Yummy Brined Chicken My secret to making any chicken is brining it. It will help keep the chicken moist and will season the meat to make it tasty. It is very simple to do and can be done the night before. I have experimented with different ratios and adding flavours to the brine. Finally I…
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Yummy Flourless Cupcakes!!
My aunt has celiac disease, a disease that affects the small intestine. Gluten damages the small intestines and that is why celiacs go on a gluten-free diet. A couple of years ago, when my aunt discovered she was celiac, her life changed. She had to restrict many things out of her diet such as cakes,…
Too much buttermilk. Why oh why?…. Let’s make Fan-tans
We love buttermilk in baking, but there are times when you go to the grocery store and they are out of the smallest size of buttermilk. You end up leaving the store with a 1 L carton of buttermilk. There are various things that you can make with leftover buttermilk like Fan-Tans (buttermilk rolls). Not…
To Apple Jam or To Apple Butter?
I got a slight addiction to jamming. I love the experimentation, the flavours and the canning process. As I was googling recipes to try I discovered something called Apple Butter. What is apple butter?? Its apples cooked so long that it becomes the consistency of butter. This recipe is great when you have lots of…
Wild Rose Detox
There has been popular demand from friends and family to do a post on the Wild Rose Cleanse. Although Kristin and I are not experts, we have done the cleanse a couple times and we have always benefited from it. Since I was very young I have suffered from eczema. At first I thought it…
Celebrate Pi Day with Fake Apple Pie
Happy Belated Pi Day!! March 14 to some is Pi day (3/14 or 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 58209 74944 59230 78164 06286 20899 86280 34825 34211 70679…). Pi is an irrational number or a number that has digits that never repeat. To celebrate Pi day we eat pie. Of course…
Basic Pasta Sauce
I have been working on keeping a record of all the basic recipes that I make. When I am on a time crunch I often rely on simple recipes to help me out that week. This week has been a nightmare! Everything seems so busy and chaotic. Pasta is my savoir!!!! It is easy to…
What to do I do with leftover buttermilk??? Make Buttermilk Scones!!!
What do you do with leftover buttermilk??? Sometimes you’re left with too much buttermilk when you bake. If you don’t have a use for it you can always freeze it and use it later. I got into the habit of making things for breakfast. I’ve made buns for breakfast (bear buns from a previous post)…
Meatloaf, Gravy, Quinoa… oh my!
It is always nice to know a few basic recipes that you can quickly make on the fly. Basic recipes are great for beginners and seasoned chefs. Once you know a basic recipe you can then start making variations of it to spice up your menu. Gravy and meatloaf is an easy dish that anyone…
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red velvet cake has become a very popular cake. Red velvet is a basic buttermilk cake with red food colouring. No one knows the exact origins of the cake and some believe cocoa in the cake turns a reddish colour when mixed with vinegar. I have not proven this to be true but I believe…
EAT it NOW or EAT it LATER 