Peak Season: Celebrating Ontario’s Freshest Food
In her new book Peak Season, Deirdre Buryk explores and celebrates Ontario’s seasonal bounty as she guides you through each month of the year.
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BBQ’d Grilled Cheese: It Only Makes Sense
words :: Mila Rusimovich // photos :: Paige Harley. Whether it’s the missionary version of bread, cheese, and butter or something a little more Kama Sutra (like a croque-monsieur) the…
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Death of the Supermarket? How the Pandemic is Changing Food Supply Systems
The way we obtain our food is changing, and the pandemic sped up the process. Words :: Feet Banks. Who remembers Blockbuster Video? Wandering the aisles under the hum of…
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Slopeside at The Josie Hotel — Where Modern Meets Magic
They say you gotta be a little bit crazy when you try something new. Case in point: The Josie Hotel, at the base of Red Mountain in Rossland, BC. By…
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One-pot Meals to Crush the Campfire
We all need to eat well on camping trips, and the one-pot meal is the most efficient way to get there. Face it: Likely you’ll be cooking in the dark,…
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Undergrowth Underdog: Salal as Superfood & More
words :: Carmen Kuntz. The thick undergrowth of B.C.’s rainforest is seldom looked upon fondly. Devil’s club can tear skin (or a raincoat) and chest-high sword fern will turn any…
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More Elbow Room: GSI Outdoors Selkirk 540 Camp Stove
After focusing for years on ultra-compact, ultra-efficient backpacking stoves, GSI Outdoors figured it was high time to fashion something to satisfy families and groups of friends looking for a classic…
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Alternative Eats: Saying Yes to Crickets
words & photos :: Colin Field After 12 years in Brooklyn, New York, Joe Shouldice and his family decided to pack it in, and sell everything. Joe and his wife…
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Food: The Secret of Living so Long? The Plant Slant
I’ve never forgotten that day in 1997 when Jonathan slapped my ass and with a snide smile said, “Get back in the kitchen and get me my dinner, woman!” words:…
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Magic in Mushrooms: Putting the Fun Back in Fungi, Both on the Plate and Medicinally
“Wildcrafting” It’s as primitive as it sounds. Wildcrafting is the action of gathering herbs, plants and fungi from the wild. It’s hunting in the dimly lit woods and combing through…
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Food: All Hail the Spider Dog
Hot dog, we have a wiener! The greatest Canadian summer cuisine. Historical accounts state that the newly formed Dominion of Canada came into confederation on July 1 of 1867 and…
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Would You Like Bugs With That? Test Dining BC’s Newest Insect-Based Protein Bars
Six or seven years ago Mountain Life sent me scouring deep into Vancouver’s Chinatown in search of bugs, to eat. Besides the culinary and cultural appeal, the idea was to…
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FOOD: Raclette: Cheese of the (Mountain) Gods
Cheese has been a mouth-watering staple of our traditional mountain diets for centuries, enriching our alpine sandwiches, filling our charcuterie boards, and gluing together the toppings on those late-night pizza…
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No Guts, No Glory: How Fermented Foods Are Winning the Race to Good Health
An active Coast Mountain lifestyle requires a certain level of get up and go. Hoping to enhance our powers of outdoor adventuring, many of us eat healthy and organic foods…
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Hot Damn! — Hot Sauce for Summer
As the West Coast prepares for the next big heat wave of the summer now seems like a good time to bust out this story and recipe from the “Wheels…
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Pan-Fried High: Henry’s Fish and Chips
Why wouldn’t you go to these lengths for world famous Henry’s fish and chips? As we pick up speed and bump and bash noisily over the wake from a local…
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