Garlic Soup
When I was younger, my foster mother was convinced that garlic was a cure-all for many different ailments. And she used to eat raw garlic every morning because she thought it would keep her healthy. She would tell the story…
recipes
Easter Paska Buns (Easter Bread)
Easter bread, otherwise known as Paska bread, is a sweet, citrusy bread topped with buttercream icing. Every year around Easter, there has always been Easter bread in the house, somehow. Whether it was bought, made by us, or given to…
Homemade Potato Chips
Homemade potato chips are sliced potatoes, fried to golden perfection, and dipped in your favorite sauce. I remember being a young boy, maybe 4 or 5, and I was shopping with my foster mother at Penner Foods in Steinbach Manitoba.…
Curly Fries with Cream Gravy (Schmaunt Fat)
I grew up in a strict Mennonite home in the 90s, which had more rules and harsher punishments than my peers. So once I hit my teenager years, and seeing as I was a bit immature, I started to rebel.…
Mennonite White Sauce (for waffles)
Hello readers! Today’s recipe has been requested by Julie. We used to have waffles and white sauce when I was kid, and I never liked the white sauce. Well, it’s not that I didn’t like white sauce, I just preferred…
New Year’s Cookies (Portzelky)
The reason that I started this blog is to share my foster mother’s recipes and other Mennonite family recipes that you can’t find on the internet. Now that she has passed, there are times when I would like to call…
Cinnamon Raisin Artisan Bread
Full Disclosure: I was ill-prepared this Easter, and we didn’t have the right ingredients to make a proper Easter post (I actually thought Easter was next weekend). My children all wanted Paska (Easter Bread), and have been asking daily for…
How to make a Mustard Plaster
Disclaimer: I made this a couple of months ago for my son because he was sick, well before the coronavirus pandemic. This is in NO WAY a cure for Covid-19! If you do have symptoms of the coronavirus, please seek…
Easy Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe
Neapolitan pizza has a thin crunchy outside, with a soft, airy middle that is thin at the base and puffs up around the edge. This recipe is the closest that you will get to a wood fire pizza while still…