Wild Rice and Three Sister Salad
Wild Rice and Three Sisters Salad This recipe is a colourful and nutritious side dish that highlights the flavour and texture of wild rice alongside the time- honoured Indigenous companion planting trio of corn, beans and squash, also called the three sisters. To turn it into a main course, top with smoked fish and increase the serving size! Yield: 8 servings, ...
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Remembering Harvester Bradlee Caisse
Bradlee harvesting on boat Bradlee Caisse passed away suddenly in January of 2021. His widow, Patricia Caisse, shared her memories, stories, and feelings for this tribute. Bradlee was a kind, gentle man. He had integrity and lived his life to the fullest. His passion for the environment, the north, and the wild rice industry was something to admire. Our ...
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Industry West Magazine Summer 2022 – NWC Business Profile
Industry West Magazine is based in Regina and is a business magazine filled with meaningful, timely news, advice, and information for Saskatchewan's business community. Industry West is published quarterly and we're fortunate enough to have a business profile featured in the Summer 2022 edition! Check it out here: Growing prosperity and food. NWC Wild Rice is ...
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Wild Rice, Kale and Apple Salad Recipe
Wild Rice, Kale and Apple Salad byMetis Chef and Culinary Consultant Jenni Lessard Yield 6-8 servings. This salad is bursting with apples in three forms and makes a great accompaniment to an Easter dinner. Wild rice adds nutrition and texture (not to mention flavour)! Ingredients For the Salad: 1 ½ cups wild rice, uncooked 6 cups water ½ cup red onion, ...
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Wild Rice and Cocoa Skillet Cake Recipe
Wild Rice and Cocoa Skillet Cake Recipe by Chef Jenni Lessard What's not to love about a decadent tasting, easy to whip up cake with the goodness of wild rice baked right in? Apple sauce replaces part of the sugar for a sweet, but not too sweet, Valentine treat! For the Cake: ½ cup cocoa powder ½ cup unsweetened chocolate chips ...
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Meet our Harvester Dennis Favel
My history in wild rice is, well, my Dad started the wild rice business back in probably late 70s, early 80s. He started farming wild rice, he started off with ten bags. He got them from a promotion for people who wanted to get into wild rice and people were given a chance to do that, and got about ten bags ...
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