[Album] Fabolous - From Nothin To Somethin

Tracklist:
01. From Nothin' To Somethin' Intro
02. Yep, I'm Back
03. Change Up (Feat. Akon)
04. Make Me Better (Feat. Ne-Yo)
05. Baby Don't Go (Feat. T-Pain)
06. Return Of The Hustle (Feat. Swizz Beatz)
07. Gangsta Don't Play (Feat. Junior Reid)
08. Real Playa Like (Feat. Lloyd)
09. First Time (Feat. Rihanna)
10. Diamonds (Feat. Young Jeezy)
11. Brooklyn (Feat. Jay-Z & Uncle Murda)
12. I'm The Man (Feat. Red Cafe)
13. Jokes On You (Feat. Pusha T)
14. What Should I Do (Feat. Lil' Mo)
15. This Is Family (Bonus Track) (Feat. Ransom, Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Joe Budden & Paul Cain)

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[Album] T-Pain - Epiphany

Tracklist:
01. T.Pain - Tallahassee Love
02. T.Pain - Church (Feat. Teddy Verseti)
03. T.Pain - Tipsy
04. T.Pain - Show U How (Feat. Teddy Pain & Teddy Penderazdoun)
05. T.Pain - I Got It
06. T.Pain - Suicide
07. T.Pain - Bartender (Feat. Akon)
08. T.Pain - Backseat Action (Feat. Shawnna)
09. T.Pain - Put It Down (Feat. Ray, Teddy Penderazdoun & Teddy Verseti)
10. T.Pain - Time Mashine
11. T.Pain - Yo Stomach (Feat. Tay Dizm)
12. T.Pain - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') (Feat. Yung Joc)
13. T.Pain - 69 (Feat. J Lyriq)
14. T.Pain - Reggae Night
15. T.Pain - Shottas
16. T.Pain - Right Hand
17. T.Pain - Sounds Bad

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Brad Pitt Long Hair Style

Men's Long Hair Styles

Brad Pitt will look good no matter what length or hair style he has. But you have to admit that the long look on him does look really good.

This type of men's hair style will require a lot of frequent trims to keep it laying as smooth as shown in thei photo.

Another thing to consider is that extra styling time may be neede to get this look every day. I'm not sure if Brad styles his own hair everyday or he has a stylist that does it. If you plan to do your own styling, you may want to seek the advice of your hair stylist for specific directions on how to achieve this look.

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Lebanese feast - KIBBI NAYEH

My girlfriend Paula came to visit from Calgary and we cooked a feast together. Paula is of Lebanese heritage and she cooks instinctively, without recipes. The great thing is, a Lebanese feast can be prepared with foods produced in Saskatchewan. We needed very few ‘imported’ foods like lemons, olives and cheese. The most amazing dish was Kibbi Nayeh, raw ground lamb with crushed wheat.

Here’s the full menu:

Mezze (appetizers) each on individual plates: sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumber, warm fava beans, black olives, hummus, halloum cheese, plain Mediterranean yogurt and Kibbi Nayeh, with fresh homemade pita bread.

Main: grilled lamb kabobs, chicken baked with ta'ratoul (olive oil, garlic, salt and lemon juice), cooked Kibbi and a tomato salad.

Dessert: pears in honey and mint.

KIBBI NAYEH
Start with the freshest (or fresh frozen) lamb. In Paula’s family, Kibbi Nayeh is made on the same day the lamb is slaughtered. We made it with organic Saskatchewan lamb (raised by the Richardson sisters) which was frozen shortly after slaughter.

1 shoulder of lamb, freshly ground (about 2 pounds)
4 green onions
Handful of fresh mint
Handful of fresh basil
2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp mace, cinnamon and cumin
1 cup cracked wheat (called ‘burghul’ in Lebanon)

Put the onions, mint and basil through the meat grinder, and mix into the ground lamb along with the spices. Cover the cracked wheat with water and let stand 10 minutes, until softened. Drain well. Mix the cracked wheat and the meat mixture, and knead as you would bread dough, adding a drop of water from time to time, until the mixture is smooth. Taste the mixture and add more spice to suite your taste. Paula says salt and pepper are the most important spices; the others should be evident but more subdued.

To serve, place the lamb mixture into a flat serving bowl. Using a finger, run three furrows the length of the lamb. Drizzle olive oil into the furrows. Garnish the dish with thin green onions and fresh mint. To eat, spoon the Kibbi Nayeh onto pita bread and top it with a green onion and a mint leaf.

