If you’re getting sick of the cold weather, you can blame the hot summer that just passed. New research suggests that particularly hot summers cause really cold winters.

I’ll be honest. No matter how “green” I am, I don’t like camping. I don’t like being immersed in the woods, and one with nature. But for some reason, some folks do.

It’s cold out. And if it’s not cold where you are, well, then we’re a little jealous. But nothing says “warm me up” like a cozy bowl of soup, chock full of our favourite ingredients.

We are in dire need of a Winter warm-up. Well, we are here, at least, when we were blasted with loads of snow yesterday, continuing to the present moment as I type.

Squash, ah yes, the essence of winter cuisine. But how well do we really know our winter delicacy?