If you haven’t already, May 24 long weekend is the time to bring the BBQ out of storage and fire it up. You could even throw a backyard party to celebrate, and the following recipe could be on your menu. Grilled Pizza Dough (enough for 2 x 12” pizzas): 1 1/3 cups warm water 1…

By Andrea Maunder I love salt cod. But it’s not something I think about cooking for myself too often. I like my fish and brewis in loads of butter and slivers of nicely browned onions; and my fish cakes, crispy and generously coddy, with mustard pickle. These dishes are by far the most popular way…

As hard as it might be to believe, there are folks who despise leftovers. The recipes in the March 2023 issue of Downhome, though, take leftovers to a new level.  Everyone will be saving their “couldens” (as in “couldn’t eat it all”) for another day. Here’s one to try. Grilled Cheesy Sloppy Joes 2 cups…

By Kim Thistle There are so many things that grow here on the Rock that are not well known but so easy to grow. Spinach, lettuce and turnip tops seem to be our go-to greens, but there are many other options that thrive in the cold, in the heat of summer, or can be grown…

By Todd Goodyear I loves me some chili, I do. I often cook this delicious meal, and there is never a time when I do that someone in the house (maybe even me) will comment on the aroma. The house – or more often than not, the shed, man cave or cookhouse – will be…

Rather than cut down another large Christmas tree, interior designer Marie Bishop is keeping the spirit alive in a whole new way. It seems that every year we get ready earlier and earlier for the festive season. And why not? We enjoy it, so we like to stretch it out as much as we can….

We turned to staff and readers for their favourite homemade treats they like to put out when Christmas comes. Here’s one to try this December! Santa’s Favourite Cookies 1 1/3 cups butter1 cup sugar1 cup brown sugar2 eggs2 tsp vanilla3 cups flour1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt2 cups mini M&Ms Preheat oven to 375°F. Mix…

As the days get cooler and the evenings grow longer, we reach for warm sweaters and crave hearty, savoury foods.  Here’s one recipe that should hit the spot! Apple Parsnip Soup 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil4 cups parsnip, grated2 cups onions, small dice1/2 cup carrot, small dice1/2 cup celery, small dice2 tsp fresh, minced…

By Andrea Maunder I LOVE unglazed, old-fashioned, fried sour-cream doughnuts. I’ve been working on perfecting a recipe – and these are so simple and so good, you won’t be able to resist whipping up a batch whenever the craving strikes. Old-fashioned Sour Cream DoughnutsMakes 12-15100 g (1/2 cup) white sugar30 g (2 tbsp) cool (not…

By Todd Goodyear According to Webster’s dictionary, “poach” means “to take fish or game illegally, especially by trespassing on another’s property.” I’m not quite sure what the trespassing part means exactly. Are they suggesting that one would enter a neighbour’s or friend’s house, or maybe shed, and help themselves to some cod or moose meat?…