Curing and cooking animals in their own fat is an ancient preserving technique. There are two fundamental steps to the process. First one would typically…
In the absence of butter or cooking oil you can easily render fat from an animal to use for cooking. Animal fats have a medium-high…
This time of the season you can still make great tasting, locally grown food. When stored properly, the vast availability of close to home grown…
Making good mashed potatoes, a seemingly simple preparation, can be tricky. As with any preparation, using accessible real ingredients is what makes great food. The…
Meat pies have a long and storied past. They can be traced back to the Neolithic period of ancient Egypt. In Medieval times they were…
I have stated previously that having trendy, name brand equipment in your kitchen does not make you a great cook. Home kitchens usually end up…
I have fond memories of my Baba (grandmother in Ukrainian) preparing many different meals featuring cabbage. One that stands out in my memory – aside…
Keeping the skin on the squash was, until recently, something I never, ever did. Preparing squash without peeling did not occur to me until I…
Whenever I am in a position to share my cooking knowledge with people one thing that often comes up is the use of salt. I…
When I’m feeling down and out, a good meal has the power to lift my spirits. Good food made with love is a precious gift…
Planting garlic this fall represents an important milestone in my journey to reconnect with the land and those I’m sharing the journey with. Garlic was…
Every once and a while I get into conversations with people about why I write recipes the way I do and how I approach food.…
As I hone my slaughtering and butchery skills this fall with farm animals, I always look forward to the next opportunity to roast one of…
Ever since I started hanging out around folks from Six Nations and helping out with the Two Row Times, I have experienced some resistance to…
Fall is a time where things come to what seems like an end; the culmination of many hours of hard work. It is the end…