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.
Gateau de Mûre
The end of summer is marked by the bounty of blackberries found on the islands. We have two types, Himalayan, and the native evergreen variety. Picking berries in Mt. Lehman when we were growing up, our Uncle Angus set us all out with tins hanging from around our necks with a bit of string. This…
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