Cindy's Peanut Butter Cookies (small batch)
 Hello. My name is Marie and I am a peanut butter-aholic. I love peanut butter. I love it in savory goods and curries. I love it in sweet baked goo...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Cube Steak & Onion Gravy
 I was going to go shopping this morning, but it started snowing and I decided to stay home. The roads are very clear, but not having driven in snowy...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Just a catch up . . .
  Its been three years now since I left my home in the UK to move back to Canada. There have been a lot of changes in my life since then and since...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Homemade Chicken Crunch Wraps
 I had a quantity of leftover chicken that I wanted to use up today. I had been eyeing this recipe for Crunch Wraps Supreme for a while now.I am no...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Sheet Pan Macaroni and Cheese
  Today I baked us another sheet pan recipe for our tea. Sheet Pan Macaroni and Cheese. It was a recipe that I had saved by Amanda Hesser on Food5...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Early March Grocery Haul
 I thought it would be fun today to share with you what I bought today at the grocery store. I do keep a fairly up to date store cupboard with a larg...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Sheet Pan Pork Chop & Stuffing Dinner
  Red meat is not something which I eat very often. I do enjoy a nice piece of steak every now and then, or a pot of beef stew. Occasionally I...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Lemon & Poppyseed Sour Cream Muffins (small batch)
 I always go to church on Sunday mornings. I am a Latter Day Saint and belong to the ...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Garlic Butter Sausages & Broccoli Skillet
  I decided to cook sausages for my dinner today. I had found a recipe on Eating Well 101 for a delicious looking pan sausage dish. Garlic Butter ...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Irish Soda Bread Muffins
 With Saint Patrick\'s day being just a few weeks away, my mind this month is very much turned towards Irish recipes and food. One of my deepest regr...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Traditional Irish Barmbrack
 Prepare yourself to fall in love with this beautiful Traditional Irish Barmbrack recipe I am sharing with you today. It is a bread which is normally...
11-03-2023 16:09
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Fresh Ginger Scones Filled with Lemon
   Wicked cold weather here in Nova Scotia today, but I expect it is the same everywhere. You would expect nothing less at this time of year in Can...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Mary Berry's Creme Brulée
   When I was trying to think of a dessert which would make the perfect ending to a romantic dinner, the best one I could think of was Creme Brulée...
28-02-2023 16:10
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BBQ Chicken BLT's
 I am a sandwich lover. I am with the Brits on this one. I have never met a sandwich I didn\'t like and enjoy. Over in the U.K. they have whole sho...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Honey Sriracha Turkey Meatballs
  Honey Sriracha Turkey Meatballs. This recipe I am sharing with you today makes either a simple and tasty appetizer for game nights or dinner parti...
28-02-2023 16:10
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My Ten Favorite Baking Books
 As many of my readers know, around two years ago I had to make a horrendous life change, through no fault of my own. I found myself in the middle ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Thick Molasses Spice Cookies
  I thought I had already tasted the best molasses cookie ever made. My mother made excellent Molasses Cookies and Molasses Crinkles have always bee...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Lemony Lentil Tabouleh
 Sorry if you came here expecting cake this morning. You will be disappointed if you did, but maybe not because what I am sharing is just as delici...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Kielbasa Cabbage Skillet (small batch)
 One of my favorite vegetables has always been cabbage. I love it in any way shape or form. I could eat it every day, and sometimes do. My cats eve...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Drop Cornbread Biscuits (small batch)
  I love biscuits.  I especially love drop biscuits. There is no fussing about with having to roll anything out. You can just mix everything toge...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Meatball Tortellini Bake
  I\'m almost embarrassed to share this "recipe" with you today, but it was so delicious I am going to anyways. It\'s a really simple make and goe...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Washington Pie
  This recipe for Washington Pie I am sharing today is actually a cake recipe, not a pie. It comes from the pages of an old cookery book of mine. ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Orange and Currant Cream Scones (small batch)
