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This Pumpkin Cream Cheese Loaf is a great way to use up pumpkin puree (and pumpkin pie filling in a pinch). The cream cheese layer isn’t overpowering and the sprinkle of nuts and brown sugar on top is the perfect
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Carbonara is one of the Hubby’s favourite pasta dishes! This was actually the first time I made carbonara from scratch (traditional recipe with no cream), and it turned out perfectly. I found the recipe on RecipeTin Eats and halved it
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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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Both the Hubby and I love focaccia and one of our favorite varieties is jalapeno cheddar focaccia. Unfortunately, due to my lactose intolerance, I can’t have any made instore. I was watching a cooking show yesterday and was inspired to
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Another tasty hit from the cookbook Saffron in the Souks, sumac-spiced lamb pitas are another Lebanese breakfast bread. The other one I’ve made is za’atar man’ouche and both the Hubby and myself liked the meaty version more. Usually, the lamb is
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Za’atar Man’ouche (Lebanese breakfast pita) is another recipe from the cookbook Saffron in the Souks. It’s ridiculously easy to make and tastes delicious. Another keeper from this cookbook and I can’t sing its praises enough. The za’atar man’ouche recipe in
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I picked up Gennaro’s Pasta Perfecto! cookbook and decided to try my hand at homemade pasta. It turns out that homemade pasta is not that difficult to make! I picked up a cheap pasta roller and set out to make
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I was going to make some berry muffins with streusel topping, but had some bananas I was going to make into banana bread.v So I mashed the two ideas and since when making muffins, it’s go big or go home,
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I’ve watched Jamie Oliver make sausage cavatelli before, but rewatched the episode the other day and was inspired to make it. I picked up some semolina flour and sausage and got to work. Sausage cavatelli isn’t a quick recipe, though
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Rhubarb is starting to be plentiful in the stores and our tiny new rhubarb plant isn’t near ready to harvest. So that means the start of rhubarb everything. I recently made a rhubarb cream pie and just tried another old-school
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