by Jacqui Eisen | Jul 15, 2015 | Food for Thought
There are times when English for all its large word base is just not enough. As much as I am far more articulate in English than in Dutch, there are Dutch words that, like essential car keys, get me through the day. That doesn’t mean I use them in conversation...
by Jacqui Eisen | Jul 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week we received our first shipment from Viking Foods. Viking is a Toronto based Scandinavian import company. Today and yesterday, I enjoyed a great sandwich with a Fazer wholegrain organic rye sour dough bun for lunch. Each package contains 4 buns that toast up...
by Jacqui Eisen | Jul 8, 2015 | Recipes
We tend to associate chili with TexMex but beans are equally at home in other cultures. Essentially chili is a bean stew. Balkan ingredients lend themselves to great chili….hot or mild. Chili is a great dish for novice cooks. Ingredients are basic: beans,...
by Jacqui Eisen | Jul 3, 2015 | Serving it Up
Thanks to some birds years ago, our garden has a patch of wild raspberries. We also let mint grow wild among the other plants. Being able to just go into the yard and forage for fresh produce is an inexpensive luxury at this time of year. Mint and blackberries might...
