Homemade: Nacho Cheese Sauce
When I was a teen (I feel old just for saying that) I was addicted to tortilla chips and cheese salsa. Addicted. Me and one of my friends would get together on the weekends and we’d eat the same thing...
View ArticleHomemade: Butter
OK. I can”t believe it took me this long to make butter. I knew that it was easy to make, but I think somehow in the recesses of my brain it just seemed like it had to be more difficult than it is. Now...
View ArticleHomemade Baking Mix – Healthified
I love my regular homemade baking mix, it makes some of our favourite pancakes (and according to the comments I”ve received, many others favourite too). I like the quick and filling breakfast it makes...
View ArticleMaple Roasted Almond Butter
Max is my good little eater. He”ll eat basically anything and everything under the sun. But for some strange reason he doesn”t like peanut butter. He always loves helping me make scrambled eggs and...
View ArticleOlive Oil Butter Spread
I generally try to stay away from margarine as best I can, but butter is just so darn hard to spread straight from the fridge, that I always have a small tub in my fridge for spreading on toast or...
View ArticleCrispy Baked Taco Shells & Seasoning
Normally my family eats our tacos burrito-style – rolled up in a soft flour tortilla. But, lately I’ve been craving crispy taco shells. It’s just something about that crunch. But, I don’t really like...
View Article23 Homemade Edible Gifts
I love giving the gift of food at Christmas, and I know I”m not the only one. Dreaming and scheming about what to make for holiday parties, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers and to have on hand for...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Hunting + Classic Vanilla Marshmallows
Last weekend we braved the snow and the cold and headed out west to find a Christmas tree with my family. I haven’t gone tree hunting in many, many years, so I was really looking forward to it. And,...
View ArticleGingerbread Playdough
I first made this playdough last spring. I’ve been waiting and waiting until Christmas to share it with you. While we make it all year long it is especially wonderful at Christmas. It’s a great...
View ArticleEasy Homemade Yogurt (& Greek Yogurt)
Yogurt. Who knew it was so easy to make at home? Not me. Every time I read a recipe for making yogurt it always required special equipment that I didn’t have. Until now. And you know what? It is so...
View ArticleHomemade Butter Flavoured Pancake Syrup
In a perfect world we would all have unlimited access to all-natural maple syrup at our fingertips (or if you’re Aimée you’d tap your trees and make your own. Brilliance I tell you!). But in reality,...
View ArticleFrozen Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pops
Did you know that you can easily make your own chocolate for dipping without having to buy the expensive baking chocolate at the store? Did you know that it’s way healthier because you can control...
View ArticleHomemade Italian Sausage
I love Italian sausage. It adds so much flavour to simple meals without a large amount of work. The only thing I haven’t loved about it in the past is the excessive amount of fat in the meat, and...
View ArticleHomemade Graham Crackers
I’ve made Graham Crackers before but I’ve never tried a recipe that I was completely sold on. They were all slightly too much work for me to want to make them on a regular basis. This recipe is much...
View ArticleCrab Apple Cider
I had a major craving for apple cider last week. I was getting up my nerve to part with so many apples (just to make a 1/2 gallon drink) when I remembered the stash of crab apples that I had tucked...
View ArticleHomemade Nacho Cheese Sauce
When I was a teen (I feel old just for saying that) I was addicted to tortilla chips and cheese salsa. Addicted. Me and one of my friends would get together on the weekends and we’d eat the same thing...
View ArticleHomemade Baking Mix – Healthified
I love my regular homemade baking mix, it makes some of our favourite pancakes (and according to the comments I’ve received, many others favourite too). I like the quick and filling breakfast it makes...
View ArticleMaple Roasted Almond Butter
Max is my good little eater. He’ll eat basically anything and everything under the sun. But for some strange reason he doesn’t like peanut butter. He always loves helping me make scrambled eggs and...
View ArticleOlive Oil Butter Spread
I generally try to stay away from margarine as best I can, but butter is just so darn hard to spread straight from the fridge, that I always have a small tub in my fridge for spreading on toast or...
View ArticleChristmas Tree Hunting + Classic Vanilla Marshmallows
Last weekend we braved the snow and the cold and headed out west to find a Christmas tree with my family. I haven’t gone tree hunting in many, many years, so I was really looking forward to it. And,...
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