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Category: Middlesex
The Camping Cookout Feast Finder
If your campsite cooking tends to rely on canned beans and wieners, it’s time to kick things up a notch. Before you pull into the campground, make some quick stops at local farm stands and markets to stock your cooler with local produce, baked goods and meats…
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Craft Beer Coasting
A sunny afternoon is a perfect time to gather your beer-loving bubble, nominate a designated driver and set out on a scenic craft beer cruise to a new-to-you corner of Ontario’s Southwest…
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Taste the Difference of A Real Deal Ontario Farm-To-Table Dining Experience
It's not hard to find a farm-to-table meal in Ontario these days. Scoring a real farm-to-table dining experience, however, can be a little trickier if you're not looking in the right places. Farm-to-table meals can be found anywhere there's a chef who is committed to sourcing Ontario ingredients…
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The Home Chef Stock Up
There are two camps of grocery shoppers: those who hate the task and those who actually don’t mind or may even enjoy doing it. Unfortunately, even those of us who don’t dread going out for groceries have been challenged to find pleasure in trips to the supermarket over the course of the pandemic. If months of retail roadblocks like longer lineups, shortages, and “creative” substitutions in online orders have squeezed every ounce of pleasure from your weekly shop, it’s time to shake up your grocery game…
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A Scenic Snacker’s Guide to Must-Stop Sweets and Treats
Move over destination dining! There’s a fun, new way to get a taste for the flavours of Ontario’s Southwest: scenic snacking! Rather than settling in for a multi-course meal at just one restaurant, scenic snacking allows you to graze your way through the region enjoying a series of tasty stops. A driving route with strategically timed fuel-ups along the way is a great way to spend a day. For those who want to make the fun last a little longer, completing a Scenic Snacking bucket list over the course of a season or even a whole year is another fun option. …
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It’s time to Serve Up a New Standard and It Starts with Supporting Local
Do you know the story behind the food on your plate? How far it travelled from, if it’s in season, or who produced it? The next time you sit down to enjoy a meal, whether it be in the comfort of your own home, or in your favourite local restaurant, take a closer look at what’s in front of you. From creation to consumption and each step in between, when you know the story behind your food, it will leave you with a better taste in your mouth…
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So Long, Kids! Get Away for the Weekend Without the Kids
Grandma. Grandpa. Granny. Pops. Whatever term of endearment your kids use, chances are their grandparents haven’t heard it quite as often as they would have liked this year. As Ontario families begin to reconnect with extended family members, it’s a great time for grandparents and grandkids to enjoy activities together again…
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Off the Beaten Track – 9 Easy Trail Rides in Ontario’s Southwest
If you and your bike are on auto pilot, cruise mode on the trails around home base, having done the same circuits many times over this spring and summer, why not take your cycling to the next level and pedal somewhere new…
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Connect with Nature
You’ve heard the saying “nature heals,” and it’s true. Scientific studies show that being in nature lowers stress, elevates mood, improves sleep, increases productivity, and even creates pleasant feelings. We need all of these now more than ever after long periods spent indoors…
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