I love history, especially food history. I am always fascinated by foods that were once cultivated, prepped and cooked and I enjoy learning about old world cooking techniques. It is interesting to me how our ancestors ate and I find old recipes enthralling! That is part of why I share that here with you —…
Old Fashioned Pumpernickel Bread
I love making an assortment of breads. Different breads offer different textures and flavors. Some are stronger in flavor like an authentic sourdough bread, some are light in flavor like our fluffy white paska bread recipe (which you can find here: http://www.ourcityhomestead.com/paska-easter-bread/ ), some breads are dense and chewy and some breads have a distinct…
Turkey Veggie Lasagne Grilled Cheese
Lasagne grilled cheese may sound weird, and not exactly from the old fashioned homestead, but it is simply delicious, especially when made with homemade bread!! This turkey-veggie lasagne grilled cheese is delicious and the turkey-veggie sauce tastes wonderful with pasta or made as a traditional lasagne. We love grilled cheese sandwiches and like changing them…
Bannock
I often talk about the pioneers and what they have cooked throughout the 1700’s and 1800’s all the way up to recipes of today, but I often leave out foods made by our First Nations Aboriginal community, like bannock. Bannock has been made by several cultural groups through the last few hundred years and each…
Homemade Coconut Milk
I used to think that making homemade coconut milk was difficult, and time consuming, but it actually is quite simple to prepare, and takes a handful of ingredients. All you need is water and coconut plus a pinch of salt and a splash of vanilla and you can create a batch of coconut milk. Super…
Paska Easter Bread
This bread recipe is delicious and I have been making it for 20 years now. This is such a versatile recipe and I use this bread recipe for regular sandwich bread, cinnamon twists or cinnamon buns and of course Easter Bread! Paska bread is popular in Eastern Europe and countries with Orthodox culture. I grew…
Hot Cross Buns
We love baking Hot Cross Buns every year at Easter time. It is one of those holiday traditions that we simply enjoy. This hot cross bun recipe yields a deliciously sweet bun, but not too sweet and is mildly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. The offset of orange peel (or orange zest) pairs wonderfully…
