Recipes

An indulgent weekend brunch idea; stuffed French toast with Honey Cream cheese & served with blueberry sauce. You’ll want to invite folks over for this one!

Chocolate Raspberry Cake with Silky Buttercream Frosting. Alternating layers of homemade chocolate cake, raspberry compote and the silky-smoothest chocolate buttercream frosting imaginable; a true celebration cake. Happy Birthday to me!! Today’s my birthday and this chocolate raspberry cake was my birthday cake of choice for 2009, simply because I can’t get enough of anything chocolate and …

Strawberry Shortcake Sundaes. The perfect summer dessert for backyard barbecue season or for birthday parties, picnics or any time!

Easy Stir Fried Pineapple Pork. This delicious nutritious and economical meal can use either leftover roasted or grilled pork or start with pork tenderloin medallions.

Chocolate Marshmallow Whoopie Pies. A kid favourite for lunch boxes, after school snacks and birthday parties. Everyone loves the marshmallow frosting inside! Originally published Nov 2009. There are a couple of other whoopie pie recipes on this blog and this one is just a different version of the classic chocolate whoopie pie. It uses the …

Lemon Raisin Scones, best served warm from the oven with real dairy butter slowly melting through them. These fragrant, satisfying scones are sure to be the hit of any weekend brunch.

Easy Raspberry White Chocolate Tarts. Frozen puff pastry & a simple white chocolate whipped cream filling make these luscious tarts a cinch to put together.

Apple Blossoms. Whole cored apples are stuffed with cinnamon sugar and wrapped in pastry before being baked to golden perfection. This apple blossoms recipe is a pretty simple dessert and is ideal for sharing. It’s also one of those desserts I like to serve at dinner parties; mostly because it can be made well ahead …

Stir Fried Vegetables in Black Bean Ginger Sauce. A delicious side dish to serve with Asian inspired meals, or serve it alone on rice or noodles for a delicious, healthy, vegetarian dinner.

Beef Barley Soup with Tomatoes. A wholesome comfort food soup with a deep, rich beef broth and a little sweetness from canned tomatoes. A great winter warm up soup.