When I saw Martha’s Spiderweb Eggs in her 2007 Halloween mag, they were so creepy looking that I knew one day I would make them! I finally did and they are easy to make but a little time consuming. Make sure to work that into your schedule for your Halloween party because these are totally worth it. […]
Roasted Sweet Potato Ghost Town Soup
Chives’ Buttermilk Biscuits
For our 11th wedding anniversary Reg and I went to Chives Canadian Bistro where I was introduced to their buttermilk biscuits. Loved them! How cool is it that you can find the recipe and story about these biscuits on their web site? Forgetting to order the bread for the opening night and recreating a family recipe […]
Taste of Home’s Frankenstein Marshmallows
OK, this does not look great but wait until you see what happened to these Taste of Home’s Frankenstein Marshmallows. I seem to be having more Halloween foodie disasters this year than successes which sucks! You were supposed to lightly coat the marshmallows with corn syrup and roll the sides in green sprinkles. Was this ever […]
Ripsters Halloween & Party Shop: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Ripsters Halloween Shop has relocated to Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. I could not be happier about it! Over the last few weekends Reg and I have been going to many different stores looking for Halloween inspiration and Ripsters is definitely our favourite. Although scary, it is not as disturbing as some other shops are. I […]
Taste of Home’s Halloween Batty Bark
My So-Called “Instant” Mini Mincemeat Pies
When you read this post, it will become quite clear that I have never made mincemeat pies before. In fact there were a lot of “firsts” when it came to my experience of making these over the weekend. Although they might be called “instant” there was nothing easy or fast about them. Mincemeat pies are […]
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
Bobby Flay’s Pumpkin Bread with Spicy Caramel Apple Sauce
Is there any ingredient inspired more by autumn than pumpkin? I don’t think so! I really wanted to get into the October spirit and bake with it. So I was thrilled to find this pumpkin loaf recipe in the recently published Bar Americain Cookbook written by Bobby Flay and published by Random House of Canada. It […]
Chuck Hughes’ Butternut Squash Gnocchi
Yes, they look lovely don’t they? Beautiful butternut squash gnocchi tossed in an oil and thyme infusion sprinkled with lots of freshly grated Parmesan cheese… Bliss! Except, it was not exactly easy and it was entirely all my fault. Chuck’s recipe was perfect. Totally my bad. See there some recipes that are easy to divide […]