Recipes

Simnel Cake. A British Easter tradition. A light fruitcake with a layer of marzipan baked into the centre, then topped with a traditional marzipan decoration.

Lime Salsa Quinoa Salad. This delicious quinoa salad is bursting with fresh healthy flavour & can be served warm as a side dish or cold as lunch salad. Makes a great picnic item too. This terrific, colourful, healthy lime salsa quinoa salad side dish was a bit of a leftover rescue recipe. Both components of …

This Rum Sauce a.k.a. Rum & Butter Sauce or Rum Caramel Sauce goes by a few names. Either way it is an outstandingly delicious addition to  desserts like bread pudding, apple pie or ice cream! I recently updated our old family favourite recipe for Rum Raisin Bread Pudding and part of the update was the …

Prime Rib Beer and Bacon Chili Dogs.  An ultimately decadent gourmet celebration of the humble hot dog inspired by a Washington restaurant landmark. Originally published March 2013. Here’s a lesson in how to use your frozen leftovers to make a quick, guilty pleasure meal on the go. We had a busy evening of kid activities …

Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins. Big, moist, perfectly baked blueberry muffins with a distinct crispy edged muffin top. Just like your favourite bakery muffins!

Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy. A budget friendly, very tasty 70’s throwback comfort food recipe that deserves to make a big comeback!

Caprese Inspired Pasta Salad. A new favourite summer salad that’s bright, and boldly flavoured with an easy Parmesan Herb Dressing. Hey , Lynn here (aka Spouse). During a recent girls trip to Edmonton, I visited a lovely Italian market  which had the most amazing fresh produce, cheese and olives. I gathered my ingredients and whipped …

Chocolate Grand Marnier Sour Cream Coffee Cake. An outstanding addition to a weekend brunch or even as a scrumptious Sunday dinner dessert.

Sausage Pork Tenderloin Wellington. An easy, dinner party worthy recipe using store bought frozen puff pastry. Plus side dish and dessert suggestions too!

Glazed Orange Pound Cake. Nothing says simple home baked goodness like a really well made pound cake and this orange glazed pound cake is a terrific example.