It’s a beee-yoo-tiful sunny cold day here in Ontario, the first draft of my impending paper is printed off for editing, and we’re off to visit my littlest sister and some butterflies, so it promises to be a great day! We won’t talk about the fact that Carl leaves on Monday, putting an end to […]
Ravioli & Sausage Lasagna
Have you been watching any Olympics? I hate the feeling of having the TV on during the day, but I can’t help but love the feats of strength and skill on constant display. I just sit there and exclaim about the LEGS, the ARMS, the CORE STRENGTH! The ski jumpers who can basically lay parallel […]
Saturday Sweets: Cookie Dough Truffle Bars
Do you ever watch Dragon’s Den or Shark Tank? I’m not really a TV watcher, but I love those shows. I tend to think most things have already been invented, and then along comes someone with a brilliant, and usually simple, invention or solution of some sort that makes me think, “Now why didn’t I […]
Saturday Sweets: Sugar Cookie Bars
I love sugar cookies intensely. Sadly, I feel almost as intensely about my dislike of rolling out dough and cutting shapes and decorating individual cookies. I have three littles, so they’re either helping (or hindering) me, or I’m trying to get something done by myself as quickly as possible. Also, they have a thing for sprinkles […]
Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
Happy New Year! What better way to start off the year than with a sticky caramel cake? New Years for many is full of resolutions about the sorts of food you will be eating, or not eating, but my resolution in that regard remains the same as always – eat a healthy, balanced diet, enjoy […]
Top 10 Recipes of 2013
Happy New Years Eve…I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to ring in the New Year filled with hope for what’s ahead. I know I’m excited and curious to see what 2014 will bring…in the early plans are a short-term move to Ontario and a makeover for the blog, but it’s […]
Cheesy Bacon Spinach Dip
I have a constant internal battle going on. I just can’t decide what I like better, sweet or salty. As much as I love my sweets, salty snacks like nachos or hot cheesy dips with accompanying chips or hefty sourdough bread generally hold the number one spot in my heart. Funnily enough, I almost never […]
Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark
If you’ve never de-seeded a pomegranate, you need to take the plunge. If these Pomegranate Oatmeal Cookies didn’t convince you, and these Oatmeal Pomegranate Muffins also failed to send you squealing to the grocery store, this chocolate bark has to be the deciding recipe. Yes, pomegranates are a bit of a pain in the you-know-what to de-seed, […]
Saturday Sweets: Pumpkin Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Is there anything better than a cake just begging for a giant dollop of cream cheese icing? Spread it all over…and I just want to dive in face first. This cake was my first foray into pumpkin this season, and, just when I thought I had enough pumpkin recipes to love, this one came along […]
Saturday Sweets: Apple Crumble Pizza
Well, it’s early in the season (in fact, the season is being stinkin’ elusive), but I feel confident declaring this my favourite new fall dessert. You all know how much I love my apple crumble, and I stand by my bold claim that it is the best ever, but this whole wheat apple crumble pizza? […]
