Now we’ve been dealing with the Virus That Shall Not Be Named for several months now, I feel like I may be somewhat late to the table with this advice. However, I feel that in this new year there may be a few people still out there who have decided the drive-through and Uber Eats…
Category: Meal Style
Recipe Post: Sneaky Veggie Baked Mac and Cheese
This baked pasta and cheese has no less than five vegetables in it (cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, spinach and onion), and if prepared in this way you will likely get away with explaining to your picky eaters that any “green” bits are merely parsley, mwaa haa haa… Another great way to encourage adoption of a new…
Recipe Post: Instant Pot Apple Butter
Apple butter is a rich, sweet spread created by rendering apples (and a few key spices) down through long, slow cooking in a crockpot or over the stove until they lose much of their water and intensify in flavour. The name “apple butter” is a bit of a misnomer, as it doesn’t actually contain any real…
Recipe Post: Quick and Easy Berry Swirl Cupcakes
There’s nothing like the flavour of market-fresh, in-season fruit in cupcakes and muffins. This recipe is not that. Let’s be honest; many of us in the Northern hemisphere are in the cold, dark days of winter, and fresh fruit is expensive and of a lower quality than during harvest season. But hey, when we want…
Recipe Post: Berry Lemon Coffee Cake
I came up with this recipe to use up some fresh blueberries that were going past their freshness date, but I didn’t want just another “blueberry lemon loaf” like I saw in recipes everywhere. I decided to get a bit creative and do a mash-up of a coffee cake and a lemon loaf, where instead…
Recipe Post: Double Chocolate Muffins
These muffins are not exactly “healthy”, and in reality are closer to cupcakes than muffins. However, they’re so delicious, it may be worth your while to double this recipe. You will definitely find you’re making new friends every time you pull these out of the oven! There’s a small amount of instant espresso powder in…
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