Canadian Food Focus

Bring something a little different to the snack table with this creamy Roasted Sweet Potato & Lentil Dip.

Roasting sweet potatoes brings out their natural sweetness and gives this dip a smooth, rich texture. Blended with co...

Tomatoes are one of the most commonly wasted vegetables in Canadian kitchens, and most of that waste comes down to storage. The good news is that a few simple habits make a real difference. Whether you have brought home a clamshell of greenhouse cherry tomatoes or a flat of field-grown romas from a summer market, knowing how to store them properly means fewer soft spots, fewe...

Walk through the tomato section of most Canadian grocery stores and you will find cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, romas, rounds, and beefsteaks sitting side by side with very little explanation of what makes each one different. Unlike apples, where variet...

At the end of a long week, it is easy to stare at a container of greenhouse cherry tomatoes or a counter full of ripe field tomatoes and wonder what to do with them before they go. Tomatoes are genuinely one of the most versatile vegetables in a Canadian kitchen. They work raw, roasted, simmered, blended, and preserved. They are just as useful in

Canadian tomatoes have a more interesting story than most people realize. With a world-class greenhouse sector producing fresh tomatoes year-round, a field season that peaks in late summer, and four main types that each have a di...