there are booths and stalls [at] Caribou Carnival (spring
equinox weekend), National Aboriginal Day (summer solstice),
Raven Days, Folk on the Rocks music festival

Can one get interesting if not delicious native foods at those?

Not much. Caribou is out right now. There is a hunting moratorium in
place as the herd has mysteriously dwindled by about 90%. The

If the decline is substantial, shouldn't the fish
& wildlife people be finding lots more bones
lying around in the regular stomping grounds?

Francophone Society runs a sugar shack at Caribou Carnival (renamed
Long John Jamboree) and the North Slave Metis Alliance have a huge
fish fry (mostly local whitefish, often with a limited amount of
walleye and lake trout, some pike in a pinch, depending on the
catch of the day) with frybread and tea in a town park on National
Aboriginal Day while the Yellowknife Dene Band hosts a native music

You paint a picture of a fest that might be fun but
not worth a special trip. Anyhow, at solstice time
I tend to be off with my frequent-flier friends, most
likely in Alaska. Et je ne suis pas tres tres confortable
parmi des tas de francophones (I'm not so comfortable
amid loads of Froggies).

festival at another park on the bank of the Yellowknife River. One
can reserve a campsite there for the week (if Native) and cook
whatever you want to bring over a wood fire. My BIL Matthew gets a
spot most years and we always drop in for a few hours for the music

I wonder how the skeeters are; are they big
enough to spatchcock and barbecue?

(fiddling mostly), dancers (jigging mostly) and drumming. (Those

Which can be kind of fun.

gatherings are always dry.)

Oh; scratch that one off the list.

Title: Ganondagan Olive Oil Roasted Corn Cake W/ Rhubarb Compote

And the elusive Ganondagan olive trees?

... I don't wanna be an adult anymore; it's very hard!

Some of us never were adults. I don' wanna grow up!
I don' wanna go to skool!

"Thai" peanut noodles
categories: Asian-ish, main, pasta
servings: 4

8 oz dry fettuccine pasta, uncooked
2/3 c water
1/2 c Peter Pan Honey Roast Creamy Peanut & Natural Honey Spread
3 Tb soy sauce
2 Tb canola oil
16 oz pk tricolor coleslaw mix
14 oz cn beansprouts, drained
1/2 c sliced green onions
1 md lime, cut into 6 wedges
chopped fresh cilantro, optional

Cook pasta according to package directions,
omitting salt. Combine water, Peter Pan and soy
sauce in small bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30 sec
or until warm; stir until blended. Set aside.

Heat oil in large skillet or wok over medium-high
heat. Add coleslaw mix; cook and stir 3 to 5 min
or until wilted and lightly browned. Add bean
sprouts; cook 1 to 2 min or until hot.

Add Peter Pan mixture, green onions and cooked
pasta; toss to coat pasta. Cook 1 to 2 min more
or until hot. Serve with lime wedge; sprinkle
with cilantro, if desired.

ConAgra foods via peterpanpb.com
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