Your Baby Green

Your Green Baby, a nutrition practice focusing on the nutritional needs of mom, baby and toddler, is offering the following cooking workshops:

Made By Mommy – For Baby (6 to 9 months)
Saturday August 8, 2009
10:30am to 1pm
$45.00 (plus GST)
Join registered holistic nutritionist, Kim Corrigan-Oliver for an informative cooking workshop. Learn how to introduce your baby to solids, which foods to introduce first, which foods to avoid and what nutrients are most important at this stage of development. You will leave this workshop with four baby food purees, made by you, to feed your baby. All equipment, recipes and organic ingredients will be provided for you.

Made By Mommy – For Baby (9 to 12 months)
Saturday August 22, 2009
10:30am to 1pm
$45.00 (plus GST)
Your baby is ready to start adding some different tastes and textures to his meal; join registered holistic nutritionist, Kim Corrigan-Oliver for an informative cooking workshop. In this workshop we will discuss your baby’s developing immune system, and nutrients that are important for your baby at this stage of development. You will leave this workshop with four textured purees for your baby, made by you. All equipment, recipes and organic ingredients will be provided for you.

Made By Mommy – For Toddler (1 year and older)
Saturday September 12, 2009
10:30am to 1pm
$45.00 (plus GST)
Kim Corrigan-Oliver, a registered holistic nutritionist, will guide you through four recipes for your growing toddler. Being a toddler is tough, the world is an exciting place and with so much going on, eating is not always a top priority. Ensuring your toddlers nutritional needs are met is important to you. In this class we will focus on nutrient dense whole foods for your toddler, foods that will help to meet their nutrient needs and are tasty at the same time. All equipment, recipes and organic ingredients will be provided for you.

Made By Mommy – For Mom
Sunday September 27, 2009
11am to 2pm
$50.00 (plus GST)
Mom needs to eat too! Kim Corrigan-Oliver is excited to offer this new workshop for moms to feed moms. We will focus on quick easy recipes using nutrient dense whole foods. Foods prepared are quick, easy, delicious and nutritious. We will prepare and cook all foods and enjoy them together before you go home. Leftovers will be yours to take home. All equipment, recipes and organic ingredients will be provided for you.

***All workshops are limited to four participants. Register early to avoid disappointment!

All workshops are being held in my home in Pontypool. Directions will be given upon registration.

If you have any questions or would like to register please contact Kim, by email at kim@yourgreenbaby.ca

More information about Your Green Baby and the services we offer can be found at www.yourgreenbaby.ca

Want some Laughs with your Dinner?

Come Laugh with us this Summer @ Viamede Resort!

Featuring 2 different comedians everyWednesday Night.

Viamede Resort Presents....Giggles Comedy every Wednesday evening starting July 15th. Dinner & Show - $39.95 Show only - $ 15.00 or overnight package - $225.00/ couple.

* all prices plus taxes and service

For reservations call705 654-3344.

Viamede Resort: the home of comedy on Stoney Lake!

Kawartha Cuisine's New Website is Up & Running!

Our latest edition is online - www.kawarthacuisine-shops.ca - we've merged Kawartha Cuisine with our Kawartha Shops magazine and it will be available for pick up in local LCBO's as well as other locations shortly!

Lakefield Local Harvest

~ Sunday, August 16th; 5-8 pm Isabel Morris Park, Lakefield. Tickets on sale July 1st at Happenstance Books & Yarns & Riverhouse Co. $20 each / $10 for 12 and under / under 3 free. pie baking contest open to anyone in the community where contestants must use local grains and fruits. Many local chefs are collaborating to create a scrumptious main course dinner comprised of 100% local (as close to Lakefield as possible) ingredients in celebration of the work farmers do and to celebrate the new Lakefield Farmers' Market coming in May 2010. A great new family, fun community event on the shores of the Otonabee River that will also include some great entertainment too!

July Events @ Cassis 211

Live Music @ Cassis 211 This Thursday, July 2nd, 6:30-9:30pmLive Music in our Cocktail Lounge with...Phil Stephenson - GuitarEnjoy 2 for 1 appetizers with the purchase of any beverage in our Cocktail Lounge 6pm-9pm while Phil plays!

