I love coconut, who doesn’t And this is exactly why I was so happy to find this old recipe I had in my old recipe bag. I have a plastic bag at home, a really old one and it’s full of recipes, the old fashioned ones – the hand written ones 🙂 It’s actually quite a […]
When I used to work on the Halifax Waterfront I sometimes went to grab lunch at the wonderful “Cabin Coffee” Café . This little place has the most amazing atmosphere, a cozy and homey one. Imagine a cold winter day and you’re sitting at the café having your hot soup and yummy sandwich in front […]
The great cooking website Food52.com was having a contest. The theme of the contest was grapes; anything you can make with grapes. Knowing how much my family loves my Tanned Apple Cake, I decided to use its base and create a new filling – a grape filling. I added some blueberries to the mix as […]
We had such a relaxing weekend. We actually didn’t do anything! We just ate, watched TV, had a movie night and basically just chilled. Of course, our lack of motivation to do something else was a direct result of the wintery weather outside. It was way too cold and way too wet to think about […]
Whether you like it or not it is the apple season. Apples are everywhere and it’s not only beautiful and tasty, it’s healthy too. I know, I know, it’s not as healthy when you put it in a muffin, but let’s just pretend 🙂 and anyways, there is no doubt that the sweet smell of […]
I have a few websites I like to follow, cooking websites obviously, and everywhere I look all I see is pumpkin. Pumpkin cakes and cookies, pumpkin donuts and breads, pumpkin pies and pastries, and I know it is the season and that orange goes so well will the fall and the upcoming Halloween but to […]
Who doesn’t like chocolate muffins? We all do! But what would you say about a double chocolate muffin? A muffin with chocolaty flavor and some white chocolate chips in it. This was so easy to make. I made it with the kids and they loved it. Of course, the muffins didn’t survive long. I added […]
We bought a fresh Pineapple about 2 weeks ago and placed it in the fridge to avoid the annoying fruit flies. It didn’t prevent the fruit flies from coming into my kitchen, but it did make us forget about the existence of the poor pineapple.