In our childhood home, Christmas dinner used to always end with a suet pudding with hard sauce. Lovingly made a month or so ahead of time to be part of the day’s celebrations. Unfortunately, most of us children didn’t like the pudding. It was too heavy following an exhausting day and a big dinner. Even…
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Sautéed Mushrooms with Baby Kale
My older sister has just bought a small home on Thetis. I tell you, this island is somehow in our blood. We have a small photograph of our grandparents standing on the rocks by the Chemainus boat slip in 1921, with Thetis in the background. This might not seem unusual, but my grandfather met my…
Butternut Squash Spoon Bread
Spoon bread seems to be in every magazine right now, and I figured it was about time I found out just what it is! Trolling online and through cookbooks, I found out just a couple of essentials. Firstly, it is made with cornmeal, secondly it has eggs in it, and thirdly, no self respecting American…
Herb Crusted Pork Roast
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…
Cheddar Vegetable Pie
Mom used to make a cheese noodle pie that was so incredibly good, but when looked at through today’s lenses, makes me think that perhaps it was a little too good, too much starch, and too much fat. It was a great pie to take along to a potluck, a lunch en route, or for…
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