Birthday Cupcake 2: Peaches and Cream
There was a request for one vanilla cupcake and a fruit flavour from the birthday-ers, so I decided to try these Peaches and Cream cupcakes …
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup with Homemade Tortilla Chips
I made this soup the other night with homemade tortilla chips – it was AMAZING! You can kick up the spice if you or the …
Photo Challenge – off topic!
This isn’t a recipe, but I’m hoping to turn this blog into something more than just that anyway, so, here goes! I’m entering the photo …
Scrumdidily-Umptious Apple Pie
Mmmm, mmm, apple pie! Nothing says fall better than a mouth-watering, juicy, sweet mouthful of goodness like this. It doesn’t take much to make a …
Date Squares
I love date squares. I haven’t always, but it’s like pumpkin pie – it kinda grows on you after a while! Aside from the fact …
Whole Wheat Honey Bread
Many thanks to Laura Lake for the conversion of the bread maker recipe to oven! 2 1/4 cups water (warm) 3 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons …
Dr. Seuss Themed Party – Baby Shower
Last weekend, my sister-in-law and I threw a Dr. Seuss themed baby shower for our sister-in-law who is due mid-July. She had picked the theme …
Oven Roasted Potatoes
I always prefer making my own “french fries” as opposed to the nasty, cardboard ones from the freezer section.These are extremely simple to make and …
Hard-To-Mess-Up Roast Beef – The Great Pretenderloin
The first time I tried to make a roast, I had heart palpitations just thinking about the number of ways I could screw it up.But …
How to Make the Perfect Omelette
If you’ve ever had an omelette in a restaurant, you’ll know that for some reason, whenever you try to re-create it at home, it just …