When it comes to homegrown ingredients, it doesn’t get more quintessentially Canadian than maple. It's right there on our flag. Maple syrup is part of our DNA, but unless you grew up tapping trees and sipping sap straight from the bucket, the fact that you can drink maple water may be lost on you. Canadian producers are working hard to change that, making inroads at home and abroad. Read More

Our cookbook of the week is Souk to Table by Amina Al-Saigh, Toronto-based author, former engineer and founder of the Middle Eastern food blog Hungry Paprikas. Read More