Wild Blueberries in the News
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March 21, 2024
Mildred’s Temple Kitchen is celebrating all things maple syrup right now
Chef Rodney is LIVE at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen joined by General manager, Machael Shaikh to celebrate all things maple syrup.
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November 28, 2023
These super-fruit blueberry recipes are definitely drool-worthy
Meredith is joined by chef Bob Blumer to explore the benefits of the super fruit — blueberries!
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August 23, 2023
What’s For Dinner: Blueberry, Chicken and Avocado Grilled Cheese
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August 3, 2023
20 Tasty Ways to Celebrate Wild Blueberry Season
If you’re only enjoying blueberries in your morning smoothie, you’ve been missing out. The sweet, tart superfruit plays a starring role in these inspired recipes from the Wild Blueberry Association of North America.
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August 3, 2023
A recipe from the new cookbook, “Prairie”
Food writer Dan Clapson joined the CML Kitchen to share the details on his debut cookbook and prepared a tasty dish!
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August 2, 2023
How to elevate these classic summer dishes with blueberries
Sid is joined by ChefD, Darryl Fletcher to learn how to make various recipes with blueberries!
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August 1, 2023
CTV Morning – Cedar plank salmon on the BBQ
Maple-glazed cedar-plank salmon with wild blueberry salsa prepared by Chef Bob Blumer on CTV Morning.
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July 8, 2023
Cooking up the perfect pancakes with Eat North
Eat North food writer Dan Clapson joins Global News Calgary with some tips and tricks on serving up the perfect pancakes for your Stampede breakfast.
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June 30, 2023
10 nutritious, homegrown foods to eat this Canada Day
This summer, whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, having a picnic or dining on a restaurant patio, put Canada on your menu with these nutritious locally grown and produced foods.
While many ingredients are available throughout the country, each region produces its own unique local foods. Read this Globe and Mail article of Canada’s foods to celebrate and savour from coast to coast to coast.
Quebec
While poutine, Montreal-style bagels and Oka cheese come to mind, today I’m thanking Quebec for its wild (lowbush) blueberries, a treat I look forward to every July. (Wild blueberries are also grown in the Atlantic provinces.)
Smaller and sweeter-tasting than cultivated highbush blueberries, wild blueberries are loaded with anthocyanins, antioxidants highly concentrated in the berry’s skin which are thought to guard against cardiovascular disease and bolster brain health.
Wild blueberries contain more antioxidants than their cultivated cousins because, pound for pound, they contain more skin.
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June 28, 2023
Quick and easy options for the perfect summer BBQ get-together
Looking for outdoor hosting ideas this summer? This week on CHCH TV, Pay Chen walks us through quick and easy options for the perfect summer get-together using Canadian #wildblueberries! Serve this frozen super-berry in June for Brain Health Awareness Month and year-round for a delicious and healthy treat!