  I felt like having a scone today with my mid-morning break. Call it a late brunch as you will, as I didn\'t really have time for breakfast this ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Sour Cream Applesauce Muffins (small batch)
  Occasionally I like to bake myself some muffins to enjoy in the mornings or with a hot cup of herbal tea mid-morning or afternoon. I have my favor...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Authentic English Pancakes (A Tutorial)
 Tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday, or pancake day as it is lovingly referred to throughout the Christian world. This is the last day before Ash Wednesday...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Roasted Veggie Hot Dog Hash (Small Batch)
 Roasted Veggie Hot Dog Hash. This is an easy sheet pan supper sized for two that is not only delicious but very easy on the pocket book. I also ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Steak & Potato Pie
 Steak and Potato Pie. I put my hand up now. I have a great love for savory pies. Well, I love any kind of pie, really, but I do so love a good meat ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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How To Brew The Perfect Cup of Tea
 A POEM FOR TEAWhen the world is at oddsAnd the mind is all at seaThen cease the useless tediumAnd brew a cup of teaThere\'s magic in its fragranceTh...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Sticky Sweet Lemon Rolls
 Sticky Sweet Lemon Rolls. These are some of the tastiest and quickest sweet rolls that you could ever want to bake. With their sweet lemony sugar ...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Sheet Pan Steak & Potatoes for Two
  I confess in my personal life, when it comes to cooking, I can be rather lazy. Its not that I don\'t enjoy cooking, but if I can find a shortcut...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Maple Buttermilk Bread
 I have a bread machine and I have to say I make good use of it. I bake myself one or two loaves of bread in my machine just about every week. Some...
28-02-2023 16:10
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5-Ingredient Chicken Enchilada Bake
 I had some chicken breasts the other day that I wanted to use up, but I didn\'t necessarily want to eat them as chicken breasts. Know what I mean"...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Easy Pancakes for One (from scratch)
  When my children were growing up, one thing which I used to make frequently for them for breakfast on Saturday\'s was pancakes. They loved the...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Chicken Tender Nachos
 Chicken Tender Nachos. Chicken tenders are one of my favorite pieces of the yard bird! Always moist and tender, quickly cooked, and crazy adaptabl...
28-02-2023 16:10
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One Pot Creamy Broccoli Pasta
  I am a great lover of pasta. I am a great lover of broccoli. When I can combine those two loves into one quick, easy and delicious creamy pasta di...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (small batch)
    One of my absolute favorite cookies are oatmeal cookies. I love them chewy in the middle with crisp edges. I love them crispy through and th...
28-02-2023 16:10
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Holiday Sides I can't live without
  With every year that passes I am more determined to be able to cook my family the best Holiday/Thanksgiving dinner possible. I am very much a tr...
16-11-2022 16:10
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Cheesy Garlic & Brown Sugar Chops
 I know that we are all super busy at this time of year so today I am sharing with you a Baked pork chop recipe that is not only easy to make but inc...
15-11-2022 16:10
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6 Health Benefits of Garlic
 6 Health Benefits of Garlic  Garlic is a bit like marmite. Some people love it, and others hate it.  This potent vegetable has been used for cen...
15-11-2022 16:10
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Showstopping Holiday Pies
  The Holiday season is upon us and many of us are in the throes of planning all of the aspects of our special celebration dinner. I know in the UK,...
12-11-2022 16:10
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Roasted Butternut Squash & Brussels Sprouts
 I had a butternut squash that needed using up and some Brussels sprouts and so I went looking for a way to use them. I found this delicious looking ...
11-11-2022 16:09
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Country Chicken
One thing that I eat a lot of in my house is chicken. That\'s for multiple reasons. One, its fairly economical. Two, its fairly adaptable and thre...
10-11-2022 16:10
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Danish Glazed Potatoes
  I am not ashamed to admit that the potato is my favorite vegetable. It has always been so. I would be completely happy to sit down in front of a p...
09-11-2022 16:11
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Roasted Party Nuts
  This is a recipe that my sister gave to me several months ago now. She makes these quite often. Not only are they delicious, but as far as nut s...
