I had planned on making the Coconut Macaroon Peach Cobbler from Frugal Antics of a Hurried Homemaker this week, but I forgot to buy a couple of the main ingredients. Instead, keeping the important ingredients in mind, coconut and peaches, I decided to make some yummy pancakes for me and my girls instead. What a [...]
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This granola is darn good! It has just the right amount of sweetness and is both crunchy and chewy. It even clumps together a bit, reminiscent of the Quaker Harvest Crunch cereal I grew up on. And the beautiful thing about this oatmeal is that the dry ingredients are interchangeable so each new batch can [...]
This is the first Foodie Friday post in honour of Fruits and Vegetables month. Check back here again next Friday for more fresh fruit and/or vegetable recipes. Below you will find three different kinds of juice recipes. Enjoy! Move over Minute Maid – mama’s got a brand new juice! I’ve never really been a big [...]
It was my turn to make muffins for my daughter’s pre-school class. Preschoolers can be pretty picky so I wanted to make sure I made something that wouldn’t go completely to waste. I found a recipe and modified it a little, and the final product tasted amazing. I made extras so I am still eating [...]
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Ah, the single years! The solitude, the “me time.” While I wouldn’t trade what I have now for a million dollars, I must admit I am a nostalgic fool. Luckily, I can relive many ofmy memories here with you. The ones pertaining to food especially! ;) A number of years ago, when I was a [...]
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I was interested to explore what Renaissance wet nurses might have eaten. There was no refrigeration back then, and food was a matter of social class, as well as region and season. Meats were served either fresh or preserved through a process of salting. Vegetables were eaten seasonally and stored in underground pantries. Grains were [...]
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Here is a recipe for oatmeal that will knock your socks off! Forget apples and cinnamon, forget raisins and brown sugar, forget mashed bananas with maple syrup and milk, although that does sound good… It requires a little more effort than other oatmeal recipes but I know you will love it. No, no, don’t shirk [...]
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