1 10 oz fillet arctic char, rinsed and patted dry sea salt and ground black pepper to taste 11 lime, zested and juiced ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup sherry wine 3 sprigs rosemary, leaves stripped 2 cloves garlic ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees…
By Andrea Maunder If there was ever a pasta dish that was perfect for breakfast, it’s carbonara! It’s essentially bacon, eggs, “bread” and cheese. Traditionally, guanciale and Pecorino Romano – more on that later. I’d been craving, and cooking it, a while back, so I had the ingredients on hand in the freezer. One…
Even if you only go through a litre of milk a week, buy the 2 L cartons for the better price. Freeze milk in cleaned out, recycled 500 ml bottles (eg. water or sports drink bottles). Move one from the freezer to the fridge the day before you need it. Once thawed, just shake it…
We asked our readers on social media for their advice to anyone making a traditional cooked dinner for the first time. We’ve included some of the best tips here, beginning with this sage advice from Robin Tetford: “Biggest tip is relax and enjoy the process! Cooked dinner is meant to be enjoyed and bring back…
Enjoy these morsels of information about traditional NL food. Jiggs Dinner This classic menu item got its name from a British comic strip character. “Bringing Up Father” (later called “Jiggs and Maggie”) was a cartoon created in 1913 by George McManus. It ran globally in syndication until 2000. The main character was an Irishman named…
Interior designer Marie Bishop answers your questions Q: What are the most creative ways you’ve seen pets (their beds, food dishes, toys etc.) incorporated into a home design? I’m looking for some ideas for the home I share with a dog and a cat. A: Great question. There is no doubt we have become a…
Whether you’re cooking at the campsite, the cabin or over your backyard pit, you can make just about anything you crave with one well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Check out six skillet recipes in this month’s Downhome that’ll get you all fired up! Here’s one to get started: Breakfast Skillet 2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 medium…
By Kim Thistle What self-respecting Newfoundlander does not love a bit of salt junk and vegetables? Firstly, the discussion should be about the difference between “cooked dinner” and “Jiggs dinner.” Newfoundlanders are almost as passionate about this as they are about the difference between turnip and rutabaga. My understanding is that “cooked dinner” has some…
By Kim Thistle I love animals. Dogs and cats are some of my favourite people. Having said that, there are few things that get my ire up as much as the beasts digging in my garden. When I am heading to my garden plot on a warm, sunny morning and I see a dog or…
By Nicola Ryan Ice Cold Quidi Vidi Brewery’s smooth Iceberg beer is made with pure water from 20,000-year-old icebergs. The ancient compacted snow, which is completely mineral-free and filled with lots of tiny bubbles, gives the brew a clean, light taste. QuidiVidiBrewery.Bundle Up Morgaine Parnham is a textile artist based in Bonavista, NL. With chunks of…
