Recipes

This refreshing cool Chinese cucumber salad is great for summer

Chinese Cool Cucumber Salad

If you’ve spent any time in mainland China, you’ve almost certainly had pai huang gua (拍黄瓜). This dish is a refreshing cold cucumber dish, perfect

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Marilyn (Rhubarb Kuchen)

Marilyn (Rhubarb Kuchen)

Food holds connection for me.  Connection to our natural world… bird song coming in my window to tell me it is morning, evergreen scent after

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Raw honey is a healthy sweetener in this banana craisin muffin recipe

Banana Craisin Muffins

A healthy addition to Sunday brunch or afternoon tea. Ingredients: 2/3 cup (160 mL) raw honey 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, softened 1 cup (250

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Hot Cross Buns made with raw honey are a family Easter tradition

Hot Cross Buns

Hot crossed buns are a traditional Easter favourite at our house. I got the recipe from my mom’s recipe box.  My mom probably got it

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raw honey used as a glaze adds a subtle sweetness to this BBQ-style pork tenderloin

BBQ-Style Pork Tenderloin

A yummy comfort food with Chinese flavours to warm you up in the winter.  You can watch Carol make this easy-to-cook dish here Ingredients: 2

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Rhubarb jam: intensely tart rhubarb balanced with delicately sweet honey

Rhubarb Jam Made With Honey

With spring comes rhubarb A prairie winter gives way to an invigorating (and sometimes it seems sudden) spring, turning our yards, gardens, fields and wild

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Chinese Braised Pork Belly hong shao rou 红烧肉

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

This decadent dish is very popular in China, where it’s called hong shao rou (红烧肉). It’s actually not that difficult to make. Follow the simple

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