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Blackberries grow wild and unruly steps from my kitchen door. Protecting my arms from attacking thorns and armed with a bucket I can cheerfully spend a glorious afternoon plundering the blackberry vines. In summer I pick them warm from the … Continue reading
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When I shop for groceries I read the labels on the back of products. When you read the label on the back of salad dressing invariably the first ingredient is water. This means it is the main ingredient. Then there … Continue reading
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The ultimate shortbread is worth its weight in gold. It must have just the right amount of butter. Butter creating a rich flavour and crumbling texture. Then there should be a whisper of vanilla. Not too much sugar. The perfect … Continue reading
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Lemons glorious lemons. Grate the rind, squeeze the juice, whip together sugar and eggs and you create pure alchemy. This golden dessert is a creation that is heavenly beyond words. It has the most decadent puckery lemon flavour. The … Continue reading
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It was an old-fashioned family Sunday dinner. Roast leg of pork with lovely crackling and deep rich gravy. Fresh from the garden jewel ruby beets peeled and roasted with brilliant orange carrots. And for dessert pie with blueberry filling … Continue reading
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I consider this the best pumpkin pie I’ve ever made. AND THE EASIEST!! I have been making pumpkin pie for more than fifty years of Thanksgivings. Trying various recipes. One that almost made the best pumpkin pie had pecans … Continue reading
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We all love appetizer recipes that go together quickly and have easily obtainable ingredients – preferably already in your pantry. Rillettes de Sardines (sardine pâté) fills the bill to a T. I found this recipe in a cookbook by David … Continue reading
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LETTERS FOR MY LITTLE SISTER by Cecilia B.W. Gunther with Melissa Hassard Sixty eight women wrote this anthology about menopause. They wrote from the heart. They bared their souls. They shared their most intimate thoughts. They did this … Continue reading
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LEAF LARD . . . the crème de la crème of lard. This summer my neighbor and I decided to raise our own pork. We loved the idea that we would know exactly what we were eating. We were taking … Continue reading
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I keep a collection of baskets by the kitchen door. A trip to the garden requires one carry the right basket for the occasion. A small square basket for strawberries. A very deep basket for kale. Something larger and round … Continue reading
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