10 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in books, Desserts, Drinks, food, Side dishes Tags: Fool, fruit, gooseberries, leeks, pudding, roibus, tea, war
Redwall Abbey – A child’s delight
To honor the people who gave their all in the Great Wars, I’m reposting some recipes I first brought to you in 2012. These traditional recipes were in vogue during the scarce years of the Second World War… but many probably go back much farther than that, handed down by mothers and mother’s mothers in Britain ever since they began to grow potatoes and cabbages… and gooseberries! More
01 Jul 2012 Leave a comment
in Desserts, food, health, Holiday foods, recipes Tags: baking, cake, Canada Day, dates, goat cheese, nutrition, nuts, pizza, presentation, raspberries, traditions, war
Oh, Canada!
Our home and native land is celebrating a birthday! Isla says: We need to bake a cake. Of course we do. I should have thought of that myself!
First, I thought about making a Victoria sponge cake, named after an old by-gone queen. But it doesn’t make the grade as a food suitable for posting here, where we like to feature healthy eating for kids of all ages… Darn!
Then I made a wonderful discovery. More
10 Nov 2011 3 Comments
in food, Holiday foods, recipes, stories Tags: British, hunger, rations, Remembrance Day, starving, sugar, traditions, trench food, trivia, vegetables, war
Food rationing in Canada, WWII
This week Vinny hopes you’ll stop to remember the bravery of our troops in past wars. But it’s not just guns and bombs they had to face up to.
During wartime, hunger was also a torment. As much food as possible was dished out to the troops, to help keep them strong in battle. But often, it wasn’t enough. More
