A love for creating recipes, cooking, and sharing tasty food
Truth be told, both the Hubby and I didn’t start to like Nanaimo Bars until just a few years ago and I’ve never made them before. But I saw this newspaper clipping for the original Nanaimo Bars recipe and decided
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I adore coconut shrimp! I’m all about crunchy texture and coconut shrimp completely hits the mark! As good as the coconut shrimp is on it’s own, it’s a must to have a sweet chili sauce to dip them in! I
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I had a bunch of blueberries to use up in my freezer and was seeing company today, so decided a blueberry pie was in order. I’ve made berry cream pies before, but not a traditional blueberry pie. The secret to
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There is a Korean restaurant right across the street from us and they make the most spectacular kimchi. I was inspired to make it, but it wasn’t even close to the style the restaurant makes. I wanted a “saucy and
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I recently attended a bread making class (sourdough), and wanted to continue making a variety of loaves. I pulled out the ole bread machine and then remembered that I had this recipe for no knead bread. Sourdough bread is basically
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I went on a bit of cooking and baking bender this weekend. I start pulling out cookbooks and get in a mood where I want to try everything. Today’s experiment was a chocolate pecan pie from The Ghiradelli Chocolate Cookbook.
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Both the Hubby and I love sushi, but it can get expensive. I started dabbling with some simple kappa maki and musubi. I realized that with a few tricks, it wasn’t that hard to make. I tend to like the
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There is a Chinese restaurant nearby that has amazing spicy dumpling sauce. This is my version and I have to say, that it is extremely yummy and addictive! I make a batch of it and it goes on almost everything.
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Rumballs are a Christmas staple in my house. Easy to make, delectable, and always a hit for giving away as presents or at Christmas parties. The chocolate ones are actually a family recipe of a friend. Our friends had ladies
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This recipe for pork side ribs is very similar to my Pork Baby Back Ribs Recipe, where the ribs are braised in BBQ sauce. I found this marinade recipe that was great for tenderizing the side ribs, which needed just
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