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ARAB COOKING ON A SASKATCHEWAN HOMESTEAD

I am not a major chef, but I can get the job done and I often quite like cooking… Back in the olden days, I was a keen cook book buyer and I amassed a small collection, including a thrilling find — snagged (if you can believe it) at a deep discount at a Kingston, Ontario Winners: COOKING WITH DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Yes, in there, you can find Doctor Marlena Evans and John Black’s recipe for a sexy breakfast in bed, although the inclusion of cheese blintzes is puzzling. Bo and Hope Brady’s tropical romantic dinner, which serves up grilled mahi mahi with roasted pineapple is more on brand.

I am not here to talk about the time that Marlena was possessed by the devil and her eyes went red and she levitated (although, let’s do that , sometime). No, today I am here to talk about my favourite cookbook — ARAB COOKING ON A SASKATCHEWAN HOMESTEAD.

This is an obscure one. In fact, it came into our lives when my husband was briefly the book revi…