This week Marcia over at Twenty by Sixty choose Baked Rigatoni with Brussels Sprouts, Figs and Blue Cheese for this week’s Food Matters project. I strayed quite far from this recipe. As some of you know Eric and I have a reputation for being picky eaters. We don’t like brussel sprouts or blue cheese. Despite [...]
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Lately I have been obsessed with The Faux Martha. Melissa’s photos are amazing, tempting me to try pretty much anything she whips up in her kitchen. It is through Melissa that I discovered The Food Matters Project. The Food Matters project is all about incorporating more unprocessed, whole, and natural foods into our lives and [...]
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Not sure if you have noticed but lately I have been baking up a storm! A few weeks ago Design Sponge has a recipe for Brownies by Julia Vandenoever and as I was drooling over the pictures I realized I had never ever made brownies from scratch. With this in mind I set out to bake brownies [...]
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To date these are the best cupcakes I’ve ever made. The cake was moist and the frosting had the perfect hint of peanut butter. The frosting was also the perfect consistency for piping. I generally suck at making icing and this was a major success! I made these cupcakes for a dinner party on the [...]
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Over the holidays I spent lots and lots of time in the kitchen. One of my favourite things that I baked was there easy bavarian pretzels. They are so soft and chewy!! Only one problem…they go stale quickly. So you are best to make and eat them all on the same day. Next time I [...]
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In January I seem to gravitate to hearty one pot meals such as soups, stews and chilli. They go great with a light salad and one of these delicious bacon, cheddar and onion biscuits. Tweet This Post
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Although I’ve made bread in the past I have never had any luck with whole wheat sandwich bread. In the past, my attempts at whole wheat bread have resulted in dense, dry and heavy loaves. This time I decided to try a recipe that blends whole wheat flour with white flour. Next time I will [...]
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This weekend I realized that it has been ages since I have blogged about what’s cooking around our house. Over the past couple of months I have not really been interested in cooking. It began to feel like a chore, taking up too much of my precious time. Last week I hit rock bottom. I [...]
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Last Sunday I completed another challenge from Erin Bried’s book How to Sew a Button by making blueberry pancakes from scratch. (Interested in what else I plan on doing? Check out the first post in this series) I know it can be tempting to pull out old Aunt Jemima for breakfast on Sunday morning, especially [...]
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Easter is just around the corner and this is the first year that Eric and I will not be home to spend the holiday with our families. Since we won’t make it home for the holiday I wanted to send something special to the family. To make up for this, I spent Sunday afternoon making [...]
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