Wine Tasting @ Cassis 211 - Friday, July 3rdJoin us for an evening of wine tasting @ Cassis 211 on Hunter Street in Peterborough. Christina Fountain will be representing a variety of wines from Prince Edward County!6pm - 8pm

Live Music @ Cassis 211Thursday, July 9th, 6:30pm - 9:30pmLive Music in our Cocktail Lounge with...Beau Dixon - Piano & VocalsEnjoy 2 for 1 appetizers with the purchase of any beverage in our Cocktail Lounge 6pm-9pm while Beau plays!

Live Music @ Cassis 211 "Dinnertainment" = Dinner + EntertainmentFriday, July 17th 8:00pm - 11:00pmLive Music in our Dining Room with...The Three Martini's - Rob Philips, Dan Fewings & Jimmy Bowskill!!!!!!We will be taking reservations for the "Dinnertainment Package" only!Book early to reserve your table!!!

Live Music @ Cassis 211Thursday, July 23rd, 6:30pm - 9:30pmLive Music in our Cocktail Lounge with...Rob Philips - Piano & VocalsEnjoy 2 for 1 appetizers with the purchase of any beverage in our Cocktail Lounge 6pm-9pm while Rob plays!

Live Music @ Cassis 211Thursday, July 30th, 6:30pm - 9:30pmLive Music in our Cocktail Lounge with...The Potential Trio - Saxaphone & PianoEnjoy 2 for 1 appetizers with the purchase of any beverage in our Cocktail Lounge 6pm-9pm while The Potential Trio plays!

We look forward to seeing you at one of these exciting events @ 211 in Peterborough!!! For Reservations..... Cassis 211 - Peterborough - (705)775-3663

FIESTA NEWS!

On Friday, July 17, after Fabulous Fiesta has closed at 9 p.m., join us in the Main Building for the first ever "Fun Fiesta", a dance from 9 p.m. to midnight. Enjoy the Dixie land and Rock & Roll sound of The 42nd Street Band. Admission is $10 per person. Combined admission of $15 to attend the Friday night Taste of Fiesta and the dance. There are a limited number of tickets available, so get yours today. Visit www.fiestabuckhorn.com for more information!

The Peterborough Wednesday Farmers’ Market is expanding.

Come celebrate!
June 10th, 2009

The Farmers’ Market in downtown Peterborough has been busting at its’ seems, with so much interest from vendors and market goers alike! So thanks to a wonderful partnership with Peterborough Square the Wednesday Farmers’ Market is expanding into the Peterborough Square Courtyard. There will be a wide array of NEW and interesting produce, meat and craft vendors to explore. Come check it out!

To celebrate our expanding market come explore the “Tastes Of the Kawarthas” with Chief Brian Henry, who will be joining us for the day demonstrating delicious ways to use the freshest of products available from our very own market vendors. He will be walking the market and whipping up some delicious food samples at 10:30 and 12:15 on June 10th, 2009. We will also be celebrating with live music and a cloth bag give-away! So come join in the fun and festivities! The Market is located on Charlotte Street between George and Water Street, under the clock tower in downtown Peterborough. The Wednesday Downtown Market is a local producers’ only market – so come on out and support your local growers! Kawarthas’ Own, Locally Grown.

For more information contact: Paula Anderson 745-3238 ext. 205

By the Bushel Community Food Co-operative: Memberships available!

By The Bushel Community Food Co-operative

coop@bythebushel.ca

705 876 8058

By the Bushel Community Food Co-operative is now Peterborough’s premier sustainably harvested, 100% local food source. Memberships Available! We are pleased to announce that the new Community Food Co-operative will begin serving its members with the first weekly basket pick-up day of the summer on Thursday, June 11th, 2009.The By the Bushel Community Food Co-op is a stakeholder Co-op with three categories of shares (consumer, producer, and employee.) Owning a share means owning a piece of the Co-op! It also means that you have access to all the co-op's services and events. As a consumer you can buy local food from the co-op and as a producer, you can sell that food to the co-op. Employee members have the satisfaction of putting their labour towards a business of which they are part-owners. All members have a vote and are represented on the Co-op Board of Governors. When the co-op produces a surplus, its members decide whether to distribute it in dividends amongst them, or re-invest in their shared enterprise.The BtB Co-op is based on its vision for a just, participatory and sustainable economic base for our local food system. We coordinate local producers to offer a combination of certified organic and ecologically-responsible products, primarily produce, to local consumers. Operating as a producer/employee/ consumer for-profit share co-operative, the BTB Co-op offers a weekly basket of fresh produce from mid-June through October; a monthly basket of winter storage produce November through May; and a variety of other local and sustainably produced or raised items, including honey, frozen meat and poultry, bulk vegetables for canning and more, all locally sourced. We have limited spaces for our weekly basket of fresh local produce so sign up now to secure your baskets. Fresh Food ● Local Farmers● Strong Community ● Healthy Planet. To become a member Call By The Bushel at 705 876 8058, email coop@bythebushel.ca or go to our webpage http://www.bythebushel.ca/.

