Marilyn (Rhubarb Kuchen)

Food holds connection for me.  Connection to our natural world… bird song coming in my window to tell me it is morning, evergreen scent after a rain, squishy prairie earth under my bare feet in my garden, gentle hum of honeybees in the background AND a special connection to the people in my life…all of this can come in one delicious bite.  In my recipe box, I have a recipe titled MARILYN.  This slice connects me to a neighour, a friend who is no longer with us.  Marilyn fed many people through her warmth and kindness and “from scratch” cooking.  In my favourite memory of Marilyn, I see her in the tiny kitchen at the Inglis Elementary School.  As I open the school door, the hot lunch smells delicious.  Marilyn is there in her apron, portioning out delicious lunches for the Inglis School students and staff and little voices are saying (as they pick up their lunch) “Thank you Mrs. Liske”

Yes.  Thank you, Marilyn, for all that you were and all that you did and for sharing recipes with me.