Winter 2007

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Features

• Chase the Chill
  Here's why you should serve them a bubbling pot of goodness.

• Hints for St. Nick
  Take some tips for made-in-Alberta treats that they'll love

• Gouda for You
  Investigate the perfect party cheese platter

• Pasta, Present and Future
  Three generations of Saccomannos make prairie Italian food.

• Do you know the Muffin Girl
  I taught my daughter how to bake. It was a stroke of genius.

• Cooking with Oil and Flames
  The battle of Alberta spills off the rink and into the kitchen

• Feed the Many
  Some Albertans make holiday dinners possible for thousands of hungary Albertans

Departments

• A Message from Growing Alberta
  Warming to the Chill

• Travel
  Alberta's Rockies are a winter wonderland

• Health and Safety
  Find out the latest way to eliminate the hassle, and danger, of a holiday dinner

• City Slicker
  Jennifer checks out Zinter Brown's condiment line. Will she find herself in a jam?

• Since You Asked
  Hothouse! Winter is tomato time in Alberta

• Just for Kids
  Learn about some great food to give your game and edge

• End Notes
  Poultry notes, contest, What's Coming

• Picture Perfect
  December's cows, outside Water Valley, Alberta

Quick Bites

• The Saucy Life
  Alberta is home to many tongue-firing, endorphin-releasing hot suaces.

• Four Favourites
  We conducted an informal survey of professional cooks and domestic divas alike to find out what four pantry ingredients they always have on hand and often reach for when prepping something simple and tasty.

• Gravy Training
  If You've cooked your bird and it's time to get saucy, the key to gravy perfection is in the wrist, the attitude and in not getting overly complicated. Follow these simple steps tp gravy greatness.

• My Secret Ingredient
  By Brady Weiler, Owner & Chef, The Pipestone Food Company, Wetaskiwin

• Spitz are it
  No matter what the event, it's likely that you'll find salted and floavoured products from the Alberta-based sunflower giant, Spitz International.

• Chew on Super Foods
  Imagine it: lower cholesterol, fewer post-menopausal symptoms and, just maybe, a chance to lower the risk of cancer. Sounds too good to be true? It's not.

• Bison Business
  In 2007, Canadian bison found its way from ranches into Western Canada's Safeway outlets.

Online Only

• Help at Hand
  Sally Johnston writes about some of the kitchens in the province whose business it iss to feed those among us who have not fared as well and are currently facing challenges. Find out a few ways that you can help.

• Farm Gate to Plate
  Check out these great tips on handling turkey this holiday season

• Take the Cheese
  Julie Van Rosendaal explores the world of Alberta cheese in this issue. See her list of spots to buy cheese.

• Recipes
  Serving up Gail Hall's southwestern-inspired stew from "Chase the Chill?" Why not bake a batch of her cornbread to accompany it?