Island Gusto: savouring life in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

06/01/2025

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26/12/2024

04/10/2024

You'll have to take my word for it: this Pear CardamomTart was beautiful until I smashed it when taking it out of the pan. A good food stylist might have a spare in reserve, just in case. However. . .

22/09/2024

Sunday breakfast: French toast with apple wedges in caramel sauce.

20/09/2024

Looks like more salsa, right. No, it's sweet spicy chili sauce, great with burgers, fried potatoes or cold roast beef.

18/09/2024

We are lucky to have so many Sweet Million cherry tomatoes. Today's dish: blistered tomato galette.

17/09/2024

Today's project - salsa with garden tomatoes and peppers.

02/09/2024

A little of this, a little of that today: grape jelly, fig jam.

30/08/2024

My column, "From My Kitchen" has appeared in the Charlottetown Guardian since the early 1990s. It's been a good run, but like all good things, it's come to an end. I've appreciated all the comments and conversations with readers, and hope we'll stay in touch. You can still find me here on Facebook. - Margaret

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15/11/2023

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04/08/2023

Is it true that you can’t you teach an old dog new tricks? I don’t think so. Although I’ve been cook­ing for a long time, I haven’t always done a good job with meats, espe­cially when grilling out­doors. In par­tic­u­lar, the steaks I have cooked...

28/07/2023

Pesto – when I look for its mean­ing, I see that the word means poun­ded and that it’s derived from the Italian “pestare,” a tech­nique of crush­ing or grind­ing ingredi­ents using a mor­tar and pestle. You might know pesto as a thick green mix­ture,...

21/07/2023

If your home is not air con­di­tioned, heat­ing it up fur­ther on hot sum­mer days by cook­ing has little appeal. You could feed your­self exclus­ively on take-out meals, ice cream and pops­icles or look for health­ier altern­at­ives. I’ve been...

14/07/2023

While I love straw­berry short­cake, I am always on the lookout for something dif­fer­ent to make with sea­sonal ber­ries. I was recently served straw­berry mousse cake for dessert at the end of a nice lunch­eon. The cakes were indi­vidual desserts,...

25/04/2023

Whole grain breads, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, whole fruits are healthy options

27/03/2023

March 24, Charlottetown Guardian

Recently, I’ve noticed vehicles parked at the entrance to a long muddy laneway near my home, which purportedly leads to a sugar bush. I’ll bet the owners ...