The feeling of sitting down to a meal of “comfort food” is exactly that, comfort. The senses drag up old, comfy memories, of different times and places, but all of them bring us comfort. In our childhood home, if we ever had a roast beef or pot roast for dinner, the next day one of…
Category: Vegetables
Yam Oven Fries
There are certain foods that we know are treats, and should be eaten rarely. French Fries are the ubiquitous side that comes with so many meals. Fast food restaurants started to give us more choices, but fries still hit the plate more often than not. Fries with gravy stepped up the not–good–for–you quotient even more! …
Butternut Squash Gratin with Baby Kale & Pecans
Back in the beginnings of our life on the farm, we used to grow squash in places where we’d had a burn pit. We’d turn over all the ash, add some compost, and plant a few seeds. Sometimes they were seeds that a friend had from the last year’s crop. The biggest were Hubbards, and…
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…
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