July 2008
5 posts
Northern Kitchen: Basic Ingredients
If you are living in a remote community and your grocery shopping routine includes a six hour drive or an over night trip, here is a list of handy ingredients to stock your cupboards.
This list is by no means comprehensive, but if you are anything like me - big on taste and short on cooking talent - having some of these items will help you get through the long winter months.
FROZEN:
berries of...
Lazy Man's Pizza
ALL THE FOOD GROUPS…
If you don’t have the inclination to make pizza dough or can’t get the dough at your local gas station, this recipe is good for a change in snacks. The problem with this recipe is that if it is only you, you will then have a whole can of pizza sauce to deal with. Pre-heat oven to 350 or so depending on your toppings and oven settings.
INGREDIENTS:
slices...
Quesadillas North of 60
This is actually really easy to make and you can customize the quesadillas to individual tastes.
INGREDIENTS PER QUESADILLAS:
soft tortilla - the bigger ones - they would fit into your frying pan
a very small handful of cooked diced chicken or finely sliced steak
grated mozzarella cheese (about a handful or two depending on how cheesy you like it) - chedar will do in a pinch
4 - 6 finely...
Cheater's Seafood Chowder
This is a quick dinner soup for when you have unexpected guests drop in and is a variation off of the classic “Nail Soup” or “Stone Soup” fairy tale. You add the ingredients to your taste and to the amount of hungry mouths you are feeding.
If you follow the recipe below, it makes enough soup for about 4 - 6 people depending on how big your bowls are or how hungry your...
Northern Basic: Acorn Squash with Dried...
Vitamin C and fibre in the winter months…
This is a tasty little meal for two and good in the winter time when you haven’t been able to get some of those fresher fruits and vegetables.
Pre-heat the oven to about 300 - 350. Cooking time once in the oven is about 50 minutes, but watch it carefully if you have a finicky stove.
PREPARE THE SQUASH:
one small acorn squash cut in half...