There’s something about these shorter days and longer nights, and the cold, damp wind that seeps through every crack and crevice of your home to nip at your ankles and make you randomly shiver. It’s definitely time to put away the shorts, tank tops, and flip flops of our recent long, hot summer, and haul…
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Recipe Post: Slow Loris Chili Con Carne…erm, I mean “Slow Cooker…”!
Sadly, the warm days of summer are a distant memory in this part of the world, but the one good thing about cold, snowy, drizzly, wintery weather is that hearty warming soups, stews, and chili come back in rotation at the dinner table! This bright, colourful chili con carne recipe is simple enough, but delicious…
Recipe Post (updated): Al Trotter’s Signature Spaghetti Sauce (or, How I Got Sh*tfaced Just By Eating Dinner)
I really do love the flavour and richness of my own Spaghetti Sauce, which I posted about HERE, but there’s something about this Spaghetti Sauce recipe that is so wonderful, and delicious, and different enough from my own that it simply needs its own post. Here it’s called Al Trotter’s Signature Spaghetti Sauce, but to…
Recipe Post: Batch Cooking Baked 5-Cheese Macaroni and Cheese
Muh gud, I lurves me some cheese. Can’t stay away from the stuff, which my hips and digestive system *really* appreciate, as you can imagine. Until I start experimenting with more nut cheeses (which I have already resolved to do this year, and I promise to write about my misadventures regarding THAT, you can be…
Recipe Post: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Waaaay back when, I worked a contract administrative position for an amazing national Art Gallery in my home city. One of the things to know about non-profit organizations or institutions that receive funding from either the public or the government (many of which I have worked in over the course of my administrative career), is…
Recipe Post: Dairy-, Nut- and Soy-Free Chocolate Cake with Dairy Free Frosting
Some years ago, a Pastry friend and I had a cake commission for a dairy-free cake and cupcakes for a VERY allergic lady’s birthday. It was to be a black heart with a spiderweb in frosting, and of course everything had to be completely dairy-free. As I remember it, the recipient wasn’t overly fond of…
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