Devonshire Tea House - New Hours!

If you are interested in visiting the fair village of Lakefield, stop in at the tea house at 60 Queen Street. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 9 - 4, Sunday and Monday 11 - 3. Call 705.652.TEAS for more information.

Peterborough Cooking and Wine Club

Shari Darling - also known as the Sophisticated Wino - has started the "Peterborough Cooking and Wine Club" to be found on http://www.meetup.com/. The first event is March 14th at the Pasta Shop at 165 Sherbrooke, starting at 5:00 p.m. The first class is entitled "The Art and Science of the Perfect Fresh Noodle." In this cooking class, you'll learn to make fresh pasta and pasta sauces, how to pair wine with the right noodle and sauce and enjoy a pasta dish with a glass of wine." The cost is $40.00. You have to registered to the club, which is free, and then sign up for the class. You can pay for the class via paypal, as well.

In other news, Shari's new cookbook entitled "Orgasmic Appetizers and Matching Wines -- Tiny Bites with the MOAN Factor" was just awarded the Best Food and Wine Pairing Cookbook in Canada at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. In May my cookbook goes onto compete against other cookbooks in this same category from around the world in hopes of my bringing home the award for Best Food and Wine Pairing Cookbook in the World. Congratulations Shari!

Restaurants Opening?

I saw this casting call on Food Network and thought I would share it:

Restaurant 101
If you are an aspiring restaurateur who would benefit from the advice of an industry expert / consultant, you have a good personal story, and you're planning to open a new restaurant within the next 6 to 12 months, we want to talk to you.

This exciting new documentary-style series follows restaurateurs who are already in the process of opening a new restaurant.You will be required to fill out an application and submit a video. Please email: dana.speers@redapple.com.

French Food Tax

Good Grief! This is quoted from the UK Times Online: "Gallic gastronomic icons such as brie, foie gras, pastries as well as dozens of other extra fatty delicacies could be subject to a 14.1% increase in taxes as part of a bid by the French government to keep its nation fit and healthy."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4475579.ece

Are these people TRYING to kill me? This all stems from a rise in childhood obesity in France. Get real: Kids are getting fatter because, like everywhere else, they have adapted to a feeding culture that boasts HUGE plates, massive amounts of saturated fat but that leaves them hungry in an hour. Can anyone say Golden Arches? The fast food epidemic is just as prevalent in Europe as it is in North America, amongst the younger set. The older set? Not so much.

My great-grandmother lived to 105 - she ate cheese, foie gras, croissants, snails, all sorts of things that would now be taxed to death in a typically paternalistic effort to extend her life. Thank goodness she isn't here to see this.

Food, Food and More Food!

1st Annual City-Wide Food Drive a Great Success!

Kawartha Food Share thanks the people of Peterborough for their generosity during the July 19th City-Wide Food Drive. Over 13 tons of food was donated in the one day event.
“People donated the food we needed” said Dave Ralph, Chair of Kawartha Food Share. He continued to say; “The food we received will help us through the summer and into the fall so we can assist those people who are hungry in our community.”

Over 180 volunteers travelled down every street in the City picking up the bags of donated food people left on their front step. Special thanks go to the volunteers, supporters and sponsors of the event. The sponsorship of Peterborough This Week, The Wolf/980 KRUZ, Lansdowne Place, East Peterborough Lions Club and Dominos Pizza were big factors contributing to the success of the event.

It is staggering that local food banks need so much food. Over 6,300 people use food banks every month in the City and County of Peterborough. 2,500 or 40% of these food bank users are youth and children. Kawartha Food Share ran the City-Wide Food Drive in the summer because this is the time when donations are at their lowest. 75,000 items are food is distributed every month by Kawartha Food Share to support local food banks.

“Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation.”

For further information please contact:
Chris Kawalec, Office Manager, Kawartha Food Share, 745-5377.

Digital Kawartha Cuisine!

Don't have time to pick up Kawartha Cuisine in person? Check out our digital version:

DIGITAL KAWARTHA CUISINE MAGAZINE