Dude Food Magic Bars

These Dude Food Magic Bars aren’t for the faint of girly heart. They don’t contain sprinkles, they aren’t low-cal, and don’t even ask if butter’s a carb because butter, carbs…

Easy Fried Bake Asian Fish

It is almost impossible to cook with no carbs, no oil and no sugar in Asian recipes. That we discovered when my girlfriend Mel decided to put herself onto a…

Snow White Cake

It was like a dream: St Petersburg’s Eliseyev Emporium is overflowing with delicious sweets, from candy to macarons, to savoury treats, but it was these sugar-spun apples, delicate like glass…

Passion Fruit No-Bake Cheesecake

After months of mostly apples, oranges and bananas, our local grocery store had passion fruit on sale last week. It just seemed too good an opportunity to pass up, and…

Seared Duck Breast with Glazed Root Vegetables

With the frightful weather, everything snug and cosy had been higher on my priority list than smart dresses and fancy dates, but this week, I felt I needed a pinch…

Profiteroles with Cream and Strawberries

Wow, it’s been a while – work has been keeping me busy. In the meantime, spring has come, and with it heaps of fresh berries ready to be devoured. Just…

One Hour Dinner Rolls

I’d love to know what is better than FRESH, warm, dinner rolls. Really-what’s better.  I like them more than actual DINNER. I could LIVE off of bread and butta, it’s…

Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Aren’t copycat recipes the best? Aren’t biscuits the best? These biscuits in particular are the easiest little creations to whip up. You basically dump the dry ingredients into one bowl, the wet ones into the…

Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ahhhh… the perfect game day recipe…Buffalo chicken dip. It just puts me in a good mood. I like dipping fresh celery into this creamy bowl buffalo goodness… and I always…

Mistakes Against Mac & Cheese: 5 Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

I’m not much of a musician, but I love mac and cheese so much that I’d write a song about it. Maybe that will be our next post, but today,…

Philly Cheese Steak Casserole

Dive into the world of Philly Cheese Steak Casserole, a dish that effortlessly marries the iconic flavors of a classic Philly Cheese Steak with the comforting warmth of a baked…

Almond Banana Smoothie

I just made this smoothie – Actually I’m drinking it while typing this post. It’s been a while since I made a Green Smoothie, notice how I left the green…

APPLE CAKE

I love making loaf cakes because they are simple to put together, taste great and the perfect size for my little family. I had some apples so I thought a…

No-Bake Cinnamon Cereal Clusters

Question for ya. What are your favorite parts about a normal day? –(If by any chance you just said, “when the alarm goes off”, I have nothing more to say…

Pie Dough

Pie Dough Yield 1.75lbsEnough Dough for 2 -10 ” Pie Shells (Or 1 shell plus 1 top if you are covering your pie)AP Flour 2 3/4 c (356g)Sugar 1 Tablespoon…