Recycled Recipes – The Church Lady Cooks

This delightfully light and fresh salad is sweet, crunchy, and spicy all at the same time – a real palate-pleaser, and a wonderful accompaniment to a summer barbecue. It’s a terrific complement to burgers of grilled meat, and it’s fast and simple to prepare. Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil (for cooking) 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 [...]

This recipe is from a lady whose family came from the border area between Scotland and England -  the Northumberland border country. This family favorite, a sweet cookie bannock was traditionally served at weddings and christenings. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp salt 2/3 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup [...]

This little gem is as easy as it is delicious, and it freezes like a dream. I first came across it while living in Northern Alberta. The woman who first introduced them to me became a great friend and source of many wonderful old recipes. She told me her grandmother used to make these with [...]