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Recipe: Apple Butter
Fall is here! Oh, and so is thanksgiving – happy thanksgiving to all my Canadian fans! When October hits I know it’s time to pluck the apples from our tree. Last year we pruned it, so it didn’t produce any apples. This year, however, the apples were plentiful. Time for apple butter. Here we go…apple butter in the slow cooker. Much like the strawberry-ruhbarb butter I made last month, this one has little sugar and keeps for about 4-5 weeks in the fridge. Ingredients 5…
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Recipe: Dipped Sprinkle Cookies
Need a quick festive treat? Try these dipped sprinkle cookies! Ingredients White cake mix 2 eggs 1/2 canola oil sprinkles – a lot wilton chocolate melts First – gather your ingredients. Next – mix the first 3 ingredients together well – add in some sprinkles…not all, since you’ll want to use some for decoration, too. Spread in a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 16-18 minutes. Let it cool for about 15 minutes. Cut the sheet of cookie into rectangles. Melt your wilton…
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Recipe: Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Sweet Potato Fries. Baked right in your own oven…from scratch. So good! Last winter I made fresh cut fries and this time I wanted to try it with sweet potatoes…worked out so well. Ingredients 1 sweet potato 1 1/2-2 tablespoons of olive oil few dashes of salt and pepper few dashes of rosemary Gather all of your ingredients and peal the sweet potato (wash it, too). Now, carefully cut it up into fries. Place in a bowl and toss in the oil, salt & pepper,…
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Recipe: Pinwheel Chicken
Tired of plain chicken? Roll your sleeves (and your chicken) up and get ready for this delicious dish. Pinwheel chicken here we come, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 30 grams of goats cheese 2 cups of fresh spinach 1/2 of roasted red peppers (I was lazy and couldn’t find the jar kind…so I used sun-dried tomatoes…hi, and welcome to 1992). 2 tablespoons of olive oil As always – gather all of you ingredients. Now, place some plastic down, pound out your chicken. I…
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Recipe: Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese
A perfect Sunday Funday lunch – waffle iron grilled cheese – with bacon! Ah, yes, please! It’s delicious, and it’s easy to make for just one. Ingredients 2 slices of bread 1/2 tablespoon of butter 2 strips of turkey bacon, chopped 30g of old cheddar cheese, sliced 2 tablespoons of white onion, chopped waffle iron Gather your ingredients. First – get the bacon and onion mixture on the stove. Turn on the waffle iron. Butter the bread. Check on the bacon and onion mixture –…
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Recipe: Fresh Stuffed Avocado
Time for lunch! This healthy snack is bright, fresh, and full of flavour. Have you ever heard that you should eat the rainbow? Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple…in this fresh stuffed avocado recipe we’re only missing the blue. Eat up! Ingredients 1 avocado (will make 2 halves) 6 heirloom cherry tomatoes, cut in 6 2 tablespoons of corn tablespoon of diced red onion large pinch of chopped cilantro 2 teaspoons of crumbled goats cheese First – gather all of your ingredients and cut…
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Recipe: Bacon Jalapeño Deviled Eggs
Who doesn’t love deviled eggs? When I bring them to a party or a potluck they are always gone so quickly. I’ve made traditional deviled eggs and also avocado deviled eggs. This time, I added some heat and bacon. Try them! Ingredients 2 eggs, hard boiled 1 – 1/2 tablespoons of Hellmann’s mayo (anything else is too sweet) teaspoon of finely diced jalapeño 2 stripes of turkey bacon cooked and chopped First – gather all of your ingredients. I only made 2 eggs for me,…