For the cooked version of Kibbi – after kneading the mixture, press it into a square cake pan. Slice it into diamond shapes. Make a hole in the centre and pour on olive oil to cover the meat. Bake at 450F for 20-30 minutes. To serve, slice along the diamond-shaped marks and arrange on a warm plate, garnished with springs of mint.

[Album] Schuriname Vol. 11

Tracklist:
01. Gregor Salto & Dj Chuckie - Toys Are Nuts - Latin House
02. Alison Hinds - Roll It Gyal - Reggaeton Remix
03. Flow Natural Ft Beenie Man & Deevani - Tito El Bambino - Reggaeton
04. Dj Gizzy - Aptijd So Faya - Kawina Remix
05. Dj Prako - Dutty Wine - Sexy Back Beat Remix
06. Mr Z - Earth Angel - Funky Reggaeton Remix
07. C'Yeye - Toupatak - Zouk
08. Dj Immenzo - Speaker Speaker - Heavy Bubbeling Remix
09. Kevin Little Ft Jamesy P - Losing Control - Soca
10. Bunji Garlin - Blaze It Up - Bubbeling Soca Remix
11. Mala Fa - Pluma Pluma Gay - Merengue
12. Dj Prako - Lift Ya Leg Up - Exclusive 2007 Dance Remix
13. T.O.K - Hotta - Dancehall
14. Tony Matterhorn - Goodas - Dancehall
15. Masta Vs Dos Uno - Damelo Mami - Ragga Bub
16. Dj Rasheed - Bouncing Harbour Part 2 - Latin House Remix
17. Dj Prako's Mega Reggaeton Funky Remix 2007
18. Leare Ft SP - Are You Ready - Latin Remaniax
19. Dj Gizzy - Naar Links en Rechts - Bubbeling Remix
20. Isaac Black Man - To The Ceiling - Dancehall
21. Sean Paul - All Out 2007 Exclusive

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Isn't that nice - NICE SALAD

The French make a salad called Salade Nicoise (nees-waz), named for the city of Nice. It’s usually made with tuna, but since that is not a Saskatchewan ingredient, I made it with trout. It turned out very nice, and that is why I’ve called it the Nice Salad. This recipe is for two. You can double and triple it if you like.

2 small boiled potatoes, peeled and cubed
½ green pepper, sliced
10 thinly sliced rounds of onion, or more to taste
Small handful of fresh basil, thinly sliced
2 red tomatoes, cut in wedges
2 hardboiled eggs, cut in wedges
½ cup cooked trout, flaked

Dressing:
Juice of one-half juicy lemon
An equal amount of olive oil
½ tsp Dijon mustard
Dash of salt and pepper

In a bowl, mix together the potatoes, green pepper and onion. Make the dressing by mixing the lemon juice, mustard, salt and pepper. Drizzle in the olive oil, all the while beating with a whisk to form a creamy dressing. Toss the dressing into the potatoes. Let marinate a few minutes or longer. Before serving, mix in the basil. To serve, divide the potato mixture onto two plates. Place the wedges of tomato and hardboiled egg around the edge of the salad. Mound the fish in the centre. Eat! (A Salade Nicoise often includes green beans, but since they are not in season yet, I’ll leave them out my Nice Salad until later in the summer.)

Gourmet shoots of spring - ASPARAGUS ORZOTTO

Italians make a rice dish called rizotto (riz is Italian for rice). I make the same type of dish with pearl barley so I call it orzotto (orzo is Italian for barley). This time of year, fresh young asparagus is abundant in the farmers' market, so don't be buying imported asparagus from the grocery store. This recipe serves two people as a main dish or 4-6 people as a side dish.

2 tbsp butter
2 fat green onions, sliced (about ¼ cup)
1 bunch asparagus, in 1-inch pieces (about 1 cup)
½ cup cooked ham, small dice
(I like to use the smoked pork from Emco Meats in Saskatoon)
1 ¼ cup pearl barley
¼ cup Madeira wine (optional - see note below)
1 tsp salt
fresh ground pepper to taste
5 cups hot chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
¼ cup parmesan cheese

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Sauté the onions and asparagus until softened. Remove the vegetables with a spoon, leaving the remaining butter in the pot.

