(01/31/11) Mention skating the Rideau Canal and it's hard to not think of Beavertails. But there are other comfort foods associated with outdoor skating. In the Netherlands one would be "snert." That's Dutch pea soup, thick enough to stand a spoon and considered even better a day or so after it's made.
Snert is an old stand-by for some, for others it's a brand new experience. Tracey Boyd copied an expert and finally got the hang of it, in time to feature hot snert at a busy fund-raising booth for last Saturday's "Skate the Lake" event in Portland, Ontario. She's today's Heard Up North. more
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Tracy Boyd serves up a cup of Snert in Portland, Ontario
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(07/20/10) Food is an important part of the summer season -- think family reunions, neighborhood parties and picnics. In the North Country, we have lots of regional food traditions and flavors -- trout, rhubarb, wild mushrooms and locally grown vegetables. Food writer and community organizer Annette Nielsen has edited a new collection of recipes from four decades of Adirondack Life magazine. It's called Northern Bounty. Todd Moe spoke with Nielsen about picking out dozens of recipes for the new book and celebrating the region's favorite spring and summer foods.
Host Martha Foley (foreground) presides at the festal board with Walter Seibel, Jackie Sauter and Carole Berard
(12/11/07) Host Martha Foley is joined by Jackie Sauter, Wally Seibel and Carol Berard, cooks and food enthusiasts all, to share holiday recipes and tips with callers. The call-in is an annual holiday feature.
(09/23/07) Host Martha Foley, guests chef George Arnold and Carol Berard take your calls on cooking up the harvest. Part of the NCPR Food Book project.
(12/18/06) Host Martha Foley is joined by Jackie Sauter, Wally Seibel and Carol Berard, cooks and food enthusiasts all, to share holiday recipes and tips with callers. The call-in is an annual holiday feature.
(12/08/05) Host Martha Foley is joined by Jackie Sauter, Wally Seibel and Carol Berard, cooks and food enthusiasts all, to share holiday recipes and tips with callers. The call-in is an annual holiday feature.
(03/18/02) Martha Foley talks with Betsy Folwell, editor-at-large, about maple recipes from the latest issue of Adirondack Life magazine.
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Blacksmith David Woodward sets in place the final piece of the weather vane he made for the Adirondack Carousel in Saranac Lake, which opens Saturday at 1 pm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Photo: Mark Kurtz.
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