This is a REAL recipe from a Scottish cookbook. Do you think the parsley actually adds to the appearence of the soup? Does it somehow make it more palatable? I think this recipe belongs in a biology class–not a recipe book. We had a roommate once who was a massage therapist and collected bones–any bones. …
Recipes
Mango-Cranberry Chutney
MMMMMmmmm…This is my Christmas tradition. I made it last year. I’m now making it this year. Thank you to my colleague and friend: Quebec-Martin. He made this recipe one year for his Thanksgiving. I wasn’t at his Thanksgiving, but somehow, I got this recipe. It is simply fabulous!! (Oh. On a side note, it is …
5-Things or Less Recipes
I collect recipes of 5 ingredients or less. Today, I was talking to my nephew about cooking. (He’s a great cook by the way!!). He said his five ingredient recipe would include: 1. Get cookbook. 2. Find recipe. 3. Buy ingredients. 4. Cook. 5. Eat. I laughed and said I would include this recipe in …
Add Fat. Add Salt. Turn Up the Heat!
This summer we had a party for my parent’s 40th wedding anniversary. Quite a few members of the family finally came to see what the Yukon was all about (after 30 years!!). At one point in time, I think there was seventeen people staying on or using my parent’s property. Mum and Dad moved themselves …
Je n’aime pas manger les preservatifs
When I was a nanny in France, I had to spend the first few weeks adjusting to the new language. My French was very, very basic when I arrived. However, I discovered that with many words, I could say them in English with a bit of a French accent–and they meant the same thing. For …
Ruminations on Root Vegetables
Last night I bought some root vegetables to make soup–root vegetable soup with turkey. Wholesome. Nutritious. That was the plan anyway. I bought four red potatoes, a turnip (or I call it a turnip–people here in the States call it a rutabaga), a parsnip, and an onion. I already had celery and carrots. That’s it. …