I love Fettucine Alfredo so very much; I love the simplicity of the original, classic recipe that yields such a creamy, richly flavoured dish. However, with only three ingredients (fettucine, butter, and Parmesan) there’s nowhere to hide, so you’d better know your stuff and be using the best quality items you can afford. Your dinner…
Category: Special Diets
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…
Recipe Post: Raisin Bran Muffins
There’s nothing like a fresh, warm muffin only a few minutes out of the oven. These raisin bran muffins are moist and flavourful, and will last for several days well-covered; however, whenever I make these, they tend not to last that long…definitely not long enough to go stale! Raisin Bran Muffins YIELD: 12 svgs |…
Recipe Post: Stuffed Bell Peppers
I have a long-ago memory of the first time I tried a stuffed bell pepper; a friend of my mother’s was Eastern European, and along with cabbage rolls and perogies, these bell peppers were one of her specialties. While I will never be able to fully replicate that flavour of that amazing, long-ago meal, it…
Recipe Review: Orange Sesame Biscotti
Confession: I baked up these little gems some time ago, but I came across an old photo of the finished product recently, and was transported back into the heady days of culinary school, when my roommate and I decided it would be a great idea to take a baking cookbook and work our way through…
Recipe Post: Tex-Mex Cheesy Mac Casserole
Everyone has guilty pleasures, whether they be a favourite song, movie, book, or piece of clothing. This is never more true for me than when it comes to food; even though my palate has evolved and I’d like to say matured since I was young, there are certain foods, the scent or taste of which…
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