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…
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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…
Cheddar Vegetable Pie
Mom used to make a cheese noodle pie that was so incredibly good, but when looked at through today’s lenses, makes me think that perhaps it was a little too good, too much starch, and too much fat. It was a great pie to take along to a potluck, a lunch en route, or for…
Mushroom Potpies with Blue Cheese
An incredibly rainy morning – we haven’t had a day like this since last spring, so I’m not complaining. I even turned on the furnace yesterday when I realized the house wasn’t going to go above 65°. Probably because of the weather, I figured it was time to have a warm & fall type meal,…
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