Month: September 2011

Vegetables

Roasted tomato sauce – like a mouthful of summer

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Roasted tomato sauce is sweet and flavourful. I can’t resist field-ripened local tomatoes. As far as I’m concerned, they’re the only tomatoes worth eating raw and they’re the very best for making roasted tomato sauce too. If you’re used to making your tomato sauce on the stovetop you’ll notice that […]

 
Desserts

Easy blackberry galette

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This time of year the blackberries are so abundant near our camp that we have been picking them by the bucket full. It’s a bit of a blood sport the thorns are so rough but we hardly mind the scratches when we have galette to eat for dessert. I love […]

 
Cookies

Homemade graham crackers – great for s’mores

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These crackers are perfect for campfire s’mores or as a crispy nibble alongside a cup of tea. As a child I loved graham crackers. I wasn’t wild about the cardboard texture but found the sweet graham flavour irresistible.  Nothing compares to the homemade version, especially with New Brunswick’s own Speerville Flour […]

 
Appetizers, Vegetables

Tomato Tartlets with Goat’s Cheese Crust

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Flakey pastry made with goat’s cheese is the perfect base for fresh tomato tartlets. Tomato Tartlets with Goat’s Cheese Crust This time of year there is nothing like fresh tomatoes. Field ripened, they’re sweet and juicy so perfect for this yummy tart.  We have eaten it as a nibble while cooking […]