Rooted In Canada
Rhubarb Pie and the most neglected plant in the garden
A backyard hedge, a bowl of sugar, and a rhubarb plant nobody could kill — the memories behind a pie that's anything but the typical strawberry-rhubarb.
Grandma's Kitchen: Piccalilli & (Almost) Grandma's Sweet Chili Sauce
A story about a grandmother who cooked for a lumber camp, crystal pickle dishes on a dining room table, and the preserves I've spent decades trying to recreate.
Crab-Apple Jelly & A Grounded Motherhood
A story about early motherhood, narrow little fence gardens, a crab-apple tree that didn't make the move — and the habit of filling jars that did.