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The base of this peanut brittle recipe is from Anna Olson’s site and was tweaked in 2025. I’ve added pretzels and modified some of the ingredient quantities, finishing with a sprinkle of salt flakes. Pretzel Peanut Brittle offers a sweet
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Shortbread is one of the Hubby’s favourite Christmas cookies. (Along with my rumballs, of course.) You may be surprised by the amount of corn starch in the recipe. It’s not a mistake; it really uses a cup. What it does
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I had a recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies pop up from A Sassy Spoon. I love a good chewy cookie, and these were still perfectly chewy a couple of days later. I used some shaved/chopped chocolate from a Bernard Callabeau
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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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I never thought I’d post this recipe as its such a staple in Alberta. What I didn’t realize is that its (apparently) an Alberta thing! I was talking to some coworkers yesterday and puffed wheat squares were mentioned and they
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Going through my recipes, I noticed that my recipe for Caramel Peanut Topped Brownie Cake was missing the cake recipe. This was a delicious cake! Very rich though, so you don’t need a huge slice.
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The Hubby and I love Thai Coconut Rice Pudding, but it has to be a certain consistency. I’ve made it a few times and it was always too thick and gummy. I saw the image of this Thai Coconut Rice
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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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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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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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