Month: November 2020

When I was asked to be a Become a Better Baker Blog Ambassador and found out that part of this would include using Fleischmann’s® ActiveDry Yeast I was a little…

Have you heard of Kraft Fresh Take yet? If not you have come to the right place today! It’s the perfect addition to your grocery cart because it’s going to…

Super Bowl is right around the corner! Can you believe it? Who are you cheering for this year? The tarnished Patriots or the Seahawks? Better check the game balls before…

A few weeks ago, I was at the store (go figure), and I was there to pick up eggs for my kids. Well, two of the good eating kids, they…

I’m in a bit of denial and I’m guessing I’m not the only one that is having this problem. You guys, it’s the end of summer. We are watching the…

Tell me: are you guys ready for the pumpkin? PUMPKIN?! Our summer is so short (okay, relatively short) here in Manitoba that fall always seems to come too early. But my birthday…

My youngest son turned three recently, and I had a hard time deciding what to take to school for his birthday celebration. (Do you notice a trend? I have decision…

I've been cooking oven fries so long and I've done them in so many different ways that I was shocked that I didn't post a blog about each of them.!…

While flipping through the channels one evening, James asked if there was a show on Food Network dedicated to dessert. I told him that there was not. Strange thing happened…

I saw this very recently over at Cook Like a Champion and the only thing that stopped me from making it that day was that I was almost out of…

Chicken Pot Pie is a classic comfort food that has always been one of my top favorites. This recipe is so savory and flavorful. Juicy chicken mixed with your favorite…

Ah, chicken breasts. How many ways can we cook it before we get tired of it?! Well, I was trying to use leftovers in the fridge tonight (especially the black…

Many people claim that apple pie is the all-American dessert, but I disagree. I'm sure that strawberry pie also has its place in American history. When I was little, my…

INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cups softened butter1 cup packed brown sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup whole wheat flour1 cup unbleached white flour2 teaspoons baking powder2 cups oat flakes1 cup cherry spread (Double…

It's a family favourites and so easy to make! I like to serve it with brown rice, but you can put it on anything. When I was a kid, I…

Ingredients : 10 lb. garden beets7 cups of white vinegar1 tablespoon coarse salt3 cups and 1/4 sugar3 cups and 1/4 water Ingredients to put in the cotton bag : 1…

Here's how to turn a pound of ground beef into a tasty dish for four: beef rice topped with Mexican cheese and taco seasoning! INGREDIENTS 1 lb extra lean ground…

The cobbler looks like a crumble. It is the same way of a dessert with the fruits below the dough above. But that’s the only resemblance. The difference is in…

Delicious chocolate chip cookie bars screw-topped with flossy, sticky candy cream and a decadent, rum-and-cinnamon-spiced punch popcorn that is decorated with Twix & candy.

these Scarecrow Pumpkin Magic Bars are sure to knock your fishnet stockings off.  If you love pumpkin, they’re the bar of your dreams!  Smothered in pumpkin-y goodness, there is a flavor and…

I know. I'm picky about a lot of things. I turn my nose up at jam thumbprint cookies and anything with raisins but then I go and pick something with…

I’m sort of an on-the-go person. I don’t plan enough time in the mornings, sandwiches require too many ingredients, and I tend to be starving before I realize I should…

I was in the mood for cinnamon buns this morning for breakfast but was too impaitent to make the old fashioned kind with yeast. Luckily I found this recipe that…

Why Does my Meringue Shrink? The science of making foams in baking (egg foams to be exact) is a phenomenon of breaking protein strands (in the egg whites) and thus…