Even here in Calgary the weather is warming up though it could still snow here. One year it snowed in June, and I've heard of snow in July here. However, I'm hopeful and optimistic. No matter what, I love this time of year. Trees are budding, the grass is getting greener, it's beautiful. My favorite thing though about summer coming is all the fruits and my favorite summer fruit are strawberries. I love to b ...

I have a new favorite drink and I need to share it with you guys! A frozen mudslide! Have you ever had one? It's to die for! I had two today. And I want more. It's so delicious, why haven't I had these before? How could it not be good, it has Bailey's and Kahlua and Vodka! I feel like I've used too many exclamation marks here, but that's how excited I am. I came across this drink while looking at pins on Pi ...

My latest favorite spice to use is Emeril's Essence. I love it, it's nice and spicy and it's so much easier to use than getting out all your spices. It goes on any kind of meat, I've used it on chicken, pork or beef. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:293] Enjoy! ...

Don't laugh at the name of this dessert! OK, you can laugh, it is funny. I have no idea why it's called sex in a pan, maybe because it's so good. I remember a long time ago, before I was married, and used to live on my own, one weekend my friend came over and she introduced me to this dessert. I had no idea what it was, but she promised me I was going to love it so we made it. Oh my God, it was unbelievable ...

I have a confession to make... I have probably had fudge once or twice in my life, and I was never a big fan of it. I found it overly sweet and it felt like I was eating sugar. Until now! If you're a regular reader of mine, well you know how much I adore nutella, and I'll try all sort of recipes with nutella, including fudge. But I wanted to take this fudge to a new level and added my own spin on it by addi ...

Ladies and Gents, it's time for another cocktail and I have a special cocktail for you today. This cocktail is actually my husband's idea and I have to give him credit for it. Recently we discovered these Mexican soda drinks, Jarritos and Mundet which we really like. For this particular cocktail we used Mundet green apple flavor which gave the cocktail its beautiful green color. We're not big drinkers but w ...

There is nothing better when you come home from a long hard day at work than a nice cold glass of ice tea. Italian ice tea is even better. Trust me on this one. This Italian ice tea has become my favorite cocktail. And yes, it is a cocktail. I can't even begin to tell you how good it is. I'm not a drinker, I'll enjoy the occasional cocktail every once in a while, but not a heavy drinker at all. Mostly becau ...

Have you ever made homemade vanilla pudding? And I don't mean the one that comes out of the box. Well it's not that difficult. With a few ingredients, you've got yourself a great little dessert. You will love this, it will be the best vanilla pudding you've ever had. Pudding is one of those things that I grew up with. I've always loved pudding, vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, rice pudding, you name it a ...

Let me tell you about this cocktail. It rocks! It's amazing! I had 2 today, and I am very very happy. Now you have to know me, I don't usually drink a lot, mostly because I can't hold my liquor. But when I do, I get very happy, and everything anyone says is super hilarious to me. It's all good! I am having fun, and I hope those around me are having fun as well. But this Americano, man I cannot stop drinking ...

I have to say I've never made Tapenade before, I know what you're thinking, but I'm a newbie when it comes to making things like Tapenade. I've had it before so I knew I liked it but never tried making it before. However, this past weekend I wanted to make these great tomatoes and tapenade tarts, but of course I had no tapenade. I don't even know if they sell it at the grocery store, I imagine they do, but ...

So...You've probably seen my ultimate mojito and hopefully even tried it. It was good, it was very good, it was beyond my highest expectations! It it truly my favorite cocktail drink.  I never thought of myself as a bartender, an expert at making cocktails, as a matter of fact if anything, my sister has always been the expert. I'm merely the one that enjoys the cocktails. But in an act of desperation to imp ...

It's my husband's birthday and I decided to make some mojitos. I love mojitos, mojitos are now my favorite cocktail drink. They were really refreshing and minty and really hit the spot. :) Mojitos are traditionally from Cuba and are not really very strong. They have simple ingredients like rum, sugar, lime juice, mint and club soda. Now there are several versions of mojitos and I remember once I was at a re ...

How about a nice healthy mango banana smoothie? This smoothie is so delicious and healthy, it beats any pop you could drink on a hot summer day. It's super simple to make and everyone will enjoy it. You'll need to peel a nice ripe mango and then cut it into cubes. In a blender, add the mango, a banana and a cup of milk Add a cup of ice cubes to the blender and a tablespoon of good honey. Blend everything to ...

How about something refreshing. Easter is gone now, and it seems like spring is finally coming here in Calgary. It hasn't been too warm, but I'll take it, and it was a nice and sunny day, so what better way to celebrate than making a delicious fruit smoothie with my favorite fruits. I wanted to use some pineapple in this smoothie, but I didn't have fresh pineapple, I did however have canned pineapple, so I ...

For the longest time I was scared of making fresh pasta, thinking it was the hardest thing in the world. Growing up, my mom would make fresh pasta every once in a while and the dishes that she made with that fresh pasta were absolutely delicious. I just never paid attention to how she made the dough.  I finally told my husband that I'm ready to tackle this challenge and we went and bought a pasta machine, t ...