What’s Cooking Wednesday - Fresh and Fluffy Baked Donuts

September 5, 2012

Last week Ange of All Trades came to visit and introduced me to donuts by Cartems Donuterie. Oh my! These were yummy donuts. After trying gourmet, it will be hard to go back to mass produced goods from Tim Horton’s. Who am I kidding? If you bring over Timbits or a sour cream glazed donut, [...]

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A Taste of My Old Life

September 2, 2012

Fresh, homemade Banana Blueberry Muffins. A sign that things are slowly returning to normal in my household. After 6 weeks of sleep deprivation, I have finally managed do something other than feed, change and hold my baby girl. The little bundle of joy who normally refuses to be put down for a nap, decided to [...]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday: Dutch Baby Pancake

April 4, 2012

I‘ve said this before and I’ll say it again - even at the risk of sounding like a terrible mother. My daughter loves pancakes and I absolutely loathe making them. I hate standing around waiting for the opportune moment to flip the pancakes. No matter what I do, the first pancake is always a disaster [...]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday: Blueberry Muffins

March 14, 2012
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Blueberry flan, blueberry cake - what else can a blueberry fanatic make? How about muffins? These classic blueberry muffins were served fresh and warm as an after school snack. They were light, and fluffy with just the right amount of blueberries and the perfect lemony, sugar crust on top. Blueberry Muffins 1 1/2 cups flour [...]

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What’s Cooking Wednesdays: Mad About Macarons

February 8, 2012

I recently became obsessed with learning how to make French Macarons after reading an article in the newspaper about how these delicate cookies are all the rage for 2012. The article featured a few local companies that make and sell macaroons including one woman who offers classes. I seriously considered taking the class but then [...]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday: Wild Blueberry Flan

January 25, 2012

Last week I was craving the refreshing summer flavour of blueberries. Thankfully, I alway have batches of frozen blueberries on hand for off season emergencies such as these. It’s been ages since I posted a What’s Cooking Wednesday recipe and this one is a must share - Wild Blueberry Flan courtesy of Canadian Living. I [...]

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Banana Oatmeal Cake

November 9, 2011

Traditional banana bread, banana chocolate chip, and now banana oatmeal - one might say we’re bananas about banana cake. The weird thing is, I’m actually not a huge fan of bananas on their own but I do enjoy them in my smoothies and baking. It’s What’s Cooking Wednesday and the feature recipe is yet another [...]

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Pot Roast, A Fall Favourite

November 2, 2011

I don’t know about you, but we love fall comfort foods like stew, soups and this week’s What’s Cooking Wednesday feature - Braised Pot Roast. It doesn’t look like much but pot roast is simple, easy and tasty which is exactly what I look for in a family friendly recipe. I braised the roast in [...]

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Farmland Flax Cookies

October 26, 2011

A nutritious cookie that actually tastes good. Does that really exist? It always seems like stuff that is good for you is somewhat lacking in the taste department. Not so with these popular Farmland Flax Cookies. I baked up a batch as an afternoon snack and they were met with enthusiasm by my hungry first [...]

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Cinnamon Bun Muffins

September 28, 2011

Who needs cupcakes when you have decadent muffins such as these? Cinnamon Bun Muffins. One quick glimpse at the recipe convinced me I had to make these for this week’s What’s Cooking Wednesday post. Cinnamon? Yum! Brown sugar? Even better. Carbs? Sold. Funny enough, I found this recipe in The Vancouver Sun’s weekly Food section [...]

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