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Monthly Archives: June 2016

8 Rhubarb Recipes You Need to Try (and so do I!)

The rhubarb is ready (and we have LOTS in the LE kitchen). But what am I going to do with all of this rhubarb? Here are some recipes to help you and I both bust our rhubarb stash! Because I’m baking impaired, I’ve tried to add recipes that are beginner friendly or don’t involve much (or any) baking!

8 Rhubarb Recipes You Need to Try

First things first, be sure to clean your rhubarb well, remove the leaves (they’re poisonous) and if your rhubarb has a tough outer skin, peel it! Remember too, rhubarb can be frozen!  Cut it into 1 inch chunks, put it into a freezer bag, and it will keep for a year (or until next year’s harvest is ready). Continue reading →

Com & Eat – Taber, Alberta

Sometimes you find an establishment that really knows what they’re doing, and today we found a great example of that, COM & EAT Mobile Concession & Catering in Taber, Alberta.  They’re really establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the food truck scene in Southern Alberta, serving up, “authentic and delicious Vietnamese cuisine with a modern flair.” Their menu is concise, with the right amount of variety. They serve up the basics, fresh food, full of flavor for fair prices.

IMG_1120We started with salad rolls, very fresh, made with both chicken and shrimp loads of cilantro and a splash of basil. These have the right noodle to other stuff ratio, though the wrappers didn’t fare too well during the walk home. The only comment I can make, and it’s not negative, is that they could have used more fresh basil (that’s simply a personal preference).  Continue reading →

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