About 15 years ago, we had an epic snowfall over the Christmas holidays. Not that it takes too much for us to be excited, as in this area more than a foot is remarkable. This storm brought us about 3½’ of snow over a couple of days. Just when we thought it was over, it…
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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…
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…
Coconut Rice with Fragrant Onion Sauce
In my early 20’s my younger sister and I shared an apartment. We had two cats, two bedrooms, and groups of friends five years apart. Somehow it all worked. I was big sister to many of her friends, and my responsibility for her kept me with my feet firmly on the ground. We started off…
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