Jun. 28, 2021
Cooking In Season
Salad Meals to Beat the Heat
In this recipe round up, I have gathered my best and most delicious summer salad meal recipes in one post, for days when itβs too hot to cook!

It’s that time of year again: Nutty Season. Yes, nutty as in, I must be crazy to have an entire pallet of Β dried fruits and nuts delivered to my house; but also nutty, as in DELICIOUS NEW CROP NUTS are in season!
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know that I am a huge fan of Rancho Vignola for the quality and freshness of their products. You also may remember my giveaway last year, when I waxed poetic about the difference in freshness and flavour from a new crop Rancho Vignola nut and a regular (possibly rancid) supermarket nut. I mean, seriously, the difference is out of this world! I LOVE my delicious new crop nuts.
So here we are again. Rancho has generously offered a second basket for me to raffle off to one of my blog readers! Valued at $150, the Rancho basket will include a nice variety of dried fruits and new crop nuts for the lucky winner. The basket will arrive in time for Christmas!
To qualify for delivery, you must have a Canadian shipping address. Enter the draw in one of three ways:
(1) comment on this post
(2) post to myΒ facebook fanpage
(3) tweet with the hashtag #chefheidisnuts to @chefheidifink
This year’s giveaway will end by midnight, Saturday, December 7th, and a winner will be announced Sunday, December 8th. Thatβs one week, folks!
And for all non-winners – this giveaway is running simultaneously with RanchoβsΒ December online Harvest Event. No minimum order required! That way, you can always order some to try.)

Jun. 28, 2021
In this recipe round up, I have gathered my best and most delicious summer salad meal recipes in one post, for days when itβs too hot to cook!
Oct. 25, 2020
Quince have a wonderful flavour, but an almost impossibly hard texture. Read on for a quick kitchen tip that makes quince easy to peel and cut!
Sep. 27, 2020
Pumpkin spices scones are a perfect fall treat; not-too-sweet, fragrant with spices, with a full complement of rich pumpkin flavour.
Oh…the lovely Rancho Vignola products…they are the best…my favourite is the organic sugared ginger chunks!
I would love to try their fresh yummy nuts and taste the difference. The dried fruits look absolutely delicious!
What a lovely giveaway! Thank you for sharing this product! π
Mmmmmm! I hope to see a Harvest Event in Victoria soon, but in the meantime I’m happy just to receive the deliciousness in the mail!
These baskets look amazing! Thanks for posting, love seeing different Christmas gift ideas π
This looks gorgeous gift I’ve ever wanted!! Since I have two kids, I always come last sadly… I should treat my self with something yummy more often!! π
I’d love to win, sounds divine!
Wow, these sound amazing!
The best gifts are edible! It would be a lovely surprise to win! Thanks for the opportunity.
What a yummy fresh gift for my Dec 7th birthday ! Please pick me !
Oh man, would these make me a happy baker!
Thanks again for both keeping us apprised of all the wonderful food available locally AND showing us what to do with it! Not that figuring out what to do with a gift like this would be difficult . . .