Pumpkin Cheesecake Mummies or not
Ghouls and goblins, zombies and mummies! It is that time of year and what better flavour to take to the chocolate dish than pumpkin and cheesecake, together? These little morsels can be finished off as a Thankgiving treat or made to look like all the crypts in the Valley of the Kings have been opened. […]
Continue readingPumpkin Turkey Chili
Cold nights make for warming suppers. It could be hockey practice or football game or even a night out Trick or Treating. Kids of any age will enjoy coming in from the cold to a tasty hot meal baking in the oven, filling a home with delicious aroma that signals dinner is ready. This version […]
Continue readingPumpkin Pie Shortbread
My Nana’s brown sugar shortbread seemed an ideal starting point for an idea that popped into my head the other day while sorting through some cake pans. Most pumpkin pies already contain brown sugar and although I generally make a thinner cookie with this recipe, the original way to shape shortbread is into slightly thicker […]
Continue readingTurkey Barley Spinach Soup
We are into turkey season. In Canada, Thanksgiving is this weekend, November in the United States, followed quickly by Christmas. If you are lucky enough to have leftovers, this is a quick and filling option once the carcass has been used to make stock. Option two if you were not the lucky one this year […]
Continue readingGetting Ready for Pumpkin Season
October and pumpkins what can I say, love and marriage? horse and carriage?. You definitely can’t have one without the other. Unless of course, you don’t like pumpkin, in which case check back around the 7th of the month. I thought a good place to start was with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice, the basics […]
Continue readingBanana Pecan Waffles
Lazy Saturday mornings seem fewer and far between these days. School has started up, sports and music lessons, friends and the everpresent earbuds can get in the way but being able to bring everyone around the table is healthy for families. Coming together creates opportunties to listen and catch up, a safe place to try […]
Continue readingJean’s Healing Salve
Visiting Jean when she is in creating mode is always such a treat. Her kitchen is full of the smells and bounty of her garden and the treasures she finds along the way. Homegrown garlic in a bowl with a few fresh picked pieces of basil, hawthorn berries gathered from a walk, one last batch […]
Continue readingSherry & Spice Poached Nectarines
I think I have mentioned before that I am not a great fan of cooking with nectarines. In my humble opinion, the perfect accompaniment to this favourite fruit is a paper towel. However! the other day I was poaching some pears for a project and since I had a few ripe nectarines in the kitchen, […]
Continue readingBreakfast Cookies?
Back in the days when I was hosting students, each year always brought a last minute, fall out of bed and head out the door young man. Students that had all the time on the world for the latest video game at 3:00am but never enough for breakfast before class. I get it. In my […]
Continue readingYogi Style Tea
The seasonal weather has turned here and we are experiencing the first of the wet grey days that keep the rainforest healthy. I am also appreciating the fact I don’t need to water the newly sprouted grass seeds filling in the empty patches of the sun baked front lawn. So instead I am going to […]
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