GETTING BACK TO OUR ROOTS
These hearty dishes bring comfort on a cold day
As Canadians, it’s easy to lament our long winters and short growing season.
Instead, why not celebrate the bounty of hardy root vegetables?
Roasting vegetables at a high heat helps to caramelize their natural sugars.
Our recipe dresses some of our favourite root vegetables in a maple-balsamic-mustard glaze to enhance the vegetables’ earthy sweetness and add some extra zing.
Parsnips may simply look like white carrots, but they’re so much more.
Our soup highlights the unique peppery flavour of the vegetable, layering on sweetness from carrots, onions, honey and maple syrup.
Topped with a dollop of crème fraîche, this rich soup is sure to warm you up.
Our potato recipe is like a warm potato salad, pairing the hearty tuber with the colours and flavours of the Mediterranean. Calgary-based ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen has been providing advice on food, cooking, recipes and other household topics for more than 80 years. Their cookbooks include Everyday Delicious and From the Grill.