|  Ok, so I couldn’t resist a lame attempt at berry humour but I hope you’ll look past that and read the rest of this post.
I’m the proud owner of two quarts – ok, just over one by now – of fresh Ontario strawberries that I picked up at Fraberts Fresh Food in Fergus. I’ve been craving them since I read a tweet by @EatingNiagara yesterday talking about having the chance to taste the first of the strawberry harvest and I knew one of the only places likely to carry them in the Guelph-Wellington area was Fraberts.
Continue reading The berry first of the season – strawberries, that is  Last weekend, when I wrote about visiting my friend Jackie’s store in Fergus – Fraberts Fresh Foods – I talked about getting the first asparagus of the season. Now, it was yummy and I could go on and on, but I won’t.
While I was at Fraberts, I also managed to get my hands on some local Ontario rhubarb. I used to eat rhurbarb a fair bit when I was growing up because it grew in our garden…AND…this is the important part, my mom knew what to do with it. I have contemplated buying rhubarb in the past but never did precisely because I wasn’t sure what I could turn it into (and since my husband’s not a big fan of rhubarb, whatever I did make had better be good because I’d be eating a lot of it!). Continue reading Another spring favourite – fresh Ontario rhubarb  What’s in season? It’s May, which in Ontario means asparagus.
These days, asparagus is available pretty much year round in our supermarkets, but to me, nothing beats the freshness and flavour of homegrown Ontario product. Continue reading What’s in season? Asparagus of course! | |
