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NOT Spam!

13 Monday Apr 2020

Posted by larrymuffin in cooking

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Canada., Canadian food, Corned Beef, cuisine, Food, Newfoundland

I was prompted by a recent blog entry about SPAM to write about this, hey we are lock into our homes for a month now! I know it is one of those things people look down upon, snooty like. So I remembered that just last week I was looking at Chef Bonita who lives in Newfoundland, known as The Rock in Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada in 1949, previously it was a poor and much forgotten colony of Britain.

Newfoundland is known for its very distinct cuisine, much to do with delicious Cod dishes and other recipes. I remember a Cod au Gratin dish served at a dinner decades ago as if it was last night, it was that good.

So here Chef Bonita who makes her video in her home kitchen has a recipe for Corned Beef Cakes. Corned Beef is nothing like gelatinous SPAM. It’s just cured beef. Carribean people usually cook it in a skillet with some onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomato paste/ketchup, and seasoning. On the other hand SPAM stands for ‘specially processed American meat’ SPAM was invented in 1937 by Jay Hormel, who was looking for a way to sell the underused shoulder portions of hogs. So mystery meat in other words.

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CORNED BEEF is a totally different kettle of fish so to speak. It can also be eaten cold with a nice mustard, I have once in a while this epicurean penchant for Corned Beef. Please enjoy this video about Corned Beef cakes by Chef Bonita.

 

Storm Chip Day in PEI

17 Friday Jan 2020

Posted by larrymuffin in winter

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chips, hurricane, Newfoundland, PEI, snow, storm, storm chips, Wind

During the night we could hear the roar of the wind outside, a very big storm is over the Atlantic, passing well South of Halifax in Nova Scotia, we avoided the snow however this storm brings with it very powerful winds. So early this morning the calls went out, all schools remain closed and the University and Holland College also closed. Funerals are postponed for a day, businesses closed early or never opened. Looking out my window I could see visibility was very poor and snow drifts made things worse. The Police advised people to stay home and not take the car anywhere unless it was an emergency. The wind chill factor brings the temperature to about -28 C or -19 F. danger of frosbites. For my dear readers who complain of 57 F as very cold try -19 F for a laugh.

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Water street deserted, our street quiet and peaceful.

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Prince street looking across the street from our house, the Water Prince Lobster restaurant is quiet for the Winter, re-opening on 15 April for Spring Lobster Season. Love the place this is where we had Will’s Birthday party in December with fresh oysters and lobster. 

Will made from scratch chicken soup and biscuits, who said I wanted to give him away. But things are much worse in Newfoundland across the Gulf of St-Lawrence from us. In St-John’s the capital, the Mayor has declared a state of emergency and shut the city down.  only emergency vehicles, police and fire can circulate. Everyone else is ordered inside at home, the City is getting 70cm of snow in a few hours or 2 feet of snow with winds approaching 150Km per hour which is well into hurricane strength. This is the second such storm this Winter in Newfoundland which is unusual for them and more is coming apparently.

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Here on PEI there is an advisory for the Confederation bridge over the Strait to the mainland, I would not want to drive over that sea bridge in high wind, it takes 10 minutes to drive over, scary is the word. Charlottetown airport is closed, flights cancelled or delayed. The streets are deserted.

We could have gone to the Club tonight which is only 4 blocks away down Water Street but the weather is poor and it is very cold and very windy. Overnight the winds will decrease from 70km to 60Km but still more snow drifts etc. Then tomorrow we are suppose to get some snow with the high winds and Sunday might bring more of the same.

So today Will wanted some whip cream and some yogurt for a recipe, I walked over to the convenience store to get him those items but did not linger. Strangely because of the high winds today we did get some patches of blue and some sun for a few minutes.

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We have our Official Storm Chips for today so all is well. Covered Bridge a company from New Brunswick makes good chips. Good booze is also de rigueur on such days. A Maritime tradition.

So today we are listening to Emmanuel Chambrier, Pièces Pittoresques composed in 1881. Of the 10 pièces, Idylle and Danse Villageoise are probably the best known. On such a storm day what else can you do. Even our little ones Nicky and Nora don’t want to go out in such awful weather. They prefer to snooze listening to French music.

 

 

 

 

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