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When you bake these old-fashioned cookies you fill your kitchen with the heady aroma of ginger, cinnamon and cloves. The flavours are wonderfully addictive and it is difficult to stop at just one cookie. These are inexpensive … Continue reading
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Roast duck is a delicious alternative to the Christmas turkey. Roast duck is perfect for the small Christmas dinner party. Serve it with this sophisticated orange sauce that will have you swooning with delight. The bonus is the lovely … Continue reading
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We’ve been so busy baking or buying artisan breads, healthy breads, 48 grain breads and so on, we have forgotten wonderful white bread. Not the pallid, gummy tasteless white bread sold in plastic bags. But white bread, as it … Continue reading
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This is a brilliant take on an old fashioned favorite – peanut brittle. When I was small my Dad would make peanut brittle as a winter treat. Because of the intense heat the wood stove had to generate … Continue reading
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Years ago I found the perfect muffin recipe printed in our local newspaper. Several moves and the recipe disappeared. I tried other recipes but it wasn’t the perfect muffin recipe I knew and loved. Then I discovered my favorite cookbook … Continue reading
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Here is the apple pie of your dreams. Tender flaky pastry, a filling of various types of apples liberally flavoured with cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve it warm from the oven with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. It’s an … Continue reading
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My beautiful vegetable garden rewards me everyday with gorgeous fresh vegetables. This morning the vibrant rows of beets beckoned me. I searched among the rows for the beets that were growing a little too big for their own … Continue reading
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Kale is the ‘IT’ vegetable this year. And, with a very good reason. The payoff from this leafy green is loads of vitamin C, beta-carotene, calcium and antioxidants. Kale is extremely versatile. You can steam it, saute it, add … Continue reading
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This is a wickedly delicious, can’t-stop-eating luxurious treat. The addition of whole almonds, the deep, rich caramel flavour and the crunch of sea salt elevates popcorn to a new high in the world of snacks. It comes with a … Continue reading
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There’s a small clay pot of basil growing by my front door. It’s there so I can brush my hands over the leaves releasing its sweet fragrance each time I pass it by. Out in the big vegetable … Continue reading
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