Rhubarb Ice Cream
With a steady supply of rhubarb arriving weekly, I used this week’s fruit to make an ice cream. Its tartness and colourful ripple made it a standout summer treat.
Archive of posts from June 2020
5-Ingredient Strawberry Shortcakes
We get weekly deliveries from Thames River Melons, a farm in Ontario offering market boxes this summer, in lieu of selling at farmers’ market stands. When a heaping flat (6 quarts) plus another 2L basket of local strawberries greets you on your doorstop, you know that summer ...
Rhubarb Crisp (Serious Eats)
The reviews are in: last week’s rhubarb crisp, containing unconventional ingredients like red wine and poppy seeds, was not well received. Our household prefers more conventional flavours, which disappoints me, as I always like to try new things. To appease the majority, I tur...
Wine-Poached Rhubarb and Poppy Seed Crisp
We’ve been enjoying our market box deliveries from Thames River Melons, a fruit and vegetable farm, an hour and a half drive west of Toronto. We’re not going to be able to browse the market stands this summer, so I’m glad Dr. S found out that Thames was delivering. During May...