This fantastic homemade pie dough recipe was handed down from my mother-in-law. I find it versatile, flaky and delicious. It also delights me that it doesn’t require a chill in the fridge unless one wants to!
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I realize the Internet has no shortage of macaroni and cheese recipes, but well, mine is the best! Well at least according my family. Who can be decidedly picky and unafraid to speak honestly. I know it’s a tall claim. But I have been making this mac and cheese for years, and for at least the last decade, without a recipe. Just by eye ball. I have made my macaroni and cheese hundreds of times and somehow it is still my number one comfort food. Or play date lunch go to. And I think that says something. That it is worth sharing, for no other reason than for my kids to have a version to consult when making their mom’s homemade Mac and Cheese.
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Tis the season for delightful blackberries. We have gone a little crazy for blackberries this year! Wonderful, juicy blackberries that make endless delicious treats and yumminess. And this year’s crop has been especially good! So I felt it a great chance to share a round up of all our favourite, delightful blackberry recipes. Some new, some old and all tried and true and on repeat around here.
These cute, little mini popsicle cupcakes were a perfectly sweet answer for my youngest’s first solo decorating project. They were also quite the hit for her class treats!
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A simple and delicious blackberry jam. This is a delightfully old fashioned blackberry jam recipe that yields terrific results. It is so good. So good in fact, that I made 3 batches in 2 days! And with some help, we polished off two jars in a week.
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Homemade Orange Julius is a favourite warm weather treat around here. This is our go to summer drink and we love, love, love it!! In fact we have all come to like it even more than the real thing!
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Yummy, yummy, yummy bagels. Homemade bagels are the best. The absolute best. And if you have not tried making your own from scratch, I urge you to do just that . And this is the simple bagel recipe to get you started!
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Spinach rice is an easy Italian style rice, that is remarkably similar to risotto, but full of spinach and a breeze to make.
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This vegetarian chili made with quinoa has quickly become our family’s favourite and replaced any meat version by far. The texture is terrific! The quinoa gives the chili the perfect meat like bite, but adsorbs the flavours perfectly. Even my child that HATES quinoa, loves this chili!
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