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20 Amazing Cranberry Recipes To Make You Swoon
Let’s talk about Cranberry recipes. Cranberry recipes have come a long way from Thanksgiving sauces and turkey dinners. Cranberries are such a tasty and powerful food. Baked goods and cranberry recipes are so adult. You know what I mean? There’s something grownup about the tart flavour in a cranberry lemon loaf or a white chocolate cookie and in a cranberry mustard too. In a salad, to the side as a sauce, or inside a tasty treat – cranberries are one of the world’s healthiest foods actually. The flavour of cranberries is the perfect counterbalance to sugary sweetness. Rich in anti-oxidants and full of nutrients, theses berries add value to anyone’s diet.…
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Emergency Cooking Hacks When You Are Missing an Ingredient
Cooking hacks can save your baking fail or pending disaster when you are missing a crucial ingredient. Every single chef out there knows the pain of going to make your dinner masterpiece or bake sale work of art just to find an ingredient missing. Oh maybe it’s the eggs or the sour cream. Perhaps it’s the baking soda or baking powder! If you don’t know what to substitute then the recipe is dead in the water. BUT, hey don’t fret. There are many easy cooking hacks and simple baking substitutions you can use to pull it off even without all the proper ingredients. This list of emergency cooking substitutions should help…
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How to Make the Best Ever Peanut Butter Cookie Pie
Peanut Butter Cookie Pie is the most amazing treat to share. There’s something so moist and decadent and truly one of a kind about Peanut Butter Cookie Pie. The cookie part makes it so much fun. I love peanut cookies to start with, and so does my younger daughter. She is the world’s biggest peanut butter fan. Thank goodness this child doesn’t have a peanut allergy or we’d be at a total loss for what to feed her. I mean I suppose there’s always pizza. She could subsist on pizza, carrots and celery and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Anyways if you are looking for a fun new treat to…
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Best Summer Picnic Salads on the Planet
Don’t you love the easy nature of summer picnic salads? Me too. Bring them to a barbecue or picnic and they are sure to be crowdpleasers. Plus they are simply refreshing and the perfect compliment to any barbecue meal. I can’t wait for summer here. It finally feels like it might actually be here to stay. Already I am planning some pool parties and casual summer days spent hanging out on the deck. There are always roadtrips and cottage rentals too. Many opportunities to share and make special picnic salads. 12 Summer Picnic Salads Click on the links below to grab the recipes for these delicious salads to…
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Best Ever Canadian Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Well, could there be a more Canadian cupcake than these Maple Bacon Cupcakes? I don’t think so, but if you have an idea send it to me and I will try to find it or try to make it. For one, I love maple. It’s such a great way to add flavour to so many desserts and main courses too. And it’s so very Canadian. Right now I have a cranberry maple salad dressing here that is to die for. Brought it back from Quebec when we were on a food and market tour of Ile D’Orleans there recently. So many great foods and wines to sample. Then of course…
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Delicious Red Velvet Swig Cookies Recipe
Red Velvet Swig Cookies are so very good. You will want to bake these right away. But to be clear, you are going to need to read through to the very end to get the scoop on the yummiest Red Velvet Swig Cookies recipe around. If you are a cookie fanatic, as I am, then these are going to make your day! Red velvet cakes and baked goods are incredibly popular. The red velvet base adds a depth to any baked goods or cookie recipes you have. But it’s challenging sometimes to find that perfect flavour combination. We happen to think these easy swig cookies are exactly what…
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15 Creative Star Wars Cupcakes for Fans
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is about to hit the theatre, and we can barely contain our excitement! I am a big Star Wars fan, especially since the new movies featuring kickbutt females have arrived. In fact we were having this conversation the other day at our breakfast table and my daughter stated there have always been kickbutt females in Star Wars movies. Might have to agree with her. Anyways, this month we will be showing up at the theatre to see this one for certain! Nothing hits the spot like a themed treat to satisfy a Star Wars craving. To celebrate the new movie coming out, I have a…
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17 Best Snowman Treats to Enjoy
There’s something awesome and childlike about building a snowman that first snowfall every year. Hopefully by December you have each had the chance to experience a snowfall in your area. Unless of course you live in one of the southern States or countries. By December each year we often have a fair bit of snow. That translates into snowmen and snowballs and snow forts and all kinds of creative snow sculptures too! Why not extend that idea to include snowman treats as well? 17 Snowman Treats I have been sharing some fun and easy treats to make with kids this holiday season so I thought this roundup of cute…
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17 Cute Santa Treats to Make and Share
Oh I know Christmas seems right around the corner, doesn’t it? It somehow sneaks up on all of us every year. But this year I have been sharing some great treats and baked goods that may help you prepare some of the baking at least. As for the gifts, well I will probably share some gift ideas here too. Odds are good there will be shopping. Baking some of these Santa Treats ahead of time might help you stay on top of that one task. 17 Santa Treats 1. Chocolate Santa Pretzels 2. Rice Krispie Treat Bars 3. Santa Claus Candy Sleighs 4. Santa Hat Cupcake 5. Santa Cookies 6.…
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17 Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes
In the event that you haven’t heard, Instant Pots are a massive hit. They’ve taken the kitchen by storm. Nothing quite like them for flavour. And I know many of you have Instant Pots. I also know many of you love and need gluten free recipes. So gluten free instant pot recipes make sense, don’t they? This post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. From time to time we have been gluten free here and I know many of my readers need gluten free recipes also. So here are some gluten free instant pot recipes to help you cook up a few brilliant meals in your instant…
