Amazing Recipes
Do you guys love Pinterest as much as I do? I think I'm addicted to it. I love pinning and I love to see what other have pinned and then repin, repin and repin. I can spend hours just looking at pins and pinning. Sometimes I have to tell my husband to get me off the computer, because I can't … [Read more...]
I'm sorry for bringing this brownie to you. But I have to share. It would be insensitive of me to keep this treasure to myself. It's one of the best brownies you'll ever eat. Trust me! I know you try to be good all the time and eat healthy, but every once in a while, you want to be bad. And … [Read more...]
I could not resist anymore. I've been seeing these Hasselback potatoes everywhere. I mean everywhere. So I wanted to know what the fuss was all about. Apparently these potatoes originated in Sweden and the name comes from Hasselbacken, a restaurant in Stockholm where they were first … [Read more...]
These Congo bars have it all. They are cookies and brownies, they are to die for. I love it when I find little gems like this in my old cookbooks. I have had this Cookies book for at least 10 years and I usually take it out around the holidays and make some cookies from it. It never let me … [Read more...]
Last year there was a new show on the Canadian foodnetwork channel. The show is called Recipe To Riches and it's about ordinary people showcasing their favorite family recipes in front of some popular judges and they battle to have their recipe become a President Choice product to win $25,000 and … [Read more...]
Summer is coming and the best part about it is that we can start grilling. One of my favorite things to grill is corn. I love corn any way you give it to me, but my favorite is grilled corn on the cob. But I have a confession to make. I'm not a big fan of putting butter on my corn. I just like … [Read more...]
Is it Friday yet? I cannot wait for this weekend. You know why? It's a long weekend here in Canada, it's Victoria Day. I have lots of things planned, so now I just have to get through another couple days of work. I can do it. I think I'm handling my challenge this month pretty well. If you … [Read more...]
Scones are the perfect weekend breakfast and it's probably one of the easiest things you can bake. By definition a scone is a quick bread, no yeast required, no rising, you just pretty much mix all the ingredients together. Scones are also very versatile. They can be made savory or sweet. I like … [Read more...]
Muffins are probably one of the first things I learned to make, but I still remember the days when I used to buy the muffin mix and use that to make muffins. Little did I know how easy the batter really is to make. I love to make all sort of muffins, but probably the most popular muffins I make are … [Read more...]
This was my first time making brioche bread. I've been wanting it to make for a long time, specifically Ina Garten's Brioche bread recipe from Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home. I'm not one to be afraid of making any type of bread, I love it and enjoy it. But a brioche bread … [Read more...]
I've finally made the perfect biscuit. I don't know what was in my head to make a mozzarella biscuit. Well I'll tell you what. Personally I like mozzarella cheese over cheddar cheese, and that's the only cheese I had. Usually I make these biscuits with buttermilk, but I didn't have any, so I used … [Read more...]
So it's almost the middle of April and while other places are enjoying wonderful warm spring weather, we are going through a snow storm. That's Calgary for you, yesterday was warm, beautiful and sunny and today it looks like Christmas outside. If you don't believe me, check out the picture I just … [Read more...]
Happy Easter Everyone! No big dinner for us today though, our Easter is not till next weekend. So chicken for dinner it was. Well I had no idea what to call this concoction of mine, but since I used lots of alcohol in it, white wine and bourbon, I decided to call it drunken and creamy … [Read more...]
Before you hate me for putting bacon on everything, hold on! These donuts are baked! So to me, that makes these donuts healthy. That's right! I'm really thinking that bacon need its own category on this blog. Bacon makes the world go round. :) I think this is what they refer to bacon … [Read more...]
Yes, that's right, today's featured recipe is Monkey Brains. This delicious sweet bread, has many other names as well. Probably the most known is Monkey Bread. Other names it goes by is bubbleloaf, sticky bread, coffee cake, but my favorite name for this is Monkey Brains. Not to gross you out, but … [Read more...]
