COLD COMFORT

There is a great scene in Woody Allen's film 'Love and Death' where, on the Siberian front, his wife serves him the same old plate of snow and ice for dinner. Well, it doesn't have to be that bad!

I have just returned from a dog-sledding adventure on the wilderness trails and frozen lakes of Northern Minnesota. I experienced long, cold days driving and trying to control six huskies and had to function (and eat) in tempreratures below zero fahrenheit (minus 18C).

I was expecting the food too be all blubber and over processed, but with a bit of ingenuity and flair, you can start looking forward to your mealtimes as well as long johns and arctic sleeping bags. Hope you enjoy the photos and the recipe ideas.

Ok, it's hard to go 'non-processed' every day out here, but cheddar frankfurters cooked by a camp fire on the end of a branch with a little mustard really hit the spot.

Here we are at four below, preparing the fire and the grill above it to accommodate our flame-grilled chuck steaks!

Don't burn your fingers now....

The next morning in the yurt saw a splendid bell pepper and spinach frittata (above), with optional sausage meat and bun.

My nutrient-starved body was more impressed with the organic wild rice stir-fried with dried fruit and pecan than I was the following morning:


The potato, spinach, cream and oregano bake was warm and 'total comfort' washed down with hot coffee before braving the blizzard.







By Friday, I will have warmed up sufficiently to tackle chicken in the same way I tackled beef on an earlier post.

Bye for now.