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Hey there! My name is Rose, and I have a passion for cooking and have taken Julia Child’s quote to heart! She is my cooking inspiration and one of my favourite people. I’ve learned that when I make mistakes or
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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 came across recipes for stamp cookies on Your Baking Bestie site. Total game changer for your stamped cookies! So far, I’ve tried the chocolate stamp cookies and the peanut butter stamp cookies recipes. Both were wonderful doughs to work
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I wanted a sweet treat the other day and found this recipe for walnut brownies on Chenee Today’s site. I like that brownies have limited ingredients and in a smaller pan. The only change I made to her recipe was
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I made some stuffed salmon the other day and realized I hadn’t posted my tartar sauce recipe. Usually, it’s thrown together quickly, and I don’t give it much thought. But thought I should post it so the next time I
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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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This year was a great year for blackberries and the bushes nearby were loaded. After picking 4lbs worth, and after a vinegar bath, I had to make a refreshing Blackberry Bourbon Smash. I had some simple syrup already made, but
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My apple mint julep is as refreshing as it gets! Perfect for enjoying on a hot summer’s eve.
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The Hubby’s birthday cake is traditionally a devil’s food cake mix with his mother’s fluffy pudding icing. This year, I left it until the last minute and realized I didn’t have a cake mix on hand, so I went searching for
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