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Recipe: Canada Day Red Velvet Iced Cookies
Canada Day red velvet iced cookies – the perfect treat to celebrate July 1. These cookies are soft and chewy and the icing is well, the icing on top. Try them and start to celebrate. Ingredients 1 box of white cake mix 2 eggs 1/2 cup of canola oil 1 tablespoon of red velvet flavouring or 1/2 teaspoon of red food gel a tub of vanilla icing 2 tablespoons of red sprinkles First, gather all of your ingredients. Next, mix the eggs and canola oil…
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Recipe: Fruit Pops
Fruit pops! Yes – it’s sunny out and the snow is finally gone. Time to get ready for summer. These fruit pops are made with fresh real fruit. Not only are they good for you, they taste great, too. Ingredients 6 kiwis 1 cup of pineapple 6 strawberries Okay – why this combination of fruits? Well…we had a bag of kiwis in the fridge that we needed to use up, along with some fresh strawberries (I only used the tops) and some pineapple (I used…
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Recipe: Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes. When you’re in the mood for a little sweetness and you don’t have any butter in the house – that’s where this recipe comes from – innovation, people, innovation. Remember when I made butterless cookies? I don’t always have butter in the house and that’s when I have to get creative. For Christmas I got these silicone cupcake liners – they are awesome! One draw back, my husband works in an environment where employees are coming and going all the time, so if…
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Recipe: Fudgy Brownie
Fudgy brownie. This one is good. I made a brownie back in the fall, the chewy brownie, and it was good, yet this one is thick and has way more calories. Perfection. When I made the other chewy brownie I took them on a trip to California where I was visiting my husband – he was in school, fine woodworking, for three months. He was talking one night about how the instructors would go to this coffee shop around the corner and they had the…
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Recipe: Easter Cookies
Easter cookies – just a hint of pastel and you’re all set for the holiday. These cookies are festive and full of spring. Bake up and enjoy. Ingredients 2 cups of cake flour 1 teaspoon pf backing soda 2 teaspoons of corn starch 1/4 cup of brown sugar 3/4 cup of white sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla a cup of reese peanut butter eggs It’s the eggs that make these good! First, cream the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Then, add…
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Recipe: Chex Peanut Butter Bars
Chex peanut butter bars – so good. Why chex? A while back we cut out a lot of gluten and chex is now just a staple in our house, so why not! Also, peanut butter is so good…try these today. Ingredients 7-8 cups of chex cereal 4 cups of marshmallows 3/4 cup of peanut butter 4 tablespoons of butter 1/2 cup of reeses bits and pretzel pieces 3-4 oz of chocolate First – gather all of your ingredients…and don’t forget the good stuff. Melt the…
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Recipe: Oscar Popcorn
Oscar popcorn for Oscar night – time to show your love of movies! This popcorn is a delicious treat for any movie night…not just award night. Pop some corn up and add some treats – get ready to eat. Ingredients 1 cup of popping corn 2-3 tablespoons of sunflower oil 1 cup of snickers, reese, rolo and pretzels First – gather all of your ingredients. Get a huge pot – one with a lid. Pour in the oil to cover the bottom of the pan.…
