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• Butter-crumptious Coffee Walnut Slices

  

  One thing I despaired of when I first moved over here to the UK, was the lack of cake mixes. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy made from scratch cakes and... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Caramel Glazed Applesauce Spice Cake

  

  My Todd really loves a spice cake, and this applesauce cake is one of his favourites. He loves apple anything to begin with, but when you combine the flavour... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Smoked Sausage and Potato Goulash

  

  In our house when I was growing up you could tell what day of the week it was by whatever my mother was cooking for supper. Friday nights were always hot dog... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pork, Sage & Apple Pie

  

  My mom always said that I could take an old boot and make it taste delicious. I am not sure if that is true or not, but I do have a knack for creating... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• My Love Affair with All Things Pasta . . .

  

  I make no secret of it. Pasta is one of my absolute favourite things to eat. The Toddster, well not so much, but gradually through the years I have been... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa and Degusta Box

  

  I have been eating a lot healthier over these past couple of months and as a result I have dropped a number of pounds in weight and am feeling a bit better... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Creamy Fish Chowder

  

  Having spent a great deal of my formative years and part of my adulthood in Nova Scotia, Canada, I consider myself to be from Nova Scotia, even though I was bor... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Celebrating the Holidays with J2O Drinks

  

  I was recently sent some samples of the new Limited J2O Midnight Editions juice drinks! Delicious! Midnight Forest - an enchanting blend of real orange and... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Merlot Beef Ragout

  

  IF I am really on the ball on Sundays, I make good use of my slow cooker by popping dinner into it before we leave for church. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Berry & Apple Crumble

  

  I made myself a promise when I was diagnosed as a Type 2 Diabetic that I was going to try to bake something diabetic friendly at least once a week that I could... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cut Glass Cinnamon Crisps

  

  This was always a really busy time of year for me when the children were growing up. This was the time I began all of my Christmas baking preparations each year. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ham Hock, Leek & Cheese Pie

  

  Where we live in Blacon, a suburb of Chester City, we are surrounded by Leek fields. You can smell them in the air this time of year and it's a gorgeous smell.... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spaghetti Salad

  

  We had a Missionary Meeting in Manchester on Monday for all of the Senior Couples. We were asked to bring pot luck. I thought about making something hot to take... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Holidays and Farmer's Choice

  

  The holidays will be upon us before we know it and this month, as a guest author on the Farmer's Choice site, I am presenting several delicious recipes which I... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tabouleh and the Food of Souk El Tayeb Market

  

  One of my favourite salads is Tabouleh. I first ate it at a party my brother was having. I fell in love with it . . . it's that beautiful colaberation of... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Banana Coconut Bread

  

  In my quest to cook things diabetic friendly, I cooked this Banana Coconut Bread the other day and was very pleased with how it turned out! High in fibre and lo... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Back to the 70's Chicken Divan

  

  I can remember making this easy casserole back in the 1970's when I was a very young new bride and thinking it was the penultimate in sophistication. First ther... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Amaretto Cakes-Gluten Free

  

  There is a possibility that I might be a coeliac. At least that is what the specialist said the other day. I have all of the symptoms, but have been treated... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mud Pies

  

  Did you make mud pies when you were a little girl? I did. I can remember sitting by the ditch at the end of our garden with my little bowl and spoon and making... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Thanksgiving Primer

  

  I didn't always live in England. For the first 45 years of my life I lived in Canada and I experienced a delicious Thanksgiving for every one of those years. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES