by Jacqui Eisen | Jun 13, 2018 | A Place to Come Home To, The Hospitable Home
There are those kitchens where more memories are made than any other place on earth. I remember when my Oma and Opa moved to Fruitland, Ontario. There was an apricot tree there. Oma baked the most delicious sand cakes filled with apricot jam. Years later I realized...
by Jacqui Eisen | Jun 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
There’s a celebratory mood in Welland’s Hungarian community after Hungary’s Eurocup victory! We can feel the excitement as people are calling and coming into The Pantry to get Hungarian flags, pins, keychains, etc. to proudly proclaim their heritage...
by Jacqui Eisen | Feb 6, 2016 | The Healthy Lifestyle, The Healthy Menu
Food that brings the most comfort are those that evoke strong positive memories. The foods we ate at our grandmother’s house regardless if we called her Gramma, Oma, Nana or Nagymama are like culinary hugs. February 15 will be Family Day in parts of Canada. It...
by Jacqui Eisen | Aug 28, 2015 | Food History, Recipes
There’s nothing like pictures to inspire us to cook but one of my favourite and obviously well used recipe books, “The Old World Kitchen” by Elizabeth Luard boasts no colour photography. The illustrations are pen and ink drawings by Luard. Yet it is...
