My Country House
Skull shapes made of amaranth and honey for Day of the Dead in Mexico When I was a child I lived in two homes. One was in Cote St. Luc and I remember the address perfectly. That was the first thing they taught me in the little prenursery school I attended. When I was six years old my parents purchased a country house in the Laurentians. I would go for the summer to that little house and in the winter the family would go every weekend so that we could rest and go skiing. First, we went to Belle Neiges ski hill and then La Reserve. Every Saturday night we would have steak. This was a very big meal. Many times during the week we did not eat well but on Saturday we had a big meal. As I recall the family would share a steak or two and we would have hotdogs and something else as well (I believe ribs). We always had a fresh salad. First, the meals were made on an outside bbq with charcoal. Then my father purchased a hibachi and fina...