Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Having picked up an armload of rhubarb on the weekend, it was time to get busy and cook up our annual batch of rhubarb ketchup! Don’t remember where I got this recipe but we liked it a lot the first time I made my version of it. I’ve even used it in making homemade barbecue […]
Ramps and Rhubarb! Yes, we are up to our knees in both! We fired up the stove at #5 this week stocking up our larder and freezer using these delectable spring delicacies. You can’t go wrong with rhubarb muffins or rhubarb coffee cake. A must in our house is making the annual batch of rhubarb ketchup. Ramps aka […]
The Rhubarb is coming on strong! Now’s the time to make lots of rhubarb goodies like these delicious muffins. I love muffins so I often make a double batch to stash in the freezer to make a welcome treat for breakfast with coffee or any other time you feel like one! Yesterday I made these […]
One of the glories of spring is going into your own garden and picking young rhubarb. Or, failing that, your farmers markets are sure to have beautiful rhubarb just waiting for you! This cake would also be nice with a cup of tea or even for breakfast! For The Streusel Topping: ¾ cup chopped walnuts […]
This Rhubarb Chutney compliments pork beautifully. A nice dish to make when the young, sweet rhubarb begins to appear at the markets or in your garden. I have made this chutney in spring & frozen it. It tasted great with both turkey and tourtiere! Bonus…great on a ham or turkey sandwich too! Makes 4 Servings 2 Pork […]
An utterly delicious layering of flavours….love it! Adjust the sugar to your taste and the tartness of the rhubarb. Makes 4 Servings 3 cups chopped fresh rhubarb 1/3 cup granulated sugar + 2 Tbsp. 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter ¾ cup crushed gingersnaps (try to find all natural ones) ½ cup whipping cream ½ cup mascarpone […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins The local strawberries are in and so is the rhubarb…you know what they say, what grows together goes together. I just love the combination of strawberries with rhubarb from jam to a sauce for waffles or pancakes, to a pie, crisp or […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Strawberries; those luscious, red, juicy, locally grown berries just waiting to become something wonderful. I used to make a jam that I called “Strubarb.” I really love the combination of strawberries & rhubarb. Makes a 9” Pie Pastry for 2 crust pie** 3 cups fresh […]
At one time there was a bakery called “Ecco il Pane” here in Vancouver. The baker made fabulous apple & rhubarb turnovers. The filling was sensational and so is this Crisp! I like to make up a batch of the topping and store in the freezer so that when a windfall of fruit comes along, I […]