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It comes as no surprise that I have become bored with the banana muffins I have been making on a weekly basis for the last three months. Before that it was the cranberry and white chocolate muffin that I wore out, and before that it was the muesli muffin, well you get the picture. The [...]

I go through phases in which I grill fruits for desserts, and then I forget about it, and then something reminds me and I am full force again. After attending a dinner party where grilled pineapple was served, I am once again on a fresh cooked fruit dessert kick. There are so many reasons to [...]

You awaken on a lazy Sunday morning wanting something satisfying, but special for breakfast. Oh, and make the requirements include simple. Stock your refrigerator with premade, chilled crescent rolls and the chocolate chips of your choice and you will be good and ready to indulge in this breakfast delight. Wake up and heat your oven [...]

I have been making my family banana muffins for years now, and we were all quite bored of them to say the very least. Though I wanted a change, I did not set out to make drastic changes, like switching to cranberry scones or anything like that. My intention was to simply raise the interest [...]

Well here it is January and my cravings for comfort foods are trucking right along. Though I have to try to work within the confines of that age old New Year’s resolution to eat more healthily. As such, one of my newest favourite recipes is the one for warm mushrooms and olives salad. Start with [...]

This is a great little recipe that can be made in under twenty minutes. Start by preparing a half cup of espresso coffee with one teaspoon of shredded orange peel and four cups of water in a percolator. Once it is done, pour it into a pitcher that is made to hold piping hot liquid. [...]

It used to be that when cooking you would use some inexpensive red or white wine that you had leftover, or did not care to drink. But, today, great tasting wines can be found at exceptionally reasonable prices, so there is no guilt associated with using the good stuff. Plus, if you are one who [...]

So, last night I found it approaching 11:30, and I was once again craving a midnight snack. I told myself that I would skim through a couple of fast and easy snack recipes online, and if nothing sounded good I would skip it. You know just go on to bed. Ha, what a joke. As [...]