Category Archives: Food

We’re in the Jailhouse Now

Written by Judy on 05/19/2013 — 1 Comment

It’s birthday season in our household. Between May 16 and June 7 there are four birthdays to be celebrated. Sarah’s was the first and I thought I would do our Welfarewell characters Penny  and Val in fondant:           We had to move the girls to cut the cake. The temptation to […]

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Happy Easter

Written by Judy on 03/31/2013 — Leave a Comment

Happy Easter to all my Tickle Trunk readers. We actually had our Easter dinner last night with roast beef, mushroom and red wine sauce, and Yorkshire puds. Another big dinner to come with family on Monday with lamb and ham and yams and potatoes shazam and jam tart. In the meantime, here’s some pics from […]

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New Year’s Day 2013

Written by Judy on 01/16/2013 — 2 Comments

On January 1st, 2013 Lance and I hosted our annual New Year’s Day hike and fishcake and baked bean supper. The weather was great and my friends brought wonderful food to fill out the table. As always, it was a wonderful way to kick off the New Year. Here’s the day in pictures:     […]

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Christmas in Prospect

Written by Judy on 12/25/2012 — 1 Comment

   It was sunny and calm all day and the dusting of snow we had two days ago is long gone. The dining room floor is still covered in rumpled and torn Christmas paper and I had to change into my pajama pants with the elastic waist. Can you hear me groan? We are rosy […]

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Soul food

Written by Judy on 12/23/2012 — Leave a Comment

   A few weeks ago I cooked another meal in the Rumford fireplace. I had some moose meat I brought back from Newfoundland a while back. Thank you Willie! I opted to bake the bread in the electric oven this time but it rose by the fire quite nicely. A yummy peach cake topped it […]

Comfort Food

Written by Judy on 11/10/2012 — Leave a Comment

It didn’t get below freezing overnight but it was cold enough to make me want to spend the day hunkered down by the fire. And why not put that fire to good use? Time I made some bread: First make the sponge: rye flour, scalded milk and yeast: By the fire to rise. Don’t know […]

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The Wedding Part 3 – Friends and Family

Written by Judy on 11/04/2012 — Leave a Comment

    Thanks so much to all of my family and friends who took the time away from their summer weekend to drive to Beach Meadows. Not everyone who attended is in the photos and some were so busy I couldn’t get them to stand still long enough to be photographed. Hope you enjoyed the food […]

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The Wedding part 2 – the Food

Written by Judy on 10/20/2012 — Leave a Comment

 I have always loved a good buffet and abhorred the classic wedding cold plate so we asked our gifts to bring food to share instead of wedding gifts.  Because we were going to be so far out of town I assumed that everyone would trickle in and pick away at the food. I learned three […]

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Confucius says…

Written by Judy on 10/08/2012 — Leave a Comment

…ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without a moon or star.    A couple of weeks ago as I was reading the little community newspaper which comes wrapped around the flyers, the word Confucius caught my eye   It was in an advertisement from the Confucius Institute of Saint Mary’s University advertising […]

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B is for Beets

Written by Judy on 08/08/2012 — Leave a Comment

  B is for beets. A jar of pickled beets, either home-canned or Bick’s,  is a staple in a Newfoundlander’s fridge. They make an excellent accompaniment to a nice thick slab of Klik or Kam (Canadian Spam) at Sunday supper. Beets are also a necessity in the preparation of salad for a Newfie wedding cold […]

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