Our neighbouring farmer called today, looking for any sort of meat grinder that could make short work of the pig fat she had on hand, in preparation for rendering. I had an old rotary model that had made many shepherd’s pies in the past, and lovely lamb for moussaka. She came over to pick it…
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Toasted Barley “Risotto” with Roasted Cauliflower
One evening, in the mid-seventies, our family had neighbours over for dinner. Their recent high-school graduate daughter had just returned home from a Katimavik type course. We were told that she was now a “vegetarian” which sounded a lot like “alien” coming out of my mom’s mouth. What to serve? Mom had recently adapted to…
Beet Soup with Chinese Spices
My first memory of beets was at one of my Aunt Laura’s epic Sunday lunches. She would serve many different vegetables, along with the Sunday “joint”. This was what we used to call a large piece of meat with a big bone in it. It would be cooked on the old oil stove. There would…
Midwest Chowder
A friend gave this recipe to me in the 1980’s. Not only did we share recipes, but also we raised and showed dogs, bred horses, raised children and genuinely clicked as friends. This soup was the school children’s favourite when our girls were young, and the recipe spread amongst the island’s families. It then moved…
Swiss Chard with fruit & nuts
We grew up next door to an elderly couple, the Coles. Mr. Cole had converted most of his very large back yard into a year round producing garden. I think they realized that although we were a big active family with “always room for one more”, that our parents needed to be very thrifty to…
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