international cheesemaking competitions. Adam, his wife Hanne, and their cheeses are local, national, and international culinary gems.
Mountainoak Cheese: 3165 Huron Road, New Hamburg
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Cheese #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 20 of 30 Days of Local Food: The Dessert Artist/Jamaican Patties
Vive la patty resistance! This week's CBCKW food column celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Patty Wars and the deliciousness that is the Jamaican patty. PLUS I chatted with the AWESOME Rochelle Williams who's @thedessertartistinc, about her handmade fantastically flaky, flavourfVive la patty resistance! This week's CBCKW food column celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Patty Wars and the deliciousness that is the Jamaican patty. PLUS I chatted with the AWESOME Rochelle Williams who's The Dessert Artist, about her handmade fantastically flaky, flavourful finds.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/jamaican-patty-the-dessert-artist-rochelle-williams-waterloo-region-1.7464974
#Canada #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #JamaicanFood #jamaicanpatties #ExploreWaterlooRegion #CBC #food #Mastonom
Vive la patty resistance! This week's CBCKW food column celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Patty Wars and the deliciousness that is the Jamaican patty. PLUS I chatted with the AWESOME Rochelle Williams who's @thedessertartistinc, about her handmade fantastically flaky, flavourfVive la patty resistance! This week's CBCKW food column celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Patty Wars and the deliciousness that is the Jamaican patty. PLUS I chatted with the AWESOME Rochelle Williams who's The Dessert Artist, about her handmade fantastically flaky, flavourful finds.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/jamaican-patty-the-dessert-artist-rochelle-williams-waterloo-region-1.7464974
#Canada #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #JamaicanFood #jamaicanpatties #ExploreWaterlooRegion #CBC #food #Mastonom
Day 20 of 30 Days of Local Food: Humble Lotus
“In one big mouthful, this tempura tiger shrimp roll mixes sweet and salty, crunchy and tender, clean and earthy, and offers a sting. Like its eponymous snake, there’s some fight and bite.” I wrote those words about the Black Mamba when I reviewed The Humble Lotus a couple of years ago. It was my first of many, many visits. But there’s more to this dtk takeaway than creative and tasty sushi. They built conscientious eating into the business – values embracing inclusiveness, sustainability, accessibility, and (as much as possible) local sourcing (plus all tips go to a local child nutrition program). Good people, doing good things, serving good food. What more can I ask?
The Humble Lotus: B-388 King St E, Kitchener
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Sushi #SEAsianFood #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
“In one big mouthful, this tempura tiger shrimp roll mixes sweet and salty, crunchy and tender, clean and earthy, and offers a sting. Like its eponymous snake, there’s some fight and bite.” I wrote those words about the Black Mamba when I reviewed The Humble Lotus a couple of years ago. It was my first of many, many visits. But there’s more to this dtk takeaway than creative and tasty sushi. They built conscientious eating into the business – values embracing inclusiveness, sustainability, accessibility, and (as much as possible) local sourcing (plus all tips go to a local child nutrition program). Good people, doing good things, serving good food. What more can I ask?
The Humble Lotus: B-388 King St E, Kitchener
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #Sushi #SEAsianFood #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 21 of 30 Days of Local Food:
Vive la patty resistance! This week's CBCKW food column celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Patty Wars and the deliciousness that is the Jamaican patty. PLUS I chatted with the AWESOME Rochelle Williams, The Dessert Artist, about her fantastically flaky finds.
#Food #Mastonom #CanadianFood #JamaicanPatties #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #CBC
Day 18 of 30 Days of Local Food: Eby Manor (dairy)
We’re really lucky to have a safe supply of Canadian milk (and meats and veggies and…). Chances are, if you’re buying fresh milk here, it’s produced by Canadian dairy farmers. Most of the fresh cow milk we get here is from cows that produce milk with A1 proteins, but here in Waterloo, Eby Manor has been producing Guernsey milk (with A2 proteins) for more than a dozen years And I’ve been using it almost as long. Fantastic straight, in tea, and baking, frankly my best homemade ice creams are made with it.
Eby Manor Dairy Market: 1174 Weeby Place, Waterloo
(also available at dozens of independent shops and a few mainstream grocers in Waterloo-Wellington)
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #CanadianDairy #A2Milk #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
We’re really lucky to have a safe supply of Canadian milk (and meats and veggies and…). Chances are, if you’re buying fresh milk here, it’s produced by Canadian dairy farmers. Most of the fresh cow milk we get here is from cows that produce milk with A1 proteins, but here in Waterloo, Eby Manor has been producing Guernsey milk (with A2 proteins) for more than a dozen years And I’ve been using it almost as long. Fantastic straight, in tea, and baking, frankly my best homemade ice creams are made with it.
Eby Manor Dairy Market: 1174 Weeby Place, Waterloo
(also available at dozens of independent shops and a few mainstream grocers in Waterloo-Wellington)
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #CanadianDairy #A2Milk #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Cottage pie. 
Day 17 of 30 Days of Local Food: The Craft Gin Trail
I couldn’t decide which of local gin distiller to highlight for my 30 days, so I’m lumping them all in today. Distilling is one of this part of the world’s oldest industries, and this area is home to some historically significant ones (Seagram’s). Regulation changes brought in a new crop of craft distillers. I visited many of them this summer. Each has their own takes on my favourite spirit, and most have other spirits on the go (whisky, rum, voddy, etc) as well as premixes.
