Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "food"
some things do matter
Dear Diary, One night my husband came home from his childhood home with these beautiful tools. They had been his mothers, and now that she had left this world, they were ours. He brought them home like the artifacts they were, solid remembrances of a life time of lebanese cooking. The cousa digger, that hollowed out pale green squash that were to be filled with rice. The mamoul shaper, that made the easter pastry filled with … Read entire article »
mary jones and the amazing fruitcake
Dear Diary, After Mary Jones left to go back to the Island after our hook in she sent me this note with a fruitcake recipe to share.So here it is…. What a great time we had at the “hook-in” on Sat! I’m going to make my fruit cakes tomorrow which reminded me to send along the recipe to you which was given to me by a NFLD hooker who used to live here on the Island. … Read entire article »
Ambrosia Bites from Cheryl Boudreau
Dear Diary, Today at the Hook in, we had about forty rug hookers in the studio, for tea and talk, and time to hook. It was a lovely day, we’ll do it again. We had rug hookers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI and there were new friends made I’m sure. Cheryl Boudreau brought a big container of home made cookies to add to the treat counter and they were a hit. She even gave us the … Read entire article »
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lemon and honey salad dressing
Dear Diary, So I told you I went to Gloria Dunbar’s pottery open house last weekend in Lawrencetown, and came back with a small casserole dish, just a beauty, that stacks into a set of casserole dishes I got last year when she had myself and her friend Nancy as overnight guests at her beautiful place in Lawrencetown. So I have a set of four handmade pottery dishes that stack, serves from oven to table … Read entire article »
what to do with lemons
Dear Diary , I like to buy lemons because they are beautiful. They are like flowers on the table. I love the colour , the shape , the longevity. Really a lemon is a beautiful thing because when it gets a little frazzled looking after decorating your table for weeks you can make lemonade, you can make a hot lemon drink, a salad dressing. Sometimes I have way to many. I buy them to make my house … Read entire article »
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Brenda Clarke and the Bella’s Festival Dinner
Bella’s Cafe is featuring the artwork of Brenda Clarke who works with me in the studio. It is on exhibit all week. On Thursday Night they are hosting a beautiful dinner at 7:30pm $32, call for reservations 660 3090 there is still room and the menu looks fabulous.?The food at Bella’s is good homemade food. Below is a peek at Brenda’s work. Brenda is talented and does everything well. The response to her felted wall hangings has been … Read entire article »
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thai rice noodles with honey chicken
Thai Rice Noodles with Sticky Chicken This recipe I adapted and have been joyously feeding my family with it all month. It is easy to make and easy to vary.I put it in this months newsletter but wanted to give it it’s own post for the recipe section, and just because it deserves the attention, it is such a good recipe. Cook the rice noodles according to the package , it just takes a minute or two. Prepare … Read entire article »
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breaking bread
Dear Diary, I think Bread might be my favorite food. White bread, dark bread, heavy bread, nutty breads. They are all good. Last year, in our sandwich contest, nearly everyone agreed that for a good sandwich you needed good bread. I have my favorite stops for bread, I often pick up Holger’s buttermilk bread from the Old Germany Restaurant. On Saturday’s at the Farmer’s Market in Sackville I buy a Belgian Man’s Cranberry walnut whole grain … Read entire article »
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