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Hello Sunshine ☀ Lemon Curd
Don’t lemons make you feel happy? Their bright yellow skin is so cheery, their shape is pleasing, and oh, the aroma. When you work with lemons the whole kitchen smells tangy, fresh and energizing. If...
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Sassy Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp with a Muesli Crumble
Here’s some kitchen mathematics for you: (rhubarb + strawberries + ginger + orange) x a crunchy muesli crumble = an exponentially good crisp New math? Old math? Who cares? Pass the Sassy Rhubarb...
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Strawberry Tea Loaf and Other Uses for Wholesome & Versatile Dorset Cereals®...
If you walk into my kitchen right now there’s a regiment of muesli boxes, led by a package of granola, lined up in neat formation on the countertop. Every single one of them has been opened and...
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It’s Apple Season ✱ Apple Crostata with Maple Syrup, Vanilla and Ginger
It’s Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada, one of my favourite times of year. The October air has a hazy, golden quality as the sun’s rays filter through leaves that are turning russet, amber and red....
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Finally, Pumpkin Pie ❦ Pumpkin Pie Filling
So, how is it that I’ve never posted a recipe for pumpkin pie? I’ve certainly talked about it often enough over the course of 250+ posts. After all, everyone in my family loves it, and that’s saying...
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A Wintry Dessert ❊ Cranberry Cheesecake
There’s something about a cheesecake that signals ‘special occasion.’ And when that creamy, rich confection is flecked with bright red chopped cranberries and topped with a tart cranberry sauce, it is...
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Like Pie On Cake ❦ Apple Cranberry Coffee Cake
As a food blogger and recipe developer, I take my inspiration from myriad sources. Sometimes it’s something I see at the market, or what’s ripe in the garden, perhaps a snippet of food-related...
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It’s Off To Work We Go ❊ Cranberry Muffins
Look out, people! I have cranberries and I’m not afraid to use them. It’s fresh cranberry season, and this year I decided I would use these tart superfruits in more than my Thanksgiving cranberry...
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A Slow Journey to Goodness ❦ Apple Butter
To know me is to know that I love apples. They’re one of the few local fruits I can eat fresh the cold winter long, comforting me with their crisp tart sweetness when most other fruits are but a...
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Black Bean Salad with Grilled Corn & Peaches
A week ago, before the glacial super cool temperatures set in, the Culinary Enthusiast and I went to a barbecue at my friend’s place at the lake, an annual casual, intimate and at times raucous...
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Celebrate Spring ✼ Rhubarb Orange Butter
When I bought my new house, I noticed there were no screens on almost all of the windows. Not to worry, I thought, they’ll be in the basement or the shed. Oh, you know where this is headed, don’t you?...
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A Strawberry Cream Cake for Canada Day
Happy Canada Day! Canadians from coast to coast to coast are celebrating our nation’s 148th birthday today at all manner of gatherings, public and private. And just think, my urban cottage has been...
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A Trifecta of Treats ✺ Three Versions of Nice Cream
Have I mentioned that I have a thing for ice cream? Oh, let’s not beat around the bush: I love it. I do I do I do I do I do. I come by this honestly. My Dad was also an ice cream lover. He ate each...
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Who’d Have Thought? ❦ Pickled Peppered Strawberries
It’s strawberry season, and there are so many wonderful ways to enjoy them. There’s fresh out of the basket, my favourite way to eat any fruit. But then there are also classic strawberry dishes, like...
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“A” Is for Autumn and Apples ❦ Caramel Apple Crumble Squares
I’m excited to be working with a new client, Middlesex County’s Economic Development department, helping them promote tourism via the addition of a food and recipe column to their quarterly...
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Another Way to Apple A Day ❦ Triple Apple Granola
I’ve been experimenting with granola lately, finding ways to add a seasonal twist to the standard oats, nuts and something sweet formula. Given that it’s apple season here in Ontario, you just know I...
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Crisp, Sweet & Enticing ❦ Apple Recipe Roundup
Pretty much anyone who knows me knows I love apples. In fact, five years ago, not long after I’d started blogging, I published an essay called Musings on Apple Madness, chronicling my lifelong passion...
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