I am Canadian. A Canadian living in the USA. When I lived in Canada, going to the bakery was one of my favorite things. I 'm not a baker (too many rules), but I really love eating baked goods (ZERO rules there!) Canadian bakeries are AMAZING - not only for the sweet … [Read more...]
Poultry Bone Stock
Growing up we always had a bag in the freezer where my mom would collect all kinds of interesting vegetable bits. She would save the ends of celery stalks, the ends of carrots, bits of unused onions, and even any leftover cooked vegetables and the water they were cooked in. She … [Read more...]
Southern Style Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Pimento Grilled Cheese)
Pimento cheese spread is in my opinion one of those dishes that is truly unique to the South. In fact before moving to the South I had never heard of pimento cheese. The first time was in a tiny bistro style restaurant tucked in between antique stores in historic downtown Roswell … [Read more...]
Blushing Clam Chowder …Soup? …Chowder! …Soup!
I love clam chowder, always have. When I was younger Granny Mack would make both Manhattan style clam chowder and New England style. While I really loved the taste of the cream and the butter in the New England style, I much preferred the 'broth-y' consistency of the Manhattan … [Read more...]
Spicy Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad
Hello Sons! We are going old-school today! This is a full-on Granny M. recipe (with just a few Mom tweaks). Granny M. would make this all the time in the summer. There always seemed to be a bowl in the refrigerator, tightly covered with plastic wrap. She called this a … [Read more...]