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Recipe: Stove Top Popcorn, circa 1953
It’s Saturday night – what does that mean? Movie night!! What do you need with movie night? Old Fashioned Popcorn!! So much better than microwave popcorn…microwave popcorn has chemicals, yuck. Here’s what you need… Ingredients 1 stove – yes, you need a stove 1 big pot with a good fitting lid oil – I use sunflower oil popping corn salt (just a bit) Step one – put the cold pot on the cold stove (don’t turn it on yet) and fill it with a thin…
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Recipe: Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins
Blueberry? Buttermilk? Why not! Muffins that are oh, so good. Ingredients 1/2 cup regular flour 1 1/2 cup cake flour 1/2 cup raw sugar and white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs a full cup blueberries 1 cup buttermilk 1/4 teaspoon of salt First – cream together the eggs, both sugars and the vanilla. Then, add all the other ingredients except the blueberries. Mix well. Slowly add the blueberries and make sure your mixer is set on stir, otherwise it’ll breakup the berries and the…
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Recipe: Egg Casserole
This morning my husband was sleeping in – it was his turn! I was up early with the dogs and I wanted to cook breakfast for us…but, I didn’t want my husband to wake up to a messy kitchen. So, what a better way to enjoy breakfast than an egg casserole! I popped it in the oven and let it cook while I cleaned up – easy easy! Onion and turkey bacon are a perfect pair and adding jalapeño havarti cheese made it so…
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Recipe: Sprinkle Sugar Cookies
Sprinkles, sprinkles and more sprinkles. What better way to celebrate a sunny spring day than with sprinkle sugar cookies! Bulk Barn has so many different colours of sprinkles…and I love that you can mix and match any colours you like. Here’s what your’ll need – this recipe makes about 2 dozen super flat sugar cookies. Ingredients 3/4 cup of room temperature butter 1 1/2 cups of sugar 2 eggs 3 teaspoons of vanilla 1 1/2 cup of cake & pastry flour about 1 1/2 teaspoons…
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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Are you ready for some chocolate chip banana bread? Let’s get baking on this fine Wednesday. Who’s ready?! Chocolate Chip Banana Bread So, it’s Wednesday morning and I’m prepping crock-pot meals – not enough room in the freezer because of all the bananas. What to do? I could have made my regular banana nut muffins, but my husband has been a bit of a chocolate chip thief…sneaking a handful at a time, so why not make chocolate chip banana bread!! Start with my banana nut…
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Recipe: Deviled Eggs with Avocado, too!
Potluck idea? Party food? Green eggs? Try my Deviled Eggs – or Avocado Deviled Eggs!! The recipe for deviled eggs with avocado, too is simple, tasty and a hit with hungry bellies. Ingredients 12-15 eggs (I use free range eggs) a cup of mayonnaise 1 tablespoon of mustard an avocado 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon of paprika 12-24 cilantro leaves salt and pepper to taste First – hard boil your eggs. I usually boil 14 or 15 eggs if I’d like 12 to…
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Recipe: Turkey Bacon Potato Salad
What could be better with burgers than potato salad? Not much gets more summer time than that…and, I can’t wait for summer! Try this turkey bacon potato salad with my turkey burgers! Ingredients a bag of little potatoes 1 pack of turkey bacon a bunch of green onions 3 shallots 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons of mustard 1 tablespoon of paprika 2 tablespoons of olive oil slat and pepper to taste Start by cooking the potatoes. Boil until they are soft but firm – not…
