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After the horrific soup I made the other day, I decided to go back to a classic soup recipe that I have been making forever. I fell in love with it when my sister Jamie made it for dinner one night for our family. I was going to university and having a spiritual awakening to […]
A lot of people have been asking me which breadmaker I recommend and the Black & Decker B2300 3lb White Breadmaker is the one I use week after week. I have had it two years now and use it on a regular basis and it always makes the perfect loaf of bread and is fantastic […]
Recently people have been asking me how I can make so much food and I have answered, because I have to eat. I suppose most people do not make their own food but I do. I have been for years. I do take time off here and there but most of the time I make […]
Truth be told, I have been feeling under the weather lately and yesterday was the worst. I was incapacitated by a change in the barometric pressure, a giant snowstorm was on its way, and a migraine hit me so badly I lost consciousness for hours on my couch. So what does this have to do […]
According to Epicurious.com, a calzone is a stuffed pizza that resembles a turnover. Who knew they would be so easy to make? And less fattening than the ones you buy in pizza parlors. You do not have to deep fry these delights, nor do you have to spend hours making pizza dough. My baked calzones […]
The rich smooth-textured dessert is known as Burnt Cream in England where is has been popular since the seventeenth century. It was not, however, until late in the nineteenth century that the French term crème brûlée, which means precisely the same thing, became popular and the dessert became standard fare in many American restaurants. ~ […]
Here in Nova Scotia the weather is starting to cool off and as much as I love salad, only a warm salad will do for me right now. Bring on the warmth! So I created a warm spinach salad with rotini pasta, sauteed mushrooms topped with a sun-dried tomato and garlic salad dressing and freshly […]
Here is another secret family recipe, this time for a veggie dip. I have no idea how long we have been making this recipe. Seems like forever and this is one we all eat and enjoy! The recipe is super simple and easy to make. Pick up a package of Knorr Vegetable soup and using […]
I am sick and have no energy and there are so many fun Halloween things I want to try in the kitchen and I am getting super frustrated! I wish I could make My Super Immunity Soup but right now I just do not have the energy. I usually make it right as a cold […]
With a fork, crush three very ripe but not over-ripe bananas My mother-in-law shared this recipe for a traditional and classic homemade banana bread with me when I started to learn how to bake. It is basic, it is easy and the perfect place for a newbie baker to start. The other day I wanted […]
