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  • Bison Stew from Parks Canada Heritage Gourmet Recipes
    … Recipes collection.  This recipe was tested by Chef Scott Warrick, Algonquin College School of Hospitality and Tourism. It is shared here … all sides. Add the stock or water, and the onion, mushrooms, carrots, celery and turnip. Simmer until the vegetables are soft and the bison is … quartered or sliced 1 cup | 250 ml diced carrots ½ cup | 125 ml diced celery 1 cup | 250 ml diced turnips/rutabaga 2 quarts | 2 litres beef …
  • Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe’s Arctic Char Ceviche
    … for the first time in Costa Rica, award-winning Inuk chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe returned home with the idea of making a variation of the … and ½ tbsp kosher salt together and add the diced Arctic char. Mix well. Step 2: Cover and place in refrigerator to “cook” for about 1 1/2 … kosher salt Step 4: Prep the mango, red onion, tomatoes, jalapeno, bell peppers, and celery. Leave the avocado for last, then mix all …
  • Pte / Flt Sgt Arthur Wright
    … the living conditions in the trenches. "My Dug-Out" What is this slimy hole Where oft I'm lurking like a mole And cursing Germans heart and … soul My dug-out Where is it that beneath the floor The waters rising more and more And where the roofs a broken door My dug-out Where is it … leap And dash through water four feet deep My dug-out Where is it that I'll catch a chill And loose my only quinine pill And probably remain …
  • F/Lt Maurice R. Hennigar
    … to express those sensations and poetic feelings. I am taken back, even more than fifty years; to the thrill of my first solo flight in a Fleet … area probably did enough for the both of us! The fine teacher, Lloyd Allen from Halifax, had been a bush pilot in the Canadian North in the … and most difficult flying conditions. With the pending arrival of VJ Day, real estate on our base took a rapid drop. We packed our …
  • Jozef, Maria Majocha and Family
    … a stable, young and growing country, which was enticing immigrants to come to Canada and help to develop. Finally on April 14, 1928, Dad, his brother, cousin, and a friend boarded …
  • Giovanni Marrone
    … 21, 1927, Fossacesia, Italy Immigration : 1953 Sailing Ship : SS Nea Helles Date of Departure : May 21, 1953, Napoli, Italy Date of Arrival : … Giovanni was growing up. His education was nominal at best, barely completing the first grade. Circumstances were such that both he and … from their uncle Francesco Sorgini (1893-1963) who came to Canada in 1926. It was he who sponsored the brothers coming to Canada. Giovanni …
  • Fishing Lake Winnipeg Longterm by Harvey
    … with my father winter fishing. We fished sauger. And this sauger in Icelandic was called svartenpick meaning, black pickerel. One day, I said to my dad, … but when the curling match was over, I was happy to see that dad had come home. He figured that running back was a little much. In open …
  • Mary Didur’s Perogies
    … from her mother, in Ukraine.” Shared here with permission from her son Allan Didur. Photo of Mary Didur. Aw58 , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Step 1: For the dough, mix together flour, oil, milk, water … 3: While potatoes are hot, stir in cheddar. Cover until cheese is melted, about 1 minute. Step 4: Stir in sautéed onion; using potato …
  • Dirk and Hedwig van Laren
    … the GROOTE BEER October 20-28, 1953 Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of her father's car for the trip … out ceremony". The final goodbyes had to be said in the departure hall just before I went through customs and check in. Dad thought that … was Le Havre where we arrived the following morning to pick up some more passengers, bringing the total to 839 (according to the passenger …
  • Maria (Nobile) Harvey
    … him that I never noticed the ship pull away from the dock. When I finally realized we were moving, my uncle had disappeared amongst the … is that any time we tried to sit on deck chairs, a steward would come along and tell us to leave, telling us that those chairs were for … I had no idea what a "tourist" was, but I guessed that they must be more important than us. The other memory I have is of the distinctive …

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