If you’re like me, you’re forever opening up cans of condensed milk, using a bit in a recipe, and sticking the opened can in the fridge, whereupon you forget about it, only to toss it out when you find it weeks (or months!) down the line. Today’s recipe gives you a way to use up that half-used…
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Pesto & Portobello Mushroom Pasta Bake and Why I Took Dinner Away From My Husband
I went camping last weekend, and boy did we eat well! After the whole Amazon-bought-Whole-Foods news bite recently, the DH went shopping at Whole Foods to see what the furor was about, and bought most of our camping food there. (As I said, we ate well.) There were some Portobello mushrooms that he had picked…
Vegan Peach Galette – Plus Why I Put Bread in My Pie
How did I come up with this Vegan Peach Galette? Well, I attended a potluck BBQ thrown by a friend recently, and as she is vegan, I wanted to bring something that she could eat. Also, I wanted to bake because I love baking. And sugar. And I had a bowlful of peaches in the…
Easy Hot Cross Buns & How I Avoid Getting Bored During Baking
Growing up, my mother made hot cross buns each year at Easter, and gave some to all our neighbours. It was a lovely tradition, and I remember little Margaret kneeling on the kitchen chair, trying to help stir the dough. And by help stir the dough, I mean eat the candied fruit. (Apparently my sweet…
Foodie Trends: Hemp Seed Antioxidant Smoothie Bowl
I present: the Hemp-Seed & Kale Antioxidant Smoothie Bowl! It’s super-yum, super-easy, and so on trend that it’s practically on fleek. I don’t have a crystal ball (or a crystal mixing bowl, for that matter) but I do read a lot of food blogs. Between the food blogs and Pinterest, you can totally see trends emerging, with pumpkin-spice-everything being…