08-11-2022 16:10
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Easy Garlic & Herb Rolls
 I wanted to share these quick and easy dinner rolls with you today. Not only do they go together in a flash, but they are very simple to make and in...
07-11-2022 16:10
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Easy Sour Cream Cake
 I have the family coming over for dinner today and so I wanted to make them a delicious dessert to go along with the Mississippi Pot Roast I will be...
06-11-2022 16:09
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Apple Butter Pie
  If you recall a few weeks back, I made some delicious apple butter. I had in mind to bake this particular pie. I couldn\'t find apple butter any...
05-11-2022 16:09
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Creamy Tomato Soup (for two)
   I have been craving tomato soup and a grilled cheese all week. Normally I would use my own recipe, but I found a recipe for soup that I wanted t...
04-11-2022 16:10
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Cheesy Baked Tortellini (for two)
 A week or so ago my sister said that she was making Cheesy Baked Tortellini for supper. I asked her about it. She said it was something everyone t...
03-11-2022 16:09
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Maple Pecan Pie for one (no crust)
 Are you a person who, like me, lives completely on your own" You might think that things like Pecan Pie are totally off the menu, or that you will h...
02-11-2022 16:11
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Sweet & Easy Curried Chicken
  Do you ever have a day when you are feeling rather lazy and yet you still want to put a delicious dinner down in front of the family" I do, and ...
01-11-2022 16:11
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Cranberry, Nut & Orange Bread
  This recipe I am sharing with you today is one which I adapted from the old Purity Flour Cookbook. That was one of the very first cookbooks I purc...
31-10-2022 16:10
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All About Wagyu Beef
 What Makes Wagyu the Most Expensive Beef in the World" The entire world knows that wagyu beef is the most expensive beef that money can buy. This ar...
31-10-2022 16:10
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Double Ginger Apple Crumble
   I do not think you can find a pudding on earth more comforting than Apple Crumble. Or Apple Crisp as it is also known in North America. The ...
30-10-2022 16:11
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Buttermilk Maple Spice Cake
 I am really pleased to be able to share a delicious maple spice cake recipe with you today. Not just a maple spice cake, but a buttermilk maple sp...
29-10-2022 16:10
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Mom's Bread & Potato Stuffing
  Someone asked the other day about my mother\'s bread and potato stuffing so I thought I would make some so that I could share the recipe. I thin...
28-10-2022 16:10
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Spiced Buttery Crackers
 I have a thing for crackers. Simply put, I love them. I will quit happily sit here munching on a few in the evening instead of potato chips.When I w...
27-10-2022 16:10
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Pickled Pork & Sauerkraut
 Sauerkraut is one of those things that people either love or loathe. I am from the love it crew. It is something we would have as an occasional trea...
26-10-2022 16:10
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Honey Granola (small batch)
 One of my favorite things to have for breakfast in the mornings is granola, and I always make my own. I have several versions that I like to make....
25-10-2022 16:10
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French Sandwich Pain Au Lait
  This bread machine recipe I am sharing with you today is for a French Sandwich Pain Au Lait. Pain Au Lait translated means milk bread, and what ...
24-10-2022 16:10
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French Toast with Creamy Maple Apples
 French Toast is one of those breakfast dishes I like to enjoy at the weekend. although I do live on my own that doesn\'t mean that I can\'t still en...
23-10-2022 16:10
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Irish Blaeberry Pudding(small batch)
 One thing that I will always be sad about is that I never ever got to visit Ireland when I was living in the UK. For the whole 20 years that I was t...
22-10-2022 16:10
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Kung Pao Chicken (small batch)
 I am a huge fan of Asian flavors, or at least North Americanized ones. I have never been to the Orient actually, but what I have tasted both here an...
21-10-2022 16:10
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Pork Steak with Mushroom Gravy
 Pork is not something I really eat a lot of in my kitchen. It is a once in a blue moon treat. I mostly like to eat chicken or fish, the occasional p...
20-10-2022 16:09
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Puffed Wheat Squares (small batch)
   The recipe which I am sharing with you today for soft