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  Lemon poppy seed loaf or cake is a quintessential classic and a favourite in our house however lemon poppy seed scones have become ideal t...

  This is my go to cake for almost any occasion or any time for that matter, purely for it's simplicity and no fuss deliciousness. Inten...

Since these squares were such a hit. I thought I would post the recipe that my son used. It is from the City of Nanaimo's website an...

This pie is pretty substantial and is a British classic. The recipe was taken from Jamie Oliver's cookbook,  Happy Days with the N...

However simple this title is, the message is universal. This cookbook is great for home cooks, anyone who enjoys cooking and baking and...

All this week I made some form of chocolate treats. However this was going to be a secret for my Valentine, my husband. There was no hid...

I did make it back into the kitchen to whip up a batch of fudge. This time chocolate. And as you can tell from the photo I have had som...

Sometimes I can get a complete craving for a recipe. Plotting and deciding exactly how everything will come together. Stew is one of th...

Still on my quest for making bread I was given this cookbook.  No Kneading and one Bowl sounds excellent to me! At 317 pages there was b...

I made this quick and simple salad by putting to use the leftover roasted potatoes we had the other night and about 1/3 cup of chickpeas th...

This salad was or is in part inspired by a very good friend who showed me many years ago when I was visiting her that she would fry Hal...

I was determined to get back into the kitchen and try to push the jet lag aside. Donning my apron brought great pleasure. I decided to make...

I was feeling rather creative over the weekend. Pork chops, sweet potatoes and veggie couscous salad were on our dinner menu. And I wan...

My mum used to make this dish for us very often. As simple as this is, this was one of my favourite meals. Simple equals comfort. For...

Most of the time I luv to browse through my cookbook collection searching for promising recipes. However sometimes recipes ...

Everyone has ate a crispy rice cereal square or two and possibly even made them. I remember my mother telling me stories about her pare...

When I was younger I thought most things that had puff pastry were sweet not savoury. We had sausage rolls on occasion however I got th...

This week I made savoury bread pudding. I made a huge pan so there would be plenty of leftovers. Although I see bread pudding as being ...