A few years ago, my parents changed up their backyard landscaping, and planted several trees, including a tree new to me: a service berry tree. Beautiful trees, and yummy berries! Also known as June berries or Saskatoon berries, they are powerhouses of nutrition. I happen to have several cups worth in my freezer that I…
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Easy-Peasy Coconut Macaroons & My New Taste-Tester
Trying to keep up a regular blogging schedule with an under-one year old, isn’t an easy task as any mommy blogger will tell you, and as a mom + food blogger, I can tell you the struggle is real. At the same time, as Deb from Smitten Kitchen once wrote, it’s amazing how much you…
Knock-Your-Socks-Off Cream of Mushroom Soup
Have you ever had that canned Cream of Mushroom Soup? Kind of bland and goopy, right? It might just be me, but I absolutely cannot stand canned cream of mushroom soup – so beige and unnatural. But have you ever had HOMEMADE Cream of Mushroom Soup? With chunks of real mushroom floating in a creamy…
Shortbread Crumble Apple Pie, a Bonus Vegan Version, and my Christmas Baking Plans
A few weeks ago it was my father’s birthday, and as he always requests an apple pie instead of cake, that’s what I baked. But I love trying new things in the kitchen (plus one of my sisters is dairy-free) so I baked a Shortbread Crumble Apple Pie, instead of my Ultimate Caramel Crumb Apple…
Skittles-Flavoured Tutti-Frutti Popcorn! (w/ Bonus VEGAN Version!)
How did I come up with this TUTTI-FRUTTI POPCORN recipe? Well, when I was younger I used to love the multi-coloured and multi-flavoured popcorn one could buy at the popcorn store in the local mall. My sisters and I would buy it as a gift for each other on birthdays. Somewhere along the line, I…