Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger – the spices that smell like family to me. Sounds strange but whenever I smell these cozy spices I’m flooded with memories of my grandmothers, aunts and my mom baking apple and pumpkin pies for our holiday meals. … Continue reading
WILD BLUEBERRY BUCKLE has been one of my all-time favourite cakes since I was a little girl. Mom didn’t call it a ‘buckle’ It was just a blueberry cake and it had to be made with wild blueberries picked by … Continue reading
I tried to resist writing a post about OLD FASHION STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE. It’s been done to death and yet here I am punching away at my key board. I can’t help it. Since childhood, the sight or even the scent of a … Continue reading
STRAWBERRY SEASON! Magically, I don’t have to say another word and memories of summers past flood to mind… Happy Fourth of July to all of my American friends. May your summer be filled with sunshine, happiness and great food! This cake is … Continue reading
Fifty three years ago, a young man passionately in love, fathered his first child. A little girl. Without the help of how-to books; with a complete disregard for social influence he began to teach her to speak. He started by … Continue reading
Mother’s Day. There was a time when it was my favourite day of the year. A silly Hallmark holiday that encouraged my daughters to feed me breakfast in bed, make me hand-drawn cards – Hallmark was probably hoping to increase sales … Continue reading
Pouding Chômeur or Poor Man’s Pudding is the dessert that I shared with you, two years ago, for Easter. As much as I loved that recipe, it was a nightmare to clean up, if you had any maple run-over! Several of you … Continue reading
Funny how you can have three daughters, love them each intensely but miss one of them, more, at times. My heart was hurting, a little, yesterday for Sara. I never told you about her leaving. It was too hard to … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day. Funny how family traditions are rarely questioned. Celebrating Valentine’s Day is a given in my world. Has been all my life. I remember making homemade Valentines to give to my little brother and to my parents before I’d … Continue reading
My grandfather Ekstrom was a longshoreman. Those of you not from the Maritimes are probably not familiar with this line of work. Longshoremen load and unload cargo ships. We live on the Bay of Fundy and have a deep water port. … Continue reading
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