For this next recipe, surprisingly there is no story to tell. Frankly it’s quite simple. I woke up this last Saturday morning with the urge to bake cookies. And not just any cookies, the kind that looks like a million bucks but only takes a short while to make. So not only that I made […]
My dear husband really wanted me to make him a cheesecake. So like a good loving wife, I immediately went out and bought 2 packs of cream cheese for my cheesecake recipe. This happened 2 weeks ago, and guess what? The cream cheese containers were still in my fridge, up until yesterday when I finally […]
Trying to switch ingredients to create a healthier version is not always easy but it is always challenging – I love challenges. When I say challenging I mean that the all purpose flour needs to be replaced with spelt flour or gluten free flour, sugar with honey or other natural sweeteners, oil/fat with natural and […]
This last Friday we ate out. I know I know, what’s the big deal right? Well, if you’ve been reading my blog you know how I love having family dinners on Friday evening. I always cook and bake and set a nice table. But this Friday we took a turn on our way home; and […]
What’s your favorite ingredient in the summer? For me it’s definitely lemon, or lime, or just generally sour and refreshing. Yesterday I decided that the limes in my fridge were there for too long and that I need to put them into proper use. So I did, I made cookies, and to make them even […]
It’s the end of the school year, and I always like to send something for the teachers. I mean, yeah we may not be 100% happy with how they dealt with things throughout the year but overall we need to keep in mind that these are the people our children spend most of the day […]
When I think spring I think nature, sun, flowers, blossom, fresh, life, new and much more. But then I look out the window here in Halifax and I can’t help but thinking gray, rain, wet and windy. No, I’m not pessimistic by nature, don’t get me wrong but seriously, how many sunless days can one […]
This is not really a recipe per say, but rather an inspiration 🙂 I made some goodies using phyllo dough and had a bunch of phyllo leaves leftover so I had to play around with it, especially since this was the first time I’ve ever used this dough. So first of all I want to […]