Summer 2007

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Features

• Never Fail Meats
  Prepare succulent chicken, beautiful bison and more. Learn the do's and don'ts of backyard grilling. The experts crowd around the backyard grill and clamour to offer advice on making the most of meat.

• The ABCs of BBQs
  Stop wondering what goes into a good grill

• Kitchen? What Kitchen?
  Beat the heat this summer by cooking entire meals, from appetizer to dessert on the grill.

• Backyard Burger Joint
  Build the perfect burger, from the unassuming to the exotic. As JImmy Buffet sings it: a good burger is "heaven on earth with an onion slice." Experts offer tips that get beyond this summer staples' beguiling simplicity.

• The Sweet Life
  This summer, grab a bucket and make tracks ot the closest U-Pick to take home the delight of local berries.

• Bison Business - Where the Bison Roam
  The Buffalo Roam on Pilatus Farm - Hundreds of years ago, herds of bison roamed the windswept prairies. On Pilatus Farms they still do.

Departments

• A Message From Growing Alberta
  Editor's Message - Summer Celebrations

• A Day in the Life: Tall in the Saddle
  The co-owner of the Innisfail Auction Market is still keeping stock

• Health and Safety
  You know how to handle food safely as home. What are suppliers doing? By the Book - Find out how food producers keep your food hazard-free, all the way from farm to fork.

• City Slicker
  Emerald Delicacies - A little asparagus is a big deal in central Alberta. Jennifer visits an asparagus farm near Innisfail and finds herself knee-deep in green shoots an dfeeling a little Mediterranean.

• In Their Kitchens
  Mother Mountain Teahouse offers rewards as rich as its desserts

• Since You Asked
  Gas up your bod on the right fuel for summer exercise. Foods for Fitness. Summer is the perfect time to develop good exercise habits. Start by making sure your body has the best fuel for the job

• Just For Kids
  Be the family cook for a day

• Your Thoughts / What's Coming
  Hear from readers just like you

• Picture Perfect
  Fuzzy wonders: Raspberry farmer Tricia James, from Tofield, captured these lambs on a visit to her neighbour's farm.

Quick Bites

• Berry Delicious
  Deciding what to serve for dessert htis summer should be as easy as pie.

• Lettuce Eat Tastier Greens
  On the scale of culinay excitement, salad greens usually lie near the bottom, relegated to fillers and unpalatable diet food. But salad greens don't need to be bland.

• A Peck of Purple Peppers
  Legend has it, while Columbus was searching for peppercorn plants, he found sweet bell peppers. He decided to call them "peppers" because peppercorns were in such great demand in Europe that he thought the name would help the veggies sell better.

• Sugary Sweetness
  That bag of white sugar in your pantry may be made from cane plants grown in the tropics, but it's just as likely to have come from the gnarled white sugar beets (pictured above) grown in the fields of southern Alberta.

• Lick the Heat
  There's nothing better than a cold ice cream cone in your favourite flavour on a hot summer day.

• Calgary Goes "TF-Free"
  If New Yorkers, with their love of curbside instant meals, can go trans fat free, so can Calgarians, says Dr. Brent Friesen, Medical Officer of Health for the Calgary Region.

• Tasty Alternatives
  It took Anna's of North America three years of research and preparation before they were ready to go trans fat free in 2007, says the cookie manufacturer's general manager, Mike Bannister.

• In Good Conscience
  The next time you buy a bottle of water, you can lighten your conscience while you appease your thirst.

Online Only

• Sweet Summer Salads
  Never be stumped for a way to get your 5 to 10 servings of veggies in again. A salad complements your summer fare. Enter our contest - your chance to win a terrific canola salada kit, complete with bowl, Alberta canola oil, dressing shaker and cookbook.

• Farmers Market Roundup
  Even if you don't live on the farm, you can still enjoy the goodness that comes from Alberta food producers. Check out the great farmers' markets around Alberta and load up on the tastiest summer fare going.

• Recipes
  We had more great recipes than we could fit in the magazine this issue. Check out the extras on the website. There's a super summer smoothie, a crispy carrot salad and much more. Let your taste buds do the surfing.

• More Rodeos Around the Province
  Every year Alberta is host to dozens of rodeos, rural fairs and exhibitions

• Meat Madness
  Rub away and marinate like mad - Spices and seasonings add flavour, colour and texture to grilled meat