Cooking
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Baking up a storm
I know. I know. Its been a long time between posts. I’ve been trying to get through the latest installment of "The Great Northland’s Fire Extinguisher Incident" and it’s been a struggle. The words just don’t seem to be flowing. I think partly because I think some people may misinterpret the violence on our part.
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Holiday Culinary Disasters
Christos Roshdiotsia According to the Julian Calender today is Christmas. Commonly called Ukrainian Christmas it holds special meaning to me. To me Ukrainian Christmas was all about family, and food. Christmas Eve, the 6th of January, is when all the celebrating would take place in my family, and we’d gather – Aunts, Uncles, cousins –
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Mmmm Bannock….
I think that I first had bannock in Nelson House Manitoba back in 1978 when I was a summer student with the RCMP. I thought that I had tasted ambrosia and have been a bannock fan ever since. In fact a sure way to get on my good side is to feed me bannock. Bannock
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Baking up a storm
I enjoy baking, I just don’t do a lot of it. By the time the rest of the kitchen stuff is done, there is usually something else calling me. Occassionaly Leah will get the hankering for something and I’ll bake. We used to make cakes for sale but we’ve dropped that, the return just wasn’t
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Biscuits
I make a mean beef stew, if I do say so myself. These biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to it. And as a bonus they are quick and easy to make. Serve them warm. Mix together 2 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar, 1/4 teaspoon of
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Elder’s Supper
On Friday last, we had our first Elder’s dinner at the House. Leah and I had the idea that it would be nice to invite Arctic Bay’s elder’s over from time to time, before they are lost to us for ever. The last year or so has been very hard on the community as we
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Breakfast
One of my favourite side dishes to serve with breakfast is candied bacon. It couldn’t be any simpler to make and adds a lot to the meal. Simply season some brown sugar, I usually use a healthy dose of fresh ground pepper. It needs a fairly robust spice to compliment the sweetness, so use pepper
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Saltimbocca
I made a dish last night that I haven’t made in quite awhile, Saltimbocca. Saltimbocca translates to leap in the mouth. Traditionally made with veal or chicken this is my take on it. Most of my cooking takes into consideration that selection is pretty limited up here (or most places I’ve been). I mean I