Preparation This week before our Pro D day experience at Nurture in Nature, I wandered the farm, asking what it would offer the students of the day. I happened to find a bunch of baby pumpkins leftover in our pumpkin …
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Satisfying Moose Meatballs with Pemberton Mashed Potatoes
We are fortunate to have a freezer full of moose meat from the Yukon. A beautiful moose that my spouse and his sister bagged in September (after 3 unsuccessful hunting trips in the past few years). So we have moose …
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Chicken Casserole for these Dark Times
Yes, it has been a weird year. And these are the shortest and darkest days of the year to boot. Right now I am craving calorie-laden stodgy food and damn the consequences. Lighter fare will appeal when the days brighten …

COVID Trends – No-Knead Bread
I'm not sure about you, but I was feeling a bit left out of the club! Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic many people have either been laid off (hopefully just temporarily) or have had to close their businesses …

DIY – Maple Granola
The past few weeks, with the arrival of COVID-19 to our piece of the world, has caused me, as a normally un-anxious person, to become riddled with anxiety and a sense of foreboding, as I know is the case with …

Perfect for a cold day – Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken With Biscuits
You know those days. The ones that are cold, wet and miserable and you walk the dog only to feel chilled to the bones. Or it's snowing so hard you just want to curl up in front of the fire …
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“Rally the Troops” Cauliflower-Lentil-Fennel-Coconut Curried Soup
I’ve been making this soup often. I feel like I am rallying the troops as I take all the veggies out of the fridge to start cooking. Napa cabbage is a new addition I have made and turns out this …
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A fresh take on the classic oatmeal cookie from the new Tartine Cookbook
When Lisa gave me the opportunity to review a cookbook or two I jumped at the chance. I have always wanted to do this! I have had a lot of fun looking at just-released cookbooks (one more review coming next …
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Christmas Morning Breakfast – With a Healthy Dose of Pemberton!
Christmas morning is not an oatmeal morning. You want to have something special and festive on the table. This is a very useful recipe as the dish looks impressive but is actually very easy to execute. This dish will make …
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Another soup – Sweet Potato and Red Lentil!
As I sit here it is -5 (feeling like -10 and going to drop down to -13 later). So that calls for only one thing. A big bowl of something steaming and filling and nourishing for the soul. I've wanted …