Summertime is a great time to enjoy fish. It cooks quickly, doesn’t need long marinating times, and is a light meal that can be made on the stove or the barbecue. It can even be served raw. Albertans primarily rely on flash-frozen seafood choices. Processed and frozen within hours of catch, preserves its peak nutritional value and texture. Locally sourced seafood is limited to fishes such as pickerel, whitefish, and rainbow trout. Pickerel is a versatile, mild, flaky white f

Growing up in Liidli Kue, NWT, Chef Denia Baltzer was surrounded by family that to this day hunts and harvests. Gatherings were centred around food which she says formed an emotional connection with what she cooks. “The food I make stems from the knowledge that what we eat feeds more than just our bodies. The energy and intention it is cooked with carries over to those we are feeding.” As owner and chef of Creative Cuisine Catering, Chef Denia has fun creating new dishes