When my parents would visit my younger sister and I in our apartment in the late 70’s (returning to the city from their back-to-the-land adventures on Thetis Island) I would try to make a really sumptuous feast at least once during their visit. I can remember buying a huge pork roast (in reality it was…
Category: Meats
Cod Cakes with Zesty Mayo
It used to be that if we wanted fish for dinner, we’d simply go out in our dory and catch some. We used to be happy with a couple of nice sized rockfish, thrilled if we got a snapper, and felt like we’d won the lottery if we brought in a good sized Lingcod. We…
Shirley’s Family Meatloaf
This is real, old-school meatloaf. It is the actual meatloaf mentioned in my sister’s 1993 movie The Lotus Eaters, and our family did take wax-paper wrapped packets of meatloaf sandwiches while sailing with our parents. We probably ate this once or twice a month during the school year while growing up. It is an ultimate…
Farmhouse Chicken Wings
I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually had Chicken Wings in a pub setting. Most likely because I had left the city and was living on this lovely little island before they became a “thing”. There are, however, a couple of recipes of sticky, yummy chicken that I remember most fondly. One was a family…
Slow-Roasted Chicken with Lemon & Garlic
For the first twelve years of our marriage, we lived in a 40’ x 9’ trailer. We had renovated the inside, built a roof and an extra room. Most people didn’t realize it was a trailer. Just a really well planned little cottage. Its lights ran off a 12-volt car battery, while the stove, fridge,…
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