Silver Fox Distillery - 7999 Wellington Rd 109, Arthur
Elora Distilling Company - 102 Metcalfe St, Unit 4, Elora,
Dixon's Distilled Spirits - 355 Elmira Road north, Unit 106, Guelph
John Sleeman and Sons/Spring Mill Distillery - 43 Arthur Street S, Unit A, Guelph
Junction 56 - 45 Cambria Street Stratford
Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery - 1271 Reidsville Rd., Ayr
Mann's Distillery - 581 West Street, Brantford
#BuyLocal #Canada #CanadianFood #CanadianDrink #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #Gin #Distillers #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
I couldn’t decide which of local gin distiller to highlight for my 30 days, so I’m lumping them all in today. Distilling is one of this part of the world’s oldest industries, and this area is home to some historically significant ones (Seagram’s). Regulation changes brought in a new crop of craft distillers. I visited many of them this summer. Each has their own takes on my favourite spirit, and most have other spirits on the go (whisky, rum, voddy, etc) as well as premixes.
Silver Fox Distillery - 7999 Wellington Rd 109, Arthur
Elora Distilling Company - 102 Metcalfe St, Unit 4, Elora,
Dixon's Distilled Spirits - 355 Elmira Road north, Unit 106, Guelph
John Sleeman and Sons/Spring Mill Distillery - 43 Arthur Street S, Unit A, Guelph
Junction 56 - 45 Cambria Street Stratford
Willibald Farm Distillery & Brewery - 1271 Reidsville Rd., Ayr
Mann's Distillery - 581 West Street, Brantford
#BuyLocal #Canada #CanadianFood #CanadianDrink #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #Gin #Distillers #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 16 of 30 Days of Local Food: Oakridge Acres
Each time I’ve driven to Oakridge Acres, a bison farm, I’ve caught a glimpse of those magnificent beasts in their paddocks. Big woolly, and surly, their lean meat is irony and minerally—I’ve made cedar-braised shortibs, burgers and samosas from their meats. The farm shop’s chest freezers are filled with meats from other local and nearby producers, and its shelves, bins and racks feature baking, produce and products grown nearby. Plus, they’ve a kitchen turning out delicious soups, entrees, and savoury pies.
Oakridge Acres: 2132 Greenfield Rd., Ayr
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #IndigenousFood #Bison #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Each time I’ve driven to Oakridge Acres, a bison farm, I’ve caught a glimpse of those magnificent beasts in their paddocks. Big woolly, and surly, their lean meat is irony and minerally—I’ve made cedar-braised shortibs, burgers and samosas from their meats. The farm shop’s chest freezers are filled with meats from other local and nearby producers, and its shelves, bins and racks feature baking, produce and products grown nearby. Plus, they’ve a kitchen turning out delicious soups, entrees, and savoury pies.
Oakridge Acres: 2132 Greenfield Rd., Ayr
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #CanadianFood #IndigenousFood #Bison #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
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Day 15 of 30 Days of Local Food: Azores Bakery
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Joe and Anna Couto buying Cambridge’s Azores Bakery. Known for their Portuguese buns and breads, available in mainstream grocers in Southwestern Ontario. Attached to their Elgin Street bakery is their shop, which hosts a trove of Portuguese and European food and household products. They’ve also got sweet and hot counters, serving traditional Portuguese food. Their caldo verde is what’s needed during these snow storms, but for me, their bifanas and grilled chorizo are must-haves.
Azores Bakery: 244 Elgin Street, Cambridge
#BuyLocal #Canada #CanadianFood #LocalFood #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #PortugueseFood #CanadianFood #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Joe and Anna Couto buying Cambridge’s Azores Bakery. Known for their Portuguese buns and breads, available in mainstream grocers in Southwestern Ontario. Attached to their Elgin Street bakery is their shop, which hosts a trove of Portuguese and European food and household products. They’ve also got sweet and hot counters, serving traditional Portuguese food. Their caldo verde is what’s needed during these snow storms, but for me, their bifanas and grilled chorizo are must-haves.
Azores Bakery: 244 Elgin Street, Cambridge
#BuyLocal #Canada #CanadianFood #LocalFood #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #PortugueseFood #CanadianFood #kweats #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
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Day 12 of 30 Days of Local Food: Champa Kitchen
Uncompromised flavours say so much about the people and cultures, and I’m happy Outhoumphonh (Linda) and her family prepare the foods of their Lao homeland for us. Her dishes—bright, pungent, salty, sticky, crispy, sweet, herbaceous—are always something to look forward to. My favourites are too many to mention, but nothing has ever disappointed.
Champa Kitchen: 21 King St. N, Waterloo
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
Day 12 of 30 Days of Local Food: Champa Kitchen
Uncompromised flavours say so much about the people and cultures, and I’m happy Outhoumphonh (Linda) and her family prepare the foods of their Lao homeland for us. Her dishes—bright, pungent, salty, sticky, crispy, sweet, herbaceous—are always something to look forward to. My favourites are too many to mention, but nothing has ever disappointed.
Champa Kitchen: 21 King St. N, Waterloo
#BuyLocal #Canada #SMB #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty #GuelphFoodies #Waterloofoodies #kitchenerfoodies #CambridgeFoodies #KitchenerWaterlooFoodies #kweats #CanadianFood #ExploreWaterlooRegion #Food #Mastonom
