Explore Our Favourite Recipes

Cook with What's Fresh

Every ingredient has a story.

Whether you're picking up farm fresh eggs, hydroponic greens, grass fed beef, or seasonal produce, we're here to help you turn simple ingredients into memorable meals.

Browse our favourite recipes below and discover new ways to bring local food to your table.

Seasonal Cooking

From fresh harvests to the winter pantry. Explore seasonal recipes, storage and preserving tips, and simple ways to freeze, preserve and make the most of what’s abundant now.

  • Nourishing Bone Broth

    A fall staple worth stocking the freezer for. Turn beef bones and vegetable scraps into a rich, nourishing broth to sip on its own or use in soups, stews and sauces all season long.

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  • Borscht Soup

    A delicious way to make the most of an abundant beet harvest. This hearty, comforting soup is packed with garden vegetables and freezes beautifully for an easy taste of the harvest all winter long.

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  • Preserve the Harvest: Freezing Beets

    Don’t let an abundant beet harvest go to waste. With a little prep, beets freeze beautifully and can be tucked away now for soups, sides and hearty winter meals later.

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  • Roasted Squash & Carrot Soup

    A cozy fall soup that makes the most of late-season squash and carrots. Roast everything first for deeper flavour, blend until creamy, and enjoy now, or freeze a batch for an easy winter meal.

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  • PRESERVING HOW-TO: How to Store Winter Squash

    Winter squash is one of the easiest harvests to keep without freezing or canning. Properly cured and stored in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place, many varieties can last for months, giving you homegrown food well into winter.

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  • Preserve the Harvest: Freezing Apples

    Apple season doesn’t have to end when the harvest does. Prep and freeze local apples now and you’ll have them ready for pies, crisps, sauces and cozy baking all winter long.

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  • Garden Tomato Sauce

    A simple way to turn an abundance of ripe garden tomatoes into something you’ll be grateful to find in the freezer this winter.

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  • 5 simple ways to preserve jalapeños

    Jalapeños are one of the easiest harvest favourites to save for later. From quick pickling and freezing to drying and turning them into sauces, there’s more than one way to make the most of an abundant crop.

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  • Easy Yum Yum Pickles

    Sweet, tangy and wonderfully simple, these Easy Yum Yum Pickles are a delicious way to preserve fresh cucumbers. A fuss-free recipe with that classic homemade flavour everyone loves.

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  • Sheppards Pie

    A cozy fall classic made with Homestead ground beef, garden vegetables and creamy mashed potatoes. Make one for dinner and an extra for the freezer - your future winter self will thank you.

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  • Homestead Beef Stew with Herb Dumplings

    Tender Homestead stewing beef, root vegetables and rich bone broth simmered low and slow, then topped with fluffy herb dumplings. This is cold-weather comfort food at its best.

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Know Your Beef

Not sure which cut to choose? Get to know our beef cuts and the best ways to cook them.

  • Skirt Steak

    A thin, flavour-packed cut of beef known for its rich, beefy taste. Best cooked quickly over high heat and sliced thinly against the grain for maximum tenderness. Perfect for grilling, fajitas, steak salads and tacos.

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  • Baron Of Beef

    Baron of Beef is a lean, flavourful roasting cut that’s perfect for feeding a crowd. Save the leftovers for some seriously good roast beef sandwiches.

    Looking for something similar?
    Top sirloin roast or another lean oven roast may be a good substitute.

    Garlic + Herb Baron Of Beef 

  • Slow-Braised Oxtail with Garlic Mashed Potatoes

    Oxtail is a deeply flavourful cut that rewards a little patience. Rich in connective tissue and collagen, it becomes incredibly tender when cooked low and slow, creating a silky, full-bodied sauce as it braises.

    Best for: braising, stews, soups and slow cooking.

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  • Classic Beef Liver & Caramelized Onions

    Tender grass-fed beef liver, sweet caramelized onions, and rich Homestead tallow create a timeless meal that's packed with nutrients and surprisingly delicious when cooked properly.

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Ground Beef vs Ground Chuck

They may look similar, but there is a difference!

Ground Beef:
Our regular ground beef can be made from a variety of beef cuts, making it a versatile, everyday choice. Think tacos, chili, pasta sauces, casseroles and just about anything calling for ground beef.

Ground Chuck:
Ground chuck comes specifically from the chuck - the shoulder area of the animal. It naturally has a great balance of fat and lean meat, giving it a richer beef flavour and juicy texture. It’s especially good for burgers, meatballs and meatloaf, where that extra flavour and moisture really shine.

So, which should you choose?

For everyday cooking → Ground Beef
For a really juicy burger → Ground Chuck

And whichever you choose, Homestead beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, raised without added hormones, right here in the Okanagan.

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What To Do With… Zucchini

Easy, delicious ways to make the most of zucchini season.

  • Zucchini Noodle Lasagna

    Put those big garden zucchinis to delicious use! This Zucchini Noodle Lasagna swaps traditional pasta!

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  • Garlic Parmesan Roasted Summer Vegetables

    A simple, delicious side dish featuring fresh vegetables from the season!

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  • The Easiest Zucchini Loaf You'll Ever Make!

    No fresh zucchini? No problem. Our freeze-dried shredded zucchini rehydrates in minutes, making this classic loaf quick, easy, and delicious year-round.

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  • Creamy Garlic Vegetable Rigatoni

    When the garden is overflowing, this is the recipe to make!

    Roasted zucchini, patty pan squash, onions, garlic and Hungarian hot wax peppers are tossed with rigatoni in a rich, creamy tomato sauce, then topped with melted cheese for the perfect comfort meal.

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  • Cheesy Jalapeño Zucchini Muffins

    A savoury twist on a garden favourite!

    These cheesy zucchini muffins are packed with fresh zucchini, plenty of melted cheese, and just the right amount of jalapeño for a delicious kick.

    Perfect for lunchboxes, soups, barbecues, or an easy grab-and-go snack.

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  • Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake

    Rich, fudgy, and unbelievably moist, this Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake is the dessert everyone will be asking for!

    Packed with fresh garden zucchini and topped with silky chocolate ganache, it's proof that vegetables and chocolate really do belong together!

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Let's Get Pickling!

Pickling is one of the easiest ways to preserve the harvest, and it doesn’t have to be complicated.

With a few simple ingredients, fresh vegetables can be turned into crisp, flavourful pickles in very little time. Whether you’re working with cucumbers, onions, peppers, or a mix of garden favourites, quick pickling is a simple way to enjoy the season a little longer.

See the link below for our easy Mustard Pickles.

Easy Mustard Pickles