I opened a can of pumpkin puree the other day to make some pumpkin cream cheese icing (fail – but it tasted great!) for a friend’s birthday cake, and then I had 3/4 of the can left. I’m babysitting 4 days a week and I like to make yummy, healthy lunches for the kids – so I thought that I’d give ... Read More »
This is another recipe that I’ve had in the drawer for about 6 months – I make them almost once a week, and they go over SUPER well with everyone who’s sat at my table. (The other possibility is that the kids have all just been super polite & asked for 2nds & 3rds just to suck up, but considering they’ve ... Read More »
In the past 18 months, I’ve done a fair amount of gluten and wheat free baking, and while there are some excellent and tasty recipes out there, it’s so very rare to find easy gluten free recipes that turn out so similar to those tasty white flour alternatives. {By ‘easy’, I mean recipes that don’t involve all of the extras ... Read More »
There’s something about French that makes things sound complicated and difficult. Heads up: this recipe is neither.This is my second time making this dish for Meatless Mondays this fall – as many good recipes & ideas as there are out there, this one was a real hit & the zucchini is still coming out of the garden on a regular ... Read More »
Such a grey, rainy day today. I wanted something that would cheer everyone up and make the house smell great, so I searched Pinterest, of course, for a delicious-looking apple cinnamon recipe. I found this recipe for baked donuts from Suburban Epicurian, and it looked great. I’ve never actually made donuts in my donut tins – just muffins (see this ... Read More »
As the temperatures are getting cooler, I am loving these warm fall recipes (especially the ones that require me to turn on the oven, since I’m not turning on the furnace yet…). So along with supper tonight, we’re having this crusty bread that I posted last year. It is so easy to make, takes only 3 ingredients – flour, salt and ... Read More »
This is a delicious sausage recipe that my mom used to make when we were growing up. It’s kind of nice because it tastes great when it’s hot, but it’s also really good cold (so it would be a great addition to kids’ lunches). IngredientsDough:1 tsp. active dry yeast1 3/4 c. flour1/3 c. cornmeal1/2 tsp salt3/4 c. shredded cheeseFilling:1 ... Read More »
Last week sort of knocked me flat on my back, and I didn’t even have kids heading to school. I did, on the other hand, start babysitting – and had 2 long (7:30-5:30) days of 5 kids under 5. Between recovering from the Long Weekend’s antics, babysitting, and trying to get my house in some sort of respectable shape (I ... Read More »
I had heard a great tip one day when I was at a workshop on healthy eating. It was simple enough – kids will eat anything shaped like a donut. If you want them to eat some really healthy muffins that they might otherwise not eat, bake it in a donut tin and call it a donut! (Now we really ... Read More »
Green onions, green beans, beets, zucchini, & concord grapes. My garden is literally exploding with produce right now, and I couldn’t be happier! Every day, supper is planned not around what is in the fridge, but what’s ready to come out of the garden. And right now, the zucchini is ripening by the pound! DH’s favourite food is lasagna. ... Read More »
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