This week was peachy around here! Chelsea showed up mid-week with 40 lbs of peaches and we over-ambitiously flash-boiled every single one of them to make for easy peeling so we could make them into a variety of recipes for the freezer. Well, we ran out of steam mid-peeling (read: the kids ran out of […]
Saturday Sweets: Death By Chocolate Cookies
*Don’t forget to enter the little giveaway for $25 in personalized paper products on yesterday’s post! If you’re looking for the perfect chewy, rich chocolate cookie recipe, look no further. These are, quite literally, my favourite chocolate cookie ever, and I’ve done more than my fair share of sampling. I’ve actually made these numerous times […]
Saturday Sweets: Oatmeal Fudge Sandwich Cookies
Dare I say I have found the world’s best way to take in your fibre? I believe I do dare. Fibre-packed cookies stuffed with a generous slab of fudge – how often do you get your fibre and your fudge in the same bite?! The cookies are a delicious chewy oatmeal cookie, and they are […]
Mom’s Hawaiian BBQ Meatballs
Since my mom is here all week (YAY!) I thought it only fitting that I share another of her famous recipes – it’s been too long since a Mom guest post! I think these meatballs are part of the reason Carl married me, thinking they would be a regular staple in his diet if he […]
Lemon Shortbread Bars
I’ve told you before that whipped shortbread cookies are my favourite cookie. Odd, I know, for a chocolate lover such as myself, but there is something about those buttery, soft, slightly crumbly cookies that, when done right, melts in your mouth in a way no chocolate chip cookie can match. (Did I even say that out […]
Light{er} Creamy Homemade Macaroni & Cheese
I promise to stop complaining about summer soon, but I have to tell you that I’m pretty sure I figured out the problem I have with summer. The problem is that I always feel really heavy. Don’t ask me how it’s possible, since I definitely eat less in the heat. Maybe I’m retaining the 24 […]
Saturday Sweets: Chocolate Raspberry Scones
While these scones are definitely a sweet Saturday sweet, they are also most assuredly a breakfast food. In my world, breakfast should include some sweetness. Chocolate and raspberry is not only one of the best natural combinations in the flavour world, it’s also one of the most beautiful. Some foods are just so gorgeous in […]
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Recipe naming really isn’t my forte, as you can see from that unwieldy title. Eating is my forte. I’m ok with this. These chocolatey, peanut buttery squares happened because: a) it was too hot to bake b) I was out of butter anyways c) I had overbought peanut butter and needed to deal with it, […]
Mom’s Chicken with Mushrooms & Leeks
Recipes like this Chicken with Mushrooms and Leeks are the reason blogs should have more than one contributor. I’m sure there are many of you out there who love a good mushroom, and if I were the only one writing here it’s pretty unlikely you’d come across any good mushroom recipes, meaning you’d have to […]
First on the First: ETON MESS
Well, this dessert is exactly what it sounds like: a hot mess. I had never heard of Eton Mess until learning it was our First on the First challenge for this month! Turns out it’s just a messy, easy, crowd-pleasing dessert full of strawberries, whipped cream, and meringue, a throw-together version of one of my […]
