It’s been crazy busy lately, and I’ve been trying to clean out the chest freezer for the annual defrost (which I happened to miss last year, and possibly the year before, and *maybe* the year before that as evidenced by the package of bacon I found in the bottom from 2010). Hey, it was in the…
Making Stock From a Bird Carcass
Chinese Lemon Chicken
Easy, Fresh Spinach & Spelt Pasta
Pot Stickers
My holiday traditions have changed greatly since I moved away from my family and married. For many years, I was content to do Christmas as my husband’s family did: visiting his grandfather on the farm on Christmas Eve, doing the Christmas day thing with my husband’s parents, and then Christmas dinner at whoever’s turn it…
Smoky Tomato Bacon Fennel Soup
You may know that carrot, celery and onion make a great base for all kinds of soup and sauces. Did you know the mixture has a specific name? It’s called Mirepoix (meer-pwah) after the French Duke of Mirepoix. Common standard then in French cooking for the moniker to come from the aristocratic patron; the Duke…
Quick and Simple Shepherd Stew
My grass-fed cow is set to hang on October 29, and I’ve been enthusiastically emptying my chest freezer in preparation. Don’t worry, everything is going in our belly! I have to admit though I’m a bit of a chest-freezer hoarder at times. As I’ve been making freezer space, I’ve been finding some hidden gems that…
Healthier Sweet & Sour Sauce
General Tso’s Chicken (Sauce)
I’m not a huge fan of spicy, but I do love General Tso’s (pronounced General Chow’s) Chicken. This home-made version is every bit as good as from a Chinese restaurant, with none of the MSG, mystery meat or food colouring attached! You can use cornstarch battered and fried chicken for this recipe, or use julienne’d strips of…
Grandma Sylvie’s Meatballs
A true heirloom recipe always comes with memories attached, and this is what you are really handing down to your children and grandchildren. This was my great grandmother’s recipe for meatballs, which makes me the fourth generation user. Although I knew great-grandma Sylvia, (she died at the ripe old age of 94!) by the time…