Turn up the heat to medium. Add the ham and pearl barley. Stir to coat with the butter. Add the Madeira wine. Cook until all the moisture is gone, stirring frequently to prevent sticking or burning. While doing this, stir in the salt and pepper.

When the barley is good and dry, add one cup of hot stock. Cook, bubbling and stirring, until the liquid is absorbed. Continue in this manner, adding one cup of stock and stirring until absorbed. With the last cup of stock, return the asparagus and onions to the pot. Bubble the mixture, stirring frequently, until the liquid has formed a creamy sauce. Take off the heat and stir in the cheese. Serve hot.

Note: Madeira is a sweet dessert wine. It’s very good served over an ice cube with a slice of lemon.

[Singles] 25.05.07

R&B
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Chris Brown Feat. Ne-Yo - So Glad (Unreleased NE-YO Prod.)
http://uploaded.to/?id=icmsul

Fergie vs. Timbaland - I Are Fergalicious
http://uploaded.to/?id=akrvx6

Taurus Ft. Hurricane Chris - Get Out My Bed (Prod. By Collipark)
http://uploaded.to/?id=z0x0dh

Jay Lyriq Feat T- Pain - Can't Deal
http://uploaded.to/?id=2ivaix

Tamia Feat. Red Café -- On My Way (T-TOWN Remix)
http://uploaded.to/?id=4yjpkc

Lloyd feat. FT - Hazel (Remix)
http://uploaded.to/?id=ebdcw8

Jay Sean - Ride It (Prod. By Alan Sampson)
http://uploaded.to/?id=98sbmu

Megan Rochell - My Mistake (Prod. Bye Ryan Leslie)
http://uploaded.to/?id=m784jv

Maroon 5 Ft. Mims - Makes Me Wonder (Remix) (Prod. By Stargate)
http://www.speedyshare.com/859703402.html

JC feat. Rick Ross - Tic Toc
http://dosyam.net/?id=hyef5r

Paula DeAnda - Back Up Off Me (Prod. by NE-YO)
http://uploaded.to/?id=crc4j8

Roger Jaber - Fallen
http://uploaded.to/?id=67qhnw

Luke & Q - Cops Up
http://uploaded.to/?id=pq8655

Lil' Rain - Adore U (Element Production)
http://dosyam.net/?id=w0r3xs

Q Feat. Baby - Ya Heard Me (Scott Storch Remix)
http://uploaded.to/?id=it9j15

3AM - Let Go (Prod. By Neptunes)
http://uploaded.to/?id=6vtxi2

Sean Kingston - All My Gangstas [make me better cover]
http://www.zshare.net/download/all-my-gangstas-mp3.html

Nina Sky - Clothes Off [prod. by Ryan Leslie]
http://uploaded.to/?id=trhhcu

Ilos - Get to You
http://uploaded.to/?id=caeyyp

Ne-Yo - Thats What It Does
http://uploaded.to/?id=vw2w78

Ray J - Beat
http://uploaded.to/?id=iruuzj

Trey Songz - Make u a star (Produced by Scott Storch)
http://www.speedyshare.com/244848882.html

Kev Samples - Stop playin games
http://uploaded.to/?id=11bfki

K. Young - Uh Wow (Prod. By Keyz 4 Life)
http://uploaded.to/?id=ydjddd

Jyant (of Metro City) - I Did It
http://uploaded.to/?id=c54f0m

Alain Cruz - If I Say
http://uploaded.to/?id=gg44go

Kaleak - Headturner
http://uploaded.to/?id=elpj5g

Natasha Bedingfield - Not Givin Up (prod. by Timbaland & Danja)
http://uploaded.to/?id=qikart

Onitsha - Don't Give Up (prod. by Darkchild)
http://uploaded.to/?id=36b46h

Kelly Rowland - Comeback
http://uploaded.to/?id=irx933

2ReaL - The One
http://uploaded.to/?id=5nm48r

NAV - Move (prod. Rami Afuni)
http://uploaded.to/?id=bc28xt

Tami Chynn - Over and Over Again
http://www.speedyshare.com/336516893.html

Deep - Paparazzi
http://uploaded.to/?id=41t2lg

Kev Samples ft Lupe Fiasco - Up To Me (Produced by Scott Storch)
http://www.speedyshare.com/945799980.html



HIP HOP
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Murphy lee ft. Young dro - Hatin
http://uploaded.to/?id=297aaj

