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    Scrumptious Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes

    June 9, 2016 - By 

    Fresh strawberries floating around? Ontario strawberries are the best. This time of year strawberries are so fresh! But they don’t keep forever you know. That’s why they will be perfect in these Scrumptious Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes. In Ontario in June  and July you can find the ripest, freshest strawberries around. Now maybe that’s true for some other areas too, but I just know that here we have some amazing berry orchards and U-Pick places. That always makes me happy. Hoping to spend some time visiting a pick your own kind of strawberry farm soon. And with that in mind this…

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    The Best Ever Lemon Cookies With Buttercream Icing

    April 4, 2016 - By 

    Lemon is my all time favourite flavour. Lemon cakes, lemon pies, lemony drinks. I am an equal opportunity lemon lover. Lemon candy, lemon tarts. Now I am making myself hungry. I am also a bit of a cookie monster. If you are at all like me and you love lemon as much as you love cookies then you will adore these Lemon cookies with buttercream icing. Lemon cookies are refreshing and perfect for a treat in the spring or summer months. I would eat these all year round actually but then I’d be mad at myself so these will have…

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    Five Perfectly Sweet Valentine Desserts

    January 21, 2016 - By 

    Those of you who hang out here often enough know that I have a wicked sweet tooth that I am trying to wrestle under control this year. That is a challenge and a half for me. I love all sweet treats even more than I loved salty items. Remember how I ditched salt and have been trimming my sodium intake for well over one year now? That was in the interest of my blood pressure and keeping my heart healthy. I feel like sweet treats occasionally are okay so long as you don’t go too crazy with them. In my…

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    Delicious Disney Inspired Frozen Blue Cupcakes

    January 7, 2016 - By 

    Everybody loves cupcakes. They are just the right sized treat for a party, a treat or a special snack. Not quite as dramatic a commitment as a full scale cake or pie, cupcakes are perfect for bakers and those with a sweet tooth too. These Disney Frozen inspired blue cupcakes are ideal for a birthday party. They could also be a bake sale showstopper!  Are you looking for a brilliant bake sale showstopper? Or, are you simply hunting for a recipe to share at a Frozen themed girl’s birthday party? These Frozen blue cupcakes will make you proud to serve them. Plus…

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    Haunting Halloween RIP Brownies Recipe

    October 15, 2015 - By 

    Do your kids have a Halloween party to attend this year at all? Do you have a Halloween event? Then this recipe is perfect for you. Halloween RIP Brownies are pretty easy to make, festive and fun. Give them a try. It’s the icing that takes the longest on these. But the icing is also typically the best part too so it’s worth it in my opinion. Happy Haunting!! The last brownies we had were gluten free at a small bakery near the beach this August and they were delicious. They gave new meaning to awesome gluten free treats. These are…

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    10 Indulgent Chocolate Pie Recipes to Try

    September 13, 2015 - By 

    Well I don’t know about you, but this is the time of year when I start to feel like baking again. The temperature dips and I get hungry for a pie or cake. Chocolate pie is just the ticket. Ten chocolate pie recipes For the time being, I am still baking and eating gluten free, but the rest of my family is content devouring wheat. So I am kind of making two versions of some dinners and desserts. I personally feel better without the gluten, but not everyone in my family has bought into this diet. Can’t say I blame…

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    Celebrate With Banana Splits And Gay Lea Whipped Cream #GayLeaMom

    June 30, 2015 - By 

    It’s summer time and there are so many reasons to celebrate. In fact, I counted ten. Ten Reasons to Celebrate Summer: First, school is out. WOOT! Woot!! That makes this Mom happy. Second, summer weather, HELLO! Yes, please, bring it on. Barbecue season is number three on my list of awesome reasons to celebrate! Fourth, my daughter graduated from grade eight. Fifth, my daughter has a birthday. Sixth, my anniversary, which just passed. There was also Father’s Day which is seventh and eighth is my birthday!! Ninth was my husband’s birthday. OH and wait…it’s almost Canada Day too!! That’s ten.…

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    Delicious Peach Desserts

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    Peach recipes can be so light and refreshing this time of year. And what’s great about that in Ontario is that peaches are available in abundance in the summer months. They are affordable too. So, when summer arrives it’s time to take advantage of all the fresh local fruit and produce like peaches to build peach desserts that win everyone over. There are so many great recipes to try in the spring and summer months. And there are so many fun family occasions that lend themselves to experimenting with a new recipe. This time of year so many ingredients like…

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    Mouth-Watering No Bake Cheesecake Recipe Roundup

    May 28, 2015 - By 

    NO Bake treats are some of my favourite things as a person who craves treats and sweets. When it comes to the best desserts on the planet, cheesecake is definitely right up there ranking highly in my books. SO, when you combine no bake treats with cheesecake recipes well that’s just pure gold in my opinion. Doesn’t matter how you like your cheesecake really, if you can find a no bake variation then you save time and energy and simplify the process. Keep it simple stupid is my basic cooking and baking philosophy so bring on the No Bake Cheesecake…

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    Blueberry Lemonade Cupcakes – A Splash of Flavour

    May 11, 2015 - By 

    Blueberry lemonade cupcakes are the perfect treat to share this spring and summer. After all, summer is fast approaching! Maybe not quick enough for some of my readers. But don’t worry it’s on the way. That means countless opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy your yards and decks and campsites and Recreational vehicles too. And of course there’s so much entertaining. But if you are at all like me you always wonder what to serve. These sweet and tart cupcakes will go beautifully at any picnic, bake sale or cupcake worthy event. I mean any excuse to eat scrumptious cupcakes,…