I was craving something crunchy the other day which often happens to me. I’m more of a chips person than a cookies person which is very, very bad! I don’t allow myself to eat chips anymore and have even forbidden salted shelled sunflower seeds because the salt kicks my blood pressure way up. I bought […]
Tutorial: How to make homemade muffins
On this Earth Day in Nova Scotia it’s dark, wet and dreary. The perfect day to make a cup of tea and indulge in a beautiful strawberry margarita muffin. My own invention. Yup, this strawberry-inspired recipe is going in the cookbook too. I think I’m onto to something here! There are a couple of general […]
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Spring is almost here so I made one last soup
It appears the online recipe for this soup has gone “poof”! Nova Scotia is finally warming up a little, I even have mystery plants starting to sprout in my garden. When I read Tori‘s suggestion that the next foodie club challenge should be a baking one because soon summer will be here (which I totally […]
Making your culinary dream a reality
Thanks to Kathleen Flinn, I recently went on a trip to Paris and went to the most famous culinary arts school in the world. Finding herself in London, England, fired from her corporate job, she signs up to fulfill her dream of enrolling in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program. She documents her trials and […]
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Let’s escape to Paris together
Food has the power to transport us to anywhere in the world. No matter where you go, people eat. Each country will have thousands upon thousands of recipes, distinctly part of their culture. We all have food in common and food is powerful. It really can take you places. When I asked people where in […]
Tutorial: Homemade Hamburgers
OK my beautiful vegetarian friends, you are going to want to skip this post. It’s all about making your own hamburgers with your own hands….not something you’re probably going to enjoy. So begins our first foodie club challenge: homemade burgers! I chose Rachael Ray’s Big Spicy Mac with a fakeout Big Mac Sauce and my […]