Stat Quo ft Chamillionaire - Shake It How You Make it
http://uploaded.to/?id=089yy0

Red Cafe Ft. Fabolous & Paul Wall - Bling Blaow Pt. 2
http://uploaded.to/?id=ffnfgr

Young Joc - Bite Down
http://uploaded.to/?id=sztoh0

T.I. - What's Yo Name feat. Neptunes
http://uploaded.to/?id=23338w

Sway - up your speed pt.2 (ft. chamillionaire)(prod. by sway dasafo)
http://uploaded.to/?id=t4ike6

Bad Lucc ft. Toussaint - City life (prod. by Scott Storch)
http://uploaded.to/?id=trseqp

Provoke - Get em up
http://uploaded.to/?id=nndzo1

Phar-city ft. T-Pain - Give It To Ya
http://www.speedyshare.com/934142440.html

Mista Raja feat. Jazze Pha - Life Is Good (Prod By Jazze Pha)
http://uploaded.to/?id=lbjka7

Juice feat. J Hollins - All Bets Off (Dj Razcal Young & Sexy Production)
http://uploaded.to/?id=p7ieiv

Guru ft. Bobby Valentino - International [prod. by Solar]
http://uploaded.to/?id=av20ik

Hot Dollar - Red monkey jeans
http://uploaded.to/?id=e6voma

Flo Rida feat. Trina - Bout It Girl
http://uploaded.to/?id=tx20ir

Stat Quo - Here We Go (prod. by Dr. Dre)
http://uploaded.to/?id=dhgren

Jim Jones ft. Max B mel matrix and junior reid - Wat a quan
http://uploaded.to/?id=41pzk5

Willy Gleamz & LiL Kano - Oh My Gosh
http://uploaded.to/?id=raxjcp

Don Dinero ft Akon - My Block Sold Up
http://uploaded.to/?id=w4hh5p

Raw Jawz feat. Akon - Mystixx
http://uploaded.to/?id=ys4hsq

Common ft. Dwele - The People
http://www.speedyshare.com/931854661.html

Jurock - I´m Grown
http://uploaded.to/?id=p0fl3q

T.I Feat Wyclef Jean - You Know What It Is
http://uploaded.to/?id=gus9nn

Varcity Squad - Said So
http://uploaded.to/?id=0r2t8c

Hot Rod - Love Em Or Hate Em (ft. Cashis) (Prod. Eminem)
http://uploaded.to/?id=8n5fnv


DANCEHALL & REGGAE
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Alborosie - Kingston Town
http://www.speedyshare.com/865490983.html

Sean Paul - Mama I Love You
http://uploaded.to/?id=9cxaa3

Junior Kelly - Deeper
http://www.speedyshare.com/359468461.html

Gentleman - Different places (radio edit)
http://www.speedyshare.com/890939557.html

Sean Paul - She want it
http://uploaded.to/?id=mqrd3o

Buju Banton - Driver
http://www.speedyshare.com/691121339.html

Sean Paul - Life
http://uploaded.to/?id=enmufd

Lexie Lee - Keep It Duttyah
http://uploaded.to/?id=cozj0m

Sean Paul- Life [artillery Riddim]
http://www.speedyshare.com/213816350.html

Kirk Davis - Loverman ft. Sean Paul
http://www.speedyshare.com/120154195.html

Nanko - Girls dem baby
http://www.speedyshare.com/907910659.html

Shaggy - Church Heathen
http://www.speedyshare.com/223144652.html

Sean Paul - Any Girls
http://www.speedyshare.com/275967557.html

Prophet benjamin - Adore you
http://www.speedyshare.com/813894465.html



Reggaeton
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Zion - Veo
http://www.speedyshare.com/441192367.html

Tego Calderon ft. Wisin & Yandel - Cuando Baila Reggaeton
http://www.speedyshare.com/229536792.html

100PRcent - Latinas
http://uploaded.to/?id=xll73h

Aniel - No Sera Lo Mismo
http://www.speedyshare.com/884112447.html

Yaviah - Al Suelo
http://www.speedyshare.com/251727718.html

Papi Sanchez ft. Shabakan - Pakity
http://www.speedyshare.com/446644608.html

Adassa ft. Lennox - La Manera
http://www.speedyshare.com/893174118.html

Don Omar - Adios
http://www.speedyshare.com/885945462.html

Ivy Queen Ft. Tony Touch - Dale Azota
http://uploaded.to/?id=z9nmcj

Dalmata - Just Like Sexo
http://www.speedyshare.com/190114638.html

Nicky Jam ft. Daddy Yankee - Entre Sabbana Blanc (Rmx)
http://www.speedyshare.com/118199332.html

