This is one of those easy to put together appetizers/sides that will become a go-to in your repertoire… It’s naturally vegan, except for the cheese topping which can easily be replaced with a scattering of nutritional yeast. It’s a wonderful side for a dinner of soup or stew, a warm late afternoon snack after a…
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Braised Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage with Winter Fruits
Sweet and sour cabbage is in my earliest of memories of living on the island. As new friends and neighbours invited us to dinner, it seemed that all seemed to make it, most likely because cabbage is one of the easiest vegetables to store and is inexpensive. It didn’t matter whose house dinner was at, there…
Lentil & Veggie Cottage Pie
GF / Vegan One of my long-time favourite dinners is Shepherd’s Pie. When we were very young, Mom would set up the meat grinder and have us turn the handle over and over, mincing leftovers of roast beef, followed by onion and carrot. Mixed with some peas and gravy, then topped with potatoes, it was delicious, robust…
Farmhouse Bread
I could probably make this with my eyes closed. In fact I may well have! This is a simple bread recipe that lends itself to many different additions. I’ve made it for weddings, fund-raisers and just for the family. When I’m catering, I use one loaf for 8 guests, and rarely have any leftovers. I…
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…
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