Dessert & Misc Recipes

birds eye view of nut butters

I’m feeling nuts about nut butters

If you read last week’s blog, the theme (no surprise!) was on getting a healthy start to 2022. Whole foods are a key part of a healthy diet, and nuts – as long as you have no allergy or sensitivity to them – are a whole food that offers numerous benefits. Ditto for nut butters.

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A plate of tiramisu made from Mascarpone

All About Cheese: Mascarpone

Mascarpone, pronounced mahs-car-POH-nay, is a silky and sweet Italian double or triple cream cheese made from the cream of pasteurized cow’s milk. Originating in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy, it’s best known as an essential ingredient in tiramisu, an Italian coffee and chocolate dessert, but it has it’s uses in savoury dishes as well.

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a sandwich using leftover turkey from thanksgiving, along with stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce

Leftover turkey? Here are a few great ideas

With aging parents, and now only in-laws, the amount of leftover Thanksgiving turkey has continued to rise. Which could be a problem if you didn’t have two growing teenagers – and an appetite like mine! Our supply generally doesn’t last beyond a Monday repeat, Tuesday turkey sandwiches, and at the latest, Wednesday’s turkey pot pie.

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Different types of apples that Ontario offers (Red and green apples)

Apples, Apples, Apples! It’s All About Apples This Week

Apple season at Vince’s Market has begun! From the bins outside, to the varieties in-store, we currently have many favourites in stock and a few you may not have tried yet. Let’s break down a few of the Ontario varieties and embark on a little journey around the orchard! CORTLAND APPLES Cortland apples are widely

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Apples on an apple tree

Apple Season is Just Around the Corner!

If you’re anything like me, apple season in Ontario is one of your favourite times of the year! Nothing beats biting into a freshly picked apple grown in the same summer sun you’ve been enjoying. Whether you like your apples sweet or tart, crunchy or more on the soft side, there’s a market for any

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Homemade strawberry lime popsicles

Homemade popsicles: a cool summer treat

The summer heat has been steady over the past several weeks, but I’m not complaining. Ditto for when I was a kid during the “dog days” of summer when the sweltering weather was often at its peak. Back then, helping us through the high temps were a variety of frozen treats, with some squeezed through

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A pile of different types of doughnuts

It’s A-Glaze-ing: National Doughnut Day!

A ‘Hole’ Lotta History If you’re not up on your doughnut culture these days, National Doughnut Day is today, June 4th. Always celebrated on the first Friday in June, it’s day of appreciation for Salvation Army volunteers who distributed donuts to servicemen during World War I. It began in 1938 as a fundraiser for Chicago’s

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Vince's Market Leaf

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