Tabouli Salad

Or Tabbouleh Salad? It’s the first week of February and I’m still harvesting herbs from my garden. Perks of living in Canada’s tropics! This salad was light and fresh with the spicy falafel we made for dinner in Thursday. Here’s the list to try it at your house 3 cups chopped Parsley 1 cup chopped

Pumpkin Muffins

I like when the recipe comes first. Yield: 24 muffins Preheat oven to 375F. Grease and flour muffin cups or divvy up liners. Ingredients: 2 c roasted pie pumpkin, mashed 1 c. sour cream or Greek yogurt (I like 5% yogurt) 1 1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 1/2 c. melted butter or oil (I like

Orange Marmalade Banana Bread

This is definitely my favourite Banana Bread recipe ever. But apparently I only photograph it when I have run out of pecans. Don’t worry! It still tastes awesome if you leave out the nuts or substitute almonds! And it also tastes fantastic if you throw in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. mmm. Orange and chocolate

Jam Jam Cookies

My grandma used to make these at Christmas with Crab Apple Jelly, but they can be good anytime! I made some today with Raspberry & Lemon Jam and Jalapeno Cherry Jam for a sweet treat. Spread the LOVE! Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp

Chocolate Farmhouse Granola

Now that we are living out of our pantry for as long as possible, the kids are running out of cereal. Catastrophic! How will they survive?! Well by using stuff I have around the house of course! This recipe will fill 3 one quart canning jars. So it’s technically 24 half cup servings, but they

Chocolate Raspberry Sour Cream Bundt Cake

April in our house comes with 2 birthdays and Easter celebrations. Or we are lonely and feeling this self isolation thing and just really needed some chocolate cake. Whatever your reason, marbling raspberry spread into chocolate is brilliant. Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1/2

Tomato Jam Soup

I love making soup! This one is great for lunch or a light supper with a grilled cheese, or homemade bread, cheese and pickles! Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced Ginger 1/2 cup diced onion 1 can diced tomatoes (or equal amount fresh tomatoes) 1 cup pumpkin puree 2

Grandma’s Bread

What a crazy week in this fast moving world! While you are practicing some social distancing you can slow down and fill your house with the smell of freshly baked bread. For toast or sandwiches, this seems like the perfect time to learn how. Then smear a warm slice with butter and your favourite jam.

Almond & Lemon Marmalade Muffins

Moist and yummy muffins taste so good warm from the oven with some butter. They keep well in an airtight container and freeze beautifully. Ingredients: 1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 2 medium ripe bananas 1/2 cup Lemon & Cardamom Marmalade 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2