Today my guest On Let’s Get Writing is Amanda Dorothy Jean Bulman, the author of Salt Beef Buckets A Love Story. This book includes recipes and essays exploring the stories and culinary traditions of Newfoundland. Andie is a chef, writer, comedian and librarian and her stories and recipes will whet your palate for more!

I’ve had some fantastic chefs and cookbooks featured on Let’s Get Writing and this book is no exception. Salt Beef Buckets celebrates local Newfoundland ingredients, researches archival recipes, and explores how the ways we use food are constantly changing and growing. It features recipes found in the archives, plucked out of old diaries, church fundraising books, and yellowed ancient letters, as well as the author’s own updates to these recipes (the 2.0 version!)

It’s organized by season, reflecting the traditional patterns of food sources and usage, and has also included some side trips into other traditions as well, such as rug hooking, fairy lore, and how to build a fire. Amanda has also invited some friends to contribute a recipe or two. Her sustainable approach to food harvesting and enjoyment is inspiring and totally doable.

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