Every summer my family spends a few weeks on a small island on a lake in Ontario, Canada. It's pretty rustic--apparently my sister and I just missed the outhouse years--but it's my favorite part of the summer. We spend our days reading on the porch, swimming before every meal, and canoeing around the bay, just… Continue reading Fried Fish
Category: little house cookbook
Huckleberry Pie (a.k.a. Hurricane Pie)
Hello again! I didn't get much historical cooking done this past month, due to a tremendous amount of traveling. Josh and I determined that we spent the equivalent of a weekend in the car driving from state to state (and out of the country), and that my pet hamster is now the most well-traveled hamster… Continue reading Huckleberry Pie (a.k.a. Hurricane Pie)
Cornbread
Oh, friends. I knew it couldn't last long. Three tasty meals right out of the gate? It was time for something bad. I just wasn't expecting it to be the cornbread.I love cornbread. I don't have it all that often--it's one of those foods that I forget I like until I find it at a… Continue reading Cornbread
Stuffed Roasted Hen
For my birthday yesterday, I tricked Josh into eating a Laura Ingalls Wilder roasted chicken.It was a good day.While he slaved away on grade reports, I got to work in his kitchen. First I made the stuffing: a savory blend of bread, butter, sage, and salt and pepper. As Walker recommended, I melted a quarter… Continue reading Stuffed Roasted Hen
Baked Beans
These baked beans were a two-night project, mostly because I am not organized enough to plan my cooking 5 hours ahead of time. Interestingly, I was organized enough to pre-soak a few cups of navy beans overnight, but I completely lost track of time the next day. So I spent a quiet Sunday night doing… Continue reading Baked Beans
Fried Salt Pork with Gravy; Drippings
Our inaugural recipe is a real winner. A slab of salt pork, sliced and fried into the crispiest, unhealthiest morsels. It's doused with a gravy made from milk and the pork fat left over in the pan. Oh, my--I could feel my arteries hardening just as I read through the recipe.Salt pork is a slab… Continue reading Fried Salt Pork with Gravy; Drippings
Book One: The Little House Cookbook
I confess: I'm cheating. Our first book is technically not a historical cookbook.I prefer to think of it as easing into this project. Baby steps.Barbara M. Walker created The Little House Cookbook after she and her daughter recreated practically every recipe described in Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiographical Little House series. Drawing from period resources, Walker… Continue reading Book One: The Little House Cookbook
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