This holiday season, turn the Christmas turkey carcass into a tasty golden stock for making soups, sauces and stews. There are a myriad of ways to make stock but a long simmer produces a more flavourful and clearer stock. Start the roasted bones in cold water. As fat rises to the surface, skim it off […] Read more
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Farm living notes – treasure trove of recipes
Baked beans for 150, meatballs for 200 and chicken cordon bleu for 50 are among the more unique entries in a new cookbook. Twenty Years of Treasured Memories, compiled by the Alberta Royal Purple Lodges Society, contains recipes from appetizers and beverages to squares, breads and loaves and includes a section on catering and large […] Read more
Summer busts with flavours from the garden
I wait all year for the fresh tastes of summer. Besides drinking water, eating fresh fruit and vegetables is an exceptional way to avoid summer dehydration. Every part of our body performs better when it is well watered. Our skin and hair look more radiant, our joints move easier, our vital organs run smoothly and […] Read more
Meatballs: for soup, sandwiches and to top spaghetti
A good friend of mine has just become a grandmother, three times over in just two months. Her eldest daughter had twins, a boy and girl in late December, and last week her youngest daughter blessed her with another granddaughter. This busy grandma was telling me how she was making up a big batch of […] Read more
