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Orange & Ginger Compote
Tapioca, rice pudding, bread pudding, & custard are some of the most loved comfort-food desserts. Easy to make, not super sweet, and good for you at the same time. To serve any of these desserts...
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Yam & Chickpea Patties
The chances we get to have one on one time with our adult children seem to get rarer the older they get. Nothing needs to be resolved or shared; it’s more a time that you are simply together. It’s a...
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Tomato Jam
Hot dogs and hamburgers seem to be a part of summer that never changes. They may have tofu wieners and veggie patties, but they’re still what they are. A bun cut in half, with a sizzling hot...
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Farmhouse Chicken Wings
I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually had Chicken Wings in a pub setting. Most likely because I had left the city and was living on this lovely little island before they became a “thing”. There are,...
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Rice Salad with Ginger & Lemongrass
Potlucks are easy ways to gather for a meal. They’ve been around for years, and will continue for many to come. One way to hold a potluck is to give no rules, and just see what turns up. There have...
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Cumberland Rum Nickies
Dried fruit is usually tucked to the back of the pantry through the summer months, while we make use of the fresh fruits available. As the leaves change colour, they slowly they sneak their way...
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Pumpkin Scones with Ginger
For the past week or so, the island has been blanketted in fog. Occasionally in the afternoon we get glimpses of blue sky which sends shots of light through the lingering wisps of fog, creating...
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Steamed Cranberry-Ginger Pudding
In our childhood home, Christmas dinner used to always end with a suet pudding with hard sauce. Lovingly made a month or so ahead of time to be part of the day’s celebrations. Unfortunately, most of...
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Chinese Tea Eggs (Beijing)
We had a lovely little paperback book, from the seventies, with Chinese country recipes. It was filled with folklore & woodcut images, as well as some pretty amazing recipes. It certainly helped...
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Mixed Baking Spice
A spoonful of this, and a spoonful of that ~ usually we add many different spices to a baking recipe. However, there are lots of times that adding a premixed spoonful will give you great results, with...
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Farmers’ Markets ~ a daily happening here…
Everyday somewhere on this island, there’s a farmers’ market. There isn’t a huge amount of local produce in the stores, because of this daily event. Straight from the farm, to us! The produce is...
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Spicy Carrot Dip
We are in the midst of having the exterior of our house painted. A few years ago we painted the barn, checking that we liked the colours we’d chosen. We decided to change the door colour, yet we...
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Gingered Carrots
Our first truck was a ’47 Ford 1 Ton. Dark green with gold detailing, and very much a work truck. In the early eighties, with my hair in braids, wearing a down vest, and gum boots, I loved being the...
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Hot & Sour Soup
One of our family’s favourite soups is Hot & Sour Soup, slightly spicy, sweet & sour with just a few ingredients; this is perfect for a light meal. There are some additions that do make it more...
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Cranberry Glazed Turkey Breast Roast
Convenience comes in all shapes and sizes, but when it comes to turkey, rolled breast roast is what’s needed to create a great little roast turkey dinner. Typically they’re about 1.5 kg / 3# each, and...
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Ginger Bars
These little bars are packed full of ginger & spice, and are lovely with a cup of tea in the afternoon. The bars are cut fairly small, a 9 x 9 pan making 24. They are quick to make, and keep well...
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Dark Chocolate Ginger Muffins (Gluten Free)
Going through my pantry the other day, I was looking at several bins with a half-cup of this and that. As I wrote my list for the next shopping trip, I thought about that little bit of candied ginger,...
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Spicy Soba Salad
This is very much one of our family’s “go-to” recipes. Slightly spicy, with a good mix of interesting flavours, it’s great on it’s own for lunch, or as a side dish for supper. Soba noodles have an...
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Eggplant & Yam Stew with Miso
There are two things that I go to for energy revival when travelling, miso & beer. Lovely fermented liquids that give me a bit of a kick start. All I need is a bowl of miso, to sip and feel like my...
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Carrot Loaf with Ginger & Walnuts
With the warm spring sun these past few days I am hoping that the interminable rains of this last January & February will be gone from my memory. Those soggy months had us out in the weather far...
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