I have been searching for a recipe for the ginger candy that is similar to the Chinese ginger that you can buy from those herbal stores. You know those tiny red ones that are a little sour and sweet and makes your tongue and fingers red. Well, I decided to just look at the ingredients…
Category: Snacks
Rocky Road
This weekend is Family Day weekend. I thought this recipe is perfect to make with your kids. The recipe is versatile and you can switch up your ingredients to things you like. For my recipe, I chose lucky charms (my son’s current favorite cereal), mini marshmallows, fruit gummies and biscuits that I had in my…
SPL Granola Bars
Nearly every year I take a trip down to Strathcona Park Lodge in Campbell River, BC. If you have not been there you should at least once. It is beautiful and the staff there are wonderful. What I love is their granola bars. (oh their granola and yogurt is amazing too). A couple years ago…
Fermented Green Tomatoes
Summer is ending but garden harvests are still happening. One thing that I have a lot of are green tomatoes. I hate wasting them so I tried fermenting them this year. They turned out pretty tasty and reminded me of tangy kimchi. Next time I think I would add some spicy peppers or chili peppers…
Butter and Radish
This year I grew some radishes in my garden and wanted to try this recipe out. All you need is some butter, radishes, salt and toast. These radishes are pretty big and work perfectly to make tiny disks. All you need to assemble this recipe is radishes, butter, toast and some salt. Apparently in France,…
Caramelized Bacon Crackers
Warmer weather is heading our way and that means it will soon be picnic season. This recipe is a great snack to bring to picnics or as an appetizer for a party. For this recipe, you need some crackers, bacon and brown sugar. For the crackers I used toppables since it was the same size…
Candied Almonds
These candy almonds are delicious as a treat or can be mixed with granola or used as toppings. They are really simple and quick to make. For this recipe, you will need almond (I used slivered since that was what I had), cinnamon, sugar, vanilla extract and water. In a pan simmer the sugar, cinnamon,…
Blackberry Syrup Shave Ice
This summer we purchased a shave ice machine and then our imagination went wild! Here is a delicious and simple blackberry syrup that can be used for topping your shave ice. Put 3/4 cup water and 1 cup of blackberry into a blender. Blend. Place blended blackberry juice into a saucepan. Add 1 cup of…
Ginger Bug Candy
When you are making homemade ginger beer, you end up with a lot of excess ginger in your ginger beer that usually gets tossed out. Here is a simple thing you can do with all your left over ginger from making ginger beer. It is a simple tasty way to make a sweet snack and…
Stuffed Date Snacks for Toddlers and Adults
I was looking for a sweet and easy Dragonboat snack for busy festival days. I discovered this stuffed date snack that looks easy and delicious. I found out they are also great for toddler snacks as it includes a sweet treat with some protein. Start by splitting the date in half and removing the pit….
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