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Food is memories. Good food is good memories.

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Wonton Soup or “Little Brain” Soup

November 17, 2015 By Cynthia 1 Comment

Wonton Soup or “Little Brain” Soup

So throw back to 3 weeks ago... before life got a little crazy busy! Happy Halloween! Halloween Day used to mean spending most of the day racing around like a crazy woman doing all the finishing touches... or even the starting touches of Bryson and Lochlan's Halloween … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dinner, Food Memory, Halloween, Main Dish, Meal in a bowl, One Pot Meal, Soup Tagged With: easy, Ethnic Dish, fall, Family, Halloween, Holiday dish, one bowl meal, Sons, soup, YUMMMMM

Fresh Tomatillo and Lime Salsa

September 24, 2015 By Cynthia 1 Comment

Fresh Tomatillo and Lime Salsa

Hey guys! Tomatillos! What exactly are they (besides delicious)? They are a small round fruit with a thin papery husk. They have a slightly citrus tart flavor which makes them ideal for Mexican dishes and practically perfect in green salsa.  Contrary to what you might read on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Finger Food, Mexican Tagged With: easy, Ethnic Dish, fast, finger foods, game day foods, Sons, summer, Taco Night, tasty, YUM

Mother Sauce: Velouté with Garlic and Herbs

July 27, 2015 By Cynthia 5 Comments

Mother Sauce: Velouté  with Garlic and Herbs

Hi guys! For a number of my growing-up years we lived in the mountains of British Columbia, we had a telephone party line which we shared with all of our neighbors and a colour TV with two channels. Talk about modern technology! We were never allowed to touch the telephone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mother Sauce Tagged With: Dairy Free, easy, garlic, Sauce, Sons, Veloute sauce

Udon Noodle Soup

June 22, 2015 By Cynthia 2 Comments

Udon Noodle Soup

Hey boys!  I love your friends! You both have been so lucky to have some of the best friends a mom could ever hope for her sons to have. I love how they know they are always welcome; that our front door is always open to them. I love that when they show up at dinner time, they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dairy Free, Food Memory, Japanese, Soup Tagged With: friends, Sons, soup, YUMMMMM

Dear Sons,

August 24, 2014 By Cynthia Leave a Comment

Dear Sons,

Lochlan you have mentioned on a number of occasions that I rarely talk about my growing up years. Which is funny, because memories from my childhood crowd my thoughts of today and influence almost all of my decisions. I think some families are lucky enough to have one unique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Memory, Granny Mack, History Tagged With: Family, Granny, Old Recipes, Sons

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