All Butter Pie Dough

This is foolproof All Butter Pie Dough. The dough that I make on repeat all year long. The recipe I often double and have extra in the fridge. The dough I use for fruit pies and blind bake for cream pies, even for savory pies. And no, it does not need to be chilled! And because of all of that – it is the best pie dough ever!

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Caramelized Overnight French Toast

Caramelized overnight french toast is a very tasty make ahead breakfast. It gets assembled the evening before, sits in the fridge overnight and then bakes up delightfully gooey on the bottom and crispy on the top the next morning.

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Mint Chocolate Brownies

mint chocolate brownies

Hello delicious mint chocolate brownies! Everyone knows the rate at which mint grows unencumbered, right?! And so I was thinking that mint and chocolate are very yummy together and decided it was about time to come up with a mint brownie recipe that uses (my plethora of) fresh mint. And I have no regrets. None.

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The Best Blackberry Cobbler

My favourite blackberry cobbler. My love of all things blackberry is no secret, so for me to call this cobbler the hands down best is no small feat! It started out being a summer fave. But after years of perfecting the simple and delicious recipe, it has become a year round staple. Yes, that means frozen blackberries work just as well as fresh!

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Easy Chocolate Blender Mousse

Chocolate blender mousse. I struggled on exactly what to call this deliciousness. It is probably most like mousse, except not quite as light and airy as that. The texture is however fantastic and wonderfully chocolatey and smooth. It is also richer than and not quite right being called pudding either. Maybe half way between pots de crème and classic chocolate mousse. But really who needs to quantify it when it is so delicious and so easy to make?!

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Crispy Chocolate and Peanut Bars

Ever feel the need for chocolate and peanut butter together?! This household does often. We also LOVE a good rice crispy square. As well as a perfect chewy crunch combo. These bars meet all the criteria. And they are easy. Basically not much more than a melting, stirring and assembling the ingredients.

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Winter Sweater Sugar Cookies

Sweater Cookies. Searching for some winter cookie inspiration?! Look no further than these delightful little white on white cookie cable knit sweaters and mittens!

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Gingerbread House Cake

The Gingerbread House Cake. Gingerbread houses, but make it more of a snow dusted, hill top village on a two layer cake!

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Quinton’s Easy Weeknight Pasta

This easy week night pasta and sauce came about as a ‘I am tired and not looking to follow a recipe and want dinner on the table in 30 minutes meal.’

It became immediately known as ‘Quinton’s Pasta!’ In part because he alone had 5 helpings and because everyone, especially said 2 year old nephew, proclaimed it was great. And furthermore I really needed to repeat making it, but also write the recipe down for others to follow. So, who am I to argue, I did just that and here it is!

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Berry Swirled Cheesecake Bars

blueberry swirled cheesecake

Cheesecake is delicious! There is nothing to argue there. But it can be finicky and require a great deal of cream cheese in many recipes. So these are technically more of a cheesecake bar with a shortbread base and fresh berry swirl. And they are completely, deliciously awesome!

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