Chicken with Peanut Sauce
Elfrieda Schroeder says that meat stew can be stretched to feed more people by adding hot peppers and vegetables. Read her story here. This recipe is from Extending the Table, ©2014 Herald Press. Reprinted with permission. Heat in large saucepan: 2 tablespoons / 30 ml oil Fry until cooked through: 1 (3-pound /…
Grandma’s chicken noodle soup
My grandmother didn’t write down her recipe, but my aunts put their heads together to recall how Grandma made her chicken noodle soup. I received lots of help from my aunties Mary Fransen, Nettie Peters, Louise Friesen and Helen Loeppky. The photo is by Lynette Froese, who is the daughter of another aunt, Margaret Froese.…
Brazilian beans
I grew up in Brazil, a child of missionary parents. One regular item on our family menu was the traditional Brazilian rice and beans meal. These are the daily staples of cuisine throughout Brazil, a wholesome and inexpensive combination eaten by people of all economic classes. To read a story about eating rice and beans,…
Drapers’ Christmas Pudding
This recipe comes from my husband’s “Aunt” Nancy who was an English war bride. I cut the recipe in half and made a few adjustments to suit my preferences. To see the story that goes with this recipe go to “Christmas pudding a long time tradition.” ½ cup flour ½ tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp.…
Zwiebach recipe
Now that I am retired, I love to bake zwiebach and have become known at Jubilee Mennonite Church in Winnipeg as the “Zwiebach Lady.” You can read more about my story here. My zwiebach recipe comes from a cookbook made as a fundraiser for Parkwood Mennonite Home in Waterloo, Ont., called 1999-International Year of Older Persons. The recipe…
Barry’s butter tart recipe
Read the story behind this recipe here. Pastry: 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp. salt ¾ cup shortening ½ to ¾ cup ice-cold water Stir together the flour and salt and cut in shortening with a pastry blender until it is crumbly. Add the ice-cold water a little at a time, using just…
Community Supper bread recipe
This recipe is from the kitchen staff at Conrad Grebel University College. (Read about the recipe’s significance here.) This recipe makes 22 very large loaves 15 tablespoons instant yeast 35 cups warm water 5 cups sugar 5 cups vegetable oil 10 tablespoons salt 98 cups flour or more Mix yeast, water, sugar, oil and salt…
Tourtiere recipes – regular and gluten-free
This French Canadian meat pie has become a Christmas Eve tradition in Leona Dueck Penner’s family. Tourtiere – regular Ingredients: 5 lbs. (approx. 2 kg) lean minced pork 3 large onions, finely chopped 5 clove garlic, minced 4 med. potatoes, finely grated 2 ½ cups water 3 bay leaves 1 ¼ tsp. ground cloves 1…
Frogmore stew – Amish-Mennonite version
This recipe, that probably originates in the southern U.S., came to Ontario via the MCC meat canner and an Amish community in Ohio. Read the accompanying Gathering Around the Table story at canadianmennonite.org/stories/hostess-enjoys-surprising-her-guests. Serves 10-14 people The yucky stuff (broth): 1 cup ketchup 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup vinegar 1 pkg.…
Easy Beans recipe
Vegan cooking can be as easy or challenging as you want to make it. I’m a “10-minute—five ingredient” kind of gal so here is a crockpot bean recipe that takes minutes to make. If you put it together in the morning, it will easily be ready for supper. (Read the accompanying Gathering Around the Table article, “Vegan…
