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Comfort Challenge

Noémi LoPinto wrote about the favourite comfort foods of a range of Albertans who revealed why they love the foods they do. Write to us and tell us what your favourite culinary comfort is and why you love it. We'll enter your name in a contest to win a prize and we may print your response in an upcoming issue of Food for Thought magazine. Write to info@growingalberta.com.  

Eat Well, Closer to Home - Recipes

Two dedicated localvores – Tara Zieminek in Edmonton and Vicki Young in Canmore – agreed to devise menus based on the 100-Mile Diet. mile They had to create feasts using only ingredients found within 100 mile (160 kilometres) of their homes. They scoured farmers’ markets, toured farms and spent a lot of time hunched over a map. Their fantastic main courses are featured in the pages of the fall 2007 issue of Food For Thought magazine. Their appetizers and desserts are:

Tara's recipes:

• Prairie Mushroom Soup
• Feta, Bacon & Caramellized Onion Perogies
• Whipped Créme Fraîche
• Strawberry Honey Ice Cream

Vicki's recipes:

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