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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With the summer bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables about to explode, many start thinking about what to do with all the surplus they have growing in the garden or the bushels and baskets soon available at your local Vince’s Market or farm fresh stand. Simple food preservation techniques are the answer—and it’s not just
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Today, I want to talk about Blood Oranges—one of my absolute favourites! What is a Blood Orange? The blood orange is a natural mutation of the orange, which is harvested in the winter. It’s a variety of orange, species Citrus × sinensis, featuring crimson flesh that’s almost the colour of blood. The distinctive dark flesh
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August 3rd is National Watermelon Day, and although this is more of an American creation, there’s no reason we can’t celebrate here. We generally consider the watermelon a fruit – and that’s okay – but it may be more correct to label it a vegetable. The watermelon is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family of
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While working during the Covid-19 Pandemic, I’ve been thinking a lot about the type of posts I’ve been drawn to reading after looking for my coronavirus updates. While quarantine haircuts aren’t topical to Vince’s Market, many of the fruit slicing and cooking videos are a much better fit. I’ve seen clips of fruits I’d never
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