In the spring of 1976, my best friend and I headed to San Francisco for the weekend in her dear old VW bug. We had 4 days off from college, and knew that we could make it. A friend of a friend had a house that we could stay at, and that’s about all we…
Month: September 2012
Fruit Crisp
Here I am making more fruit dessert! It is the time of year. I am still amazed at the flavour that blackberries are still giving us. No rain, lots of sun – a perfect science!Having just picked our Bartlett Pears today, and still plucking blackberries, I thought I should share the best crisp I’ve ever…
Potato Salad – “Mom’s”
We spent our summers on the islands surrounding Vancouver and Vancouver Island. One thing that was always available in Howe Sound and parts of Georgia Strait was New Potatoes – cool early summers always gave us these in abundance. Now when I see the first new potatoes of the season at a farmer’s market, it…
Austrian Prune Plum Coffee Cake
The trees are laden this year with plums. My favourite has always been the prune plum. I love the way it splits in half to reveal a bright yellowy-green center with a pit that comes away cleanly. They’re great in so many ways for baking. Here’s an Austrian recipe – old school – but so…
Glazed Mushroom Salad
Sometimes a savoury salad is what’s needed to complete a meal. Often prawns, chicken or steak strips are added, but to me that tends to make it a main dish vs. a side dish. So here’s a way to get the deep flavours without using meat.
farmhouse cook 