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What’s In Season – Monthly Favourites

July 6, 2019 By Jess 2 Comments

Hello Summer! I am so here for what’s in season during July because the produce is bountiful this time of year!

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We had so much sunshine for the long weekend that it inspired cooking with many ingredients from our garden and the farmer’s market.

So, come along to see what recipes we’ve made lately along with our Ontario travel adventures and what’s in season for this month; I have A LOT to share with you!

In June we travelled to Prince Edward County in Ontario for my brother’s wedding. The sun was out every day of our trip where we enjoyed delicious food, wine tasting and of course the wedding festivities!

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If you ever travel to Ontario I highly recommend the Prince Edward County region; not only for all of the amazing wine, beer, ciders and food but the scenery is gorgeous. Nearby you can find Sandbanks Provincial Park with some of the most beautiful, bright sand; take a paddle on some of the smaller lakes; check out one of the local golf courses or just cruise all of the local shops in Picton, Bloomfield or Wellington. Plus there are so many wonderful AirBnb’s to stay in too!

What's In Season - What to Cook in July from cookinginmygenes.com

What's In Season - What to Cook in July from cookinginmygenes.com

What's In Season - What to Cook in July from cookinginmygenes.com
After our Ontario adventures the rest of the month we spent cooking at home and enjoying some time around Calgary. I’ve made some recipes from the Well & Good cookbook that have been very enjoyable like this Jalapeno Vegan Burrito recipe. We made this Cashew Crunch Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad from Ambitious Kitchen too and I also have this peach salad on my list for the summer.

Also on my list for the summer is using many more herbs to amp up salads, main dishes and cocktails!

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I recently made a Peach Basil Wine Spritzer recipe in partnership with Moscow Muled over on Instagram! A very refreshing combination of flavours and extremely easy to make with just peaches, basil, white wine & sparkling water!

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I think it will be my patio sip of the summer especially since my Moscow Muled mugs keep it super cool.

We had dinner with friends one weekend; they made this delicious Crispy Bacon Pasta Salad with Fresh Herbs from How Sweet Eats and we brought the ribs and my Berry Rhubarb Kombucha Sangria which was a hit! Here’s to more of those ‘shared dinner’ evenings where you gather with everyone contributing to the meal; sort of like a potluck but a much smaller group and a bit more planned out. And, we finished the evening with bocce ball – LOVED it!

Now that we’ve hit July we are getting all of the wonderful summer fruit I’ve been waiting for in our YYC Growers box. This week we received cherries, blueberries and raspberries; and the raspberries were sooooo good they legit tasted like candy they were so sweet!

So given we’re into an amazing season for fresh produce, here’s What’s In Season for July.


Apricots: Easy Apricot Jam

Berries: Summer Fruit with Whipped Cream

Peaches: Peach Basil Wine Spritzer

Rhubarb: Rhubarb Cake

Strawberries: Berry Rhubarb Kombucha Sangria

Tomatoes: Heirloom Tomatoes, Mozzarella & Sourdough Bread Board

I hope you’re enjoying the sweet, sweet summertime!

Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess

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  1. Matt @ Total Feasts

    July 10, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Prince Edward County looks amazing. I’ve looked at the map and realized I’ve actually driven by it several times when I’ve been in Ontario, but have never actually visited it! I’ll have to put it on my ‘need to visit’ list. I love Moscow mules, they are usually my summer drink of choice. However, I’m intrigued by the Peach wine spritzer! Looks nice and refreshing!

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    • Jess

      July 13, 2019 at 2:28 pm

      You’re so right Matt, Prince Edward County is very unassuming! But, SO worth a visit and definitely add it to your ‘need to visit’ list! I have a couple posts about Prince Edward County so if you need more inspo for your trip just search it on the blog 🙂 Thank you for the recipe love as well on the Peach Wine Spritzer! Definitely has become a summer favourite (and I do like a nice, cool moscow mule too!) Thanks for stopping by the blog!

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