Can you think of a less Thanksgiving-like meal than Spicy Creole Shrimp? Since my brother offered to host our family’s Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, that left Steve and I free to do, well, nothing in particular. I have a love hate relationship with nothing-to-do. When I’m busy and feeling tossed in a dozen directions I wish…
Roasted Duck Legs with Haskap Sauce
I was presented with a challenge several weeks ago by Steve’s good friend Larry. Larry has been growing haskap berries, a newish variety of berries to the Canadian market, and he wanted to see if I could come up with some ways to use them. Haskap, or honeyberries, are a small bush berry that grows similarly…
Lemony Grilled Seafood
The last few days in the foothills have been just spectacular. Warm, still weather has kept the colourful leaves from dropping or just being blown off the trees, which is often what happens here. It has given me time to clean up the garden slowly and to enjoy whatever time we may still have enjoying…
Roasted Cauliflower with Salsa Verde
Salsa verde is a pretty loose name for any sauce, particularly one that is spanish or latin inspired, that is green. This wonderful roasted cauliflower recipe was in a book that I first found online while searching for books dedicated to preparing veggies. When I find interesting looking cookbooks (or any kind of book really), my…
Summer Plum Galette
I love making galettes in the summer time. They are so pretty, and I’ve always found the pastry to be easier and more successful to make than traditional pie crust. I suck at pie crust. Really. I do. I usually make peach or Saskatoon berry galette in the summertime but last weekend’s market showcased big boxes…
Bison Chili
It’s been a busy summer. I’ve spent a fair bit of time this year in BC with family and friends and so, despite my conviction that I was going to be blogging and photographing lots of food this summer while the daylight hours were longer, it simply has not happened. I’ve been too busy tasting…
Beet Salad with Peaches and Honey Balsamic Dressing
I’m a bit jealous. My longtime friend Mona tends bees. She started a few years ago and though I have often thought I’d like to do the same, I have yet to learn. I tried to sign up for a course in the spring but was already too late. I’m signed up for one in October…
Smoky Ginger Snaps
Perusing the Penticton Farmer’s Market with my friend Karen and my sister in law Nena a few weeks ago, we came across a stall claiming to have ‘the best ever’ ginger cookies. That was it, I was in. Flour and sugar be damned, I love me a ginger cookie. These particular cookies were good. “But”,…
Roasted Cabbage With Thyme and Lemon
My first foray into growing cabbage has been mostly successful. Cabbages definitely grew, but the summer heat caused all but one to split, and my floating row cover was a failure at keeping out the cabbage moths. Overall though I’d say it was worth doing. The cabbage moths mostly stuck to the outer leaves and the splitting is…
Summer Raspberry Cake
Many years ago I planted a raspberry patch in our back field. AJ, my oldest son, has always loved fruit, always. So, one day I got the bright idea to rototill a patch of prairie grass and plant it with a row of raspberries. I had romantic visions of my kids sneaking out to the raspberry patch…
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