My husband and I are currently visiting my mother on Gabriola Island, where almost exactly three years ago, we were married. It has been a spectacular trip, so far mostly focused on seeing beloved family and friends. We had a day with my Aunt Mona (of Bean Salad and Ginger Cake fame on this blog…to name…
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Fresh Peaches with Meringues / Farmshare cooking
Okay, while we are on the topic of simple desserts to make with local, seasonal stone fruit, here’s a good one. The combination of juicy fresh peaches and cloud like, nut studded meringues really works. Sometimes meringues fail to puff up when it is humid. It does not matter. Dense chewy meringues are just as good…
Adaptable Fresh Fruit and Mascarpone Tart (gluten-free or not)- Farmshare Cooking
I’ve been very busy. I worked 12-16 hour days all last week. So, I have not had a whole lot of time to cook. The craziness is over now. I have this weekend off, and next week I go back to a normal work week. Today, I slept in and figured out what I was…
Strawberry Shortcake For Haters / Farmshare Cooking
FARMSHARE WEEK 3 Here is the report on Week #3 of my farmshare. Last week I got… Garlic Scapes- made into White Bean, Garlic Scape, Lemon dip. I also made some scape pesto, but did not love it. These were eaten with this amazing healthy gluten-free bread made from seeds and nuts from the blog My…
Strawberry Rhubarb Meringue Pie (gluten-free or not)
I am very proud of this pie. The filling is zingy, a bit tart and has a nice jammy consistency with chunks of fruit. The meringue is fluffy and sweet and very pretty, even if you (like me) have no patience for piping meringue and just slap it on top in a messy way. This recipe…
Father’s Day! / Key Lime Pie with an Oreo Crust (Gluten-Free or not)
When I was nine years old, my mother and I moved from Canada to Maui, so that she could marry my fun, sweet, adventurous step dad. In a few years, I would hit puberty and develop all of the normal feelings of irritation and frustration toward my new father, but there were a few golden…
Happy Mother’s Day! Rhubarb Rose Tarts with a Cardamom Shortbread Crust (Gluten-Free)
I do not live near my family. If I did, I would want to throw a mother’s day tea today and serve this tart to my mum, my mother-in law, my sister’s mother and my aunties. Since this is my personal fantasy I’m going to invite my grandmothers as well. I am serving all of these…
Rosemary Lemon Buckwheat Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Some recipes take a long time to work out. I make them over and over adjusting the amounts of this or that. This cookie recipe turned out well on the first try! I recently developed a strong craving for a sweet biscuit scented with rosemary and lemon. Buckwheat flour has an herbal flavour that works well…
Almond Fennel Cake (Gluten-Free or Not)
Imagine that you are at Coney Island, or the Jersey Shore, or the county fair, or a street carnival that the local Catholic church throws to celebrate their Saint’s day. You can smell fennel sausage on the grill, but you are looking at the funnel cakes. You are imagining how delicious the pile of fried…
Halva Meringues
In general, I was not allowed to eat sugar when I was little. There were a few exceptions. My grandparents took care of me on weekends and gleefully fed me as much homemade pie and cake as they could while mother was not looking. On each visit to the health food store, my mother would…
Big Sis Little Dish 