[Album] Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad

Tracklist:
01. Umbrella (Feat. Jay-Z)
02. Push Up on Me
03. Don't Stop the Music
04. Breakin' Dishes
05. Shut Up and Drive
06. Hate that I Love You (Feat. Ne-Yo)
07. Say it
08. Sell Me Candy
09. Lemme Get that
10. Rehab
11. Question Existing
12. Good Girl Gone Bad

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[Album] Daddy Yankee - El Cartel: The Big Boss

Tracklist:
01. Jefe
02. En Sus Marcas Listos Fuera
03. Cambio
04. Fuera De Control
05. Impacto
06. Ella Me Levanto
07. A Lo Clasico
08. Bring it on (Feat. Akon)
09. Who's Your Daddy?
10. El Celular
11. Ven Damelo
12. Papi Lover (Feat. Nicole Scherzinger)
13. Que Paso!
14. Mensaje De Estado
15. Tension (Feat. Hector "El Father")
16. Soy Lo Que Soy
17. Coraza Divina
18. Plane to PR (Feat. Will.I.Am)
19. Me Quedaria
20. Todos Quieren A Raymond
21. Impacto (Remix) (Feat. Fergie)

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Bentley in the backyard...

Supercars ... in the garage.

Newspaper Column - HANLEY BREAD SALAD

Published in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 23 May 2007.

Shopping reward programs are a complete nuisance, as far as I am concerned, unless the reward is instant and edible. Take, for example, a loaf of bread. In Hanley, 60 km south of Saskatoon, the reward for filling up at the Prairie View Gas Station is a free loaf of bread, white or whole wheat. I take this opportunity every time I visit my family just down the highway at Craik.

The bread is not always fresh, since it may have been baked the day before, but it’s big and solid like grandma used to make, and is therefore just as useful a few days later for French toast, grilled cheese sandwiches and bread pudding. But lately I have been using it to make bread salads. Bread salads are a tasty and convenient way to use up day-old bread, which was important in times past before most bread was made in a factory and treated with preservatives to keep it fresh. In Italy, bread salad is called panzanella. In Greece it’s dakos. In Lebanon and Syria, it’s called fattoush. The most common bread salad in Saskatoon is undoubtedly the Caesar Salad, but those hard little croutons that come out of a box hardly qualify as bread in my books.

A few years ago, I produced a documentary on homemade bread for the CBC radio program Ideas, for which the research involved making and eating a lot of bread. I spent time with several home bakers of different cultures discovering the traditions, folklore and spirituality of bread, and learned that in many parts of the world, for many many centuries, bread has nourished not only the body but the soul. Nowadays, we take bread for granted. It is no longer the primary food that fills our tummies, yet we still speak of the bread-winner rather than the fish-winner or the salad-winner or the apple-a-day-winner. Bread still commands that respect.

When I haven’t the time to make my own bread, I often buy it from the Good Spirit Bakery at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. Peyton Leavitt and Jonathon Lee bake the bread in a wood-burning brick oven on their farm near Naicam, a process that takes all night. Then they bring it to the market first thing Saturday morning. It’s very rustic and made with local ingredients such as fresh-ground flour, flax and honey. It’s worth a trip to the new farmers’ market venue at River Landing, but go early because the Good Spirit bread often sells out well before noon.

While you’re there, pick up the other ingredients for a good bread salad. Don’t even think of buying these vegetables in a grocery store when you have access to the freshest, most beautiful local produce at the farmers’ market.

This time of year, I make salads with the tiny little greens popping up in my garden. This includes tender dandelion leaves, the cilantro that reseeded itself, mint that grows like a weed and the baby radishes and lettuce that I pulled to thin the rows. If you don’t have access to these fresh micro-greens, you can substitute lettuce (also available at the farmers’ market) or you can omit that ingredient altogether.

