Growing up in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, one of the fondest memories of food as a child was going to my Grandmother’s house for her
Jiggs’ Dinner – a Rural NL favourite!
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Sculpin Cones & Berry Ice-cream a Specialty at Cafe Nymphe
The Dark Tickle Company of St. Lunaire-Griquet is famous for their use of locally harvested wildberries that create specialty jams and jellies. They have continuously
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It’s Like Walking on Mars – Tablelands of Gros Morne
After two days of being in the concrete jungle of a major Canadian city, it was very refreshing to spend a week on holiday in
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An Abundance of Fish n’ Brewis
Newfoundland and Labrador cuisine has long roots in our history, as the meal of fish and brewis (pronounced “brews”) has been a traditional favourite since
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Because it’s Budapest
I spent 6 days in Budapest in August 2014 and was compelled to return to this cultural capital just a couple of weeks ago for
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Mussel Festival Growing Exponentially in St. Lunaire-Griquet!
The St. Lunaire-Griquet Mussel Festival was founded at the grassroots last year, as a hardworking committee wanted to give back to their community and celebrate
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Homemade Bread
The aroma of freshly baked bread has filled our rural homestead following the early French settlers introducing their ovens that made breads from wheat on the Great
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Duck a delicacy on the GNP
I love traditional foods, especially those that focus on local moose, caribou, rabbit, seal and other game animals. Earning a living from the sea for
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Our Culinary Treats
In rural Newfoundland & Labrador “Sunday Dinner”, “Hot Dinner”, “Cooked Dinner” and “Boiled Dinner” are common terms used in reference to a meal at noon
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Christmas Traditions
The Holiday season is to be spent with loved ones. Sometimes they are not always with us in a physical sense, but are in our
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Partridge Berry Picking….A Family Affair
It is that time of year again, when a lot of rural Newfoundlanders and Labradorians gear up with jugs, buckets and other containers to the barren
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Figgy Duff
Figgy Duff had its origins since the first settlers came to Newfoundland & Labrador. Simply put, figgy duff is a raisin pudding which is traditionally boiled
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Island Adventures to Miquelon-Langlade…(Part II)
The tour began at 8:30 AM at the docks in St. Pierre. We previously purchased our tickets at the Tourist Information Office the previous day for
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terre de France: Fortune leads to French Islands (Part 1)
It was nearly a decade ago, during a high school French trip in May 2001, since my feet touched the soil of St. Pierre. I
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HAVE A SCOFF – Gourmet Cooking, Newfoundland Style
A recent vacation, led me to visit the pristine oasis of Main Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. If you ever have the opportunity, visit and stay
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Live Rural NL: Boyhood Fishing
Yesterday I began reading The Lure of the The Labrador Wild – The classic story of Leonidas Hubbard, written by Dillon Wallace, which is an
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