Traditions are one of the most important things we remember from our childhood. As a parent I am always trying to create opportunities for my own kids to establish their childhood traditions. From placing the star on the christmas tree, […]
I get it now, why this season is called fall. It has nothing to do with leaves and much more to do with APPLES. They are falling off the tree faster than I can pick …
As a non crumble lover I always struggled making crumble for my crumble loving husband, until I got down to the crux of what he loved about it. My daughter has built a huge love …
Having the ability to take something that is deemed "challenging" and make it easy is always an impressive skill, and this Easy Homemade Créme Brûlée Recipe is a winner. Creamy, and fool proof, you come off looking …
Black Bottom Cupcakes are my FAVOURITE cupcakes of all time. The chocoalte cupcake part is moist and delish and not as sweet as a regular cake batter. And the cream cheese topping... you will drool! Trust …
Ever since I was a little girl, chocolate nests are what the Easter Bunny brought to our baskets on Easter morning, along with other tasty treats. A chocolate nest was the coveted treat, and possibly because of the …
My daughter just had her 10th birthday party and I was unlucky enough that it fell on the day after I had the stomach flu. While I was up and on my feet, I was …
The other day my eldest daughter was giggling with us in the kitchen as I was making dinner. She got it into her head that she wants to use her spring break to teach her dad …
When December rolls around I make a sudden switch from a healthy diet to living off of chocolates, cookies and red wine. I load the sugar, on top of the sugar, on top of the …
Every year we would get together with my moms side of the family on Boxing Day. We would eat turkey, laugh and catch up and do the highly anticipated "FAMILY GIFT EXCHANGE" homemade gifts, …
Shortbread cookies are one of the holiday staples, they are also one of the cookies that can go so very, very wrong. Dry shortbread cookies are the last remaining items on most cookie trays, but …
The very first recipe my daughter mastered was one for Peanut Butter Fudge, which means each time she gets a hankering to get her "bake on" she ends up in the kitchen, making us fudge. …
I was lucky enough to have a German Grannie around for so much of my life. Not only did she pass on her love of gardening (as did my other grandma) but she fed us …
I spend a lot of my time working on balancing the things in my life. A mixture of work and play, sweet and sour, wine and water. A little bit of good for you, mixed …
We jokingly call these beauties "crack brownies" because of their utter decadence. These are brownies you dream about. Your mind wanders into the kitchen to stare at the tray, wondering if you should just clean …
