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Tomato Soup Cake, Tea Biscuits, Lemon Squares and More – Heritage Baking

While reminiscing with my great friend Colleen about growing up and all the things that mean so much to us as kids and how our families are so important to us growing up and how memories of food and home … Continue reading

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Carrot Nut Muffins

Storage carrots are in abundance in early spring, and simultaneously the winter garden slowly nurtures the dormant, tender, sweet tubers planted in the fall with anticipation of a good early yield during the dreary late winter months.  As the new … Continue reading

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Gingerbread Pancakes

Whether it’s breakfast, brunch, or a cozy night in, these gingerbread pancakes are just the item to make any cold weather occasion a real treat.  The inviting scent of gingerbread wafts through the house creating spicy goodness; an irresistible indulgence. … Continue reading

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Discovering the Black Radish and the Chioggia Beet

The problem with being a local veggie-food blogger is that people assume you know what to do with all kinds of crazy things. The upside is that you occasionally end up with crazy things to figure out what to do … Continue reading

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Tomato: A Fresh-from-the-Vine Cookbook – Review and Giveaway

Tomato: A Fresh-from-the-Vine Cookbook, by Lawrence Davis-Hollander, published by Storey Publishing.  Is everything you want to know about the most loved vegetable and more.  Or is it really a fruit? Fruit? Vegetable? Fruit? Vegetable? No matter what, they are great! … Continue reading

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Fresh Organic Strawberry Syrup

Fresh Strawberries, truly a taste of summer.  Imagine yourself on a bright and sunny yet breezy Saturday morning, sitting on your balcony, deck or patio relaxing and enjoying a stack of freshly made, hot off the griddle pancakes drizzled with … Continue reading

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The Newlyweds’ Vegetarian Cookbook: Every Recipe you’ll need for your life together – Review and Giveaway

The Newlyweds’ Vegetarian Cookbook: Every Recipe You’ll Ever Need for Your Life Together, published by Ryland, Peters & Small, distributed by Thomas Allen & Sons.  Is the perfect wedding gift for any vegetarian or almost vegetarian couple.  Beautifully illustrated and … Continue reading

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“Best Ever” Organic Chocolate Cakes

I am always on the hunt for the “Best Ever” Chocolate Cakes.  For me, in my opinion, there really isn’t any other kind of cake out there besides Chocolate Cake that is as “oven-worthy” to make from scratch, other than … Continue reading

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Carrot Cake – Made Healthy, Local and Organic

This time of the year, I love to make special comfort foods for my family.  Most of the time it is a savoury dish served from my roasting pan sprinkled with fresh rosemary dug out of the snow and olive … Continue reading

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Christmas Carrot Cake

Santa Claus is coming to Town!  Some of my fondest childhood Christmas memories actually began in the month of November.  I remember anticipating many things.  My birthday for one. Living in rural South-Central Ontario, the best thing ever, that came … Continue reading

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