Hanley Bread Salad
1 slice of bread per person
2 small tomatoes per person
(a mix of red and yellow tomatoes)
8 slices of English cucumber per person
1 green onion per person
1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup baby greens per person

Dressing for two:
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Trim the bread of crusts and toast until nice and brown. Cool. Cut into chunky cubes. Chop the tomatoes. Put them into a bowl, crushing them with your hands to release their juices. Chop the cucumber, green onion, mint and parsley; toss into the bowl. Whip together the dressing ingredients and mix into the vegetables. (You can do this ahead, giving it time to mingle flavours.) Five minutes before serving, toss in the baby greens and the bread cubes.

Hanley Bread Series #2 - BLT IN A BOWL

This the second in a series of recipes that make the most of the free bread from the gast station in Hanley, Saskatchewan. It’s a BLT (bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich) served up as a salad. Everyone of these main ingredients is locally produced.

For two:
2 medium red tomatoes
5 slices bacon
3 slices day-old bread
2 cups salad greens
(I used baby greens from the garden – radish, lettuce, arugula, cilantro, sage, mint, chives, dandelion and something with purple leaves that I can’t quite identify.)

Dressing
2 tbsp mayonnaise
½ tsp Dijon mustard
2 ½ tsp milk
Salt and pepper

Chop the tomatoes. Put them into a bowl, squeezing with your hands to release some juices.
Fry the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Crumble when cool. Add to tomatoes.
Trim the bread of crusts. Toast until brown. Cut into bite-sized cubes.
Mix the dressing ingredients. Pour onto tomatoes and blend.
Arrange the salad greens on two plates or pasta bowls.
Five minutes before serving, add the bread to the tomatoes and toss. Spoon the tomato-bread mixture onto the salad greens. Enjoy your BLT with a fork!

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Nite Out With The Superstars...

A hare in the kitchen - HASENPFEFFER

Sue and I met in a parking lot to exchange the goods. She gave me a wild hare and homemade Thai sausage. I gave her some frozen wild blueberries, homemade pasta sauce and fresh koubassa. Then I went home and cooked. Sue's husband Vance makes an old German recipe called Hasenpfeffer - peppered hare. It compares closely to a similar recipe in Time-Life Foods of the World: The Cooking of Germany. Here's my version, a combination of both recipes.

Hasenpfeffer
½ pound bacon, finely chopped
1 rabbit (3-5 pounds)
salt and pepper
¼ cup flour
½ cup onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup wine
1 cup chicken stock
1 tsp homemade jelly
1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped (or ¼ tsp dried)
1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped (or ¼ tsp dried)
2 tsp lemon juice


In a stovetop casserole, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.

Cut the rabbit into serving pieces. Sprinkle with salt and a generous amount of fresh ground pepper. Coat the meat lightly in flour. Add the meat to the hot bacon fat and brown on both sides. (You may have to do this in batches.) As the rabbit is done, transfer it to a plate.

Remove all but 2 tbsp of bacon fat from the pot. (If there is less than 2 tbsp of fat, add butter.) Sauté onion and garlic until soft. Pour in the wine and chicken stock. Bring to a boil on high heat, scraping up the bits on the bottom of the pan. Add the jelly, bay leaf, rosemary and thyme. Return the bacon, rabbit and its juices to the casserole. (I also added the blood which had pooled in the bowl while the rabbit was thawing.) Cover the casserole tightly and simmer 1 hour. Check the meat for doneness, and cook another ½ hour if necessary.

When the rabbit is done, remove to a serving plate and keep warm. Taste the sauce. It should be good and peppery; add more pepper if needed. Remove the bay leaf. Simmer until the sauce is reduced and thickened. Add the lemon juice. Serve the rabbit and sauce over egg noodles or boiled potatoes.

Hanley Bread Series #3 - FATTOUSH

This is the third installment in a series of receipes using the free bread "reward" for filling up at the gas station in Hanley, Saskatchewan.

Fattoush is a bread and vegetable salad. In the Middle East, it would be made with pita bread, but this is Saskatchewan, so I made it with the free loaf I got for filling up at the gas station in Hanley. The cucumber, lettuce, bell pepper and tomatoes came from the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market, and the mint was from my garden.

Cut four slices of hearty day-old bread. Remove crusts. Toast and cut into cubes. Chop the vegetables: cucumber, bell pepper (red, green or both), lettuce, parsley, green onions and mint. Include as much as you like of each one. Make a dressing of ¼ cup olive oil, ¼ cup lemon juice, salt and pepper. Toss all the vegetables with the dressing. A few minutes before serving, toss in the bread. I served this salad with a ground lamb 'pizza' called Sfeeha (see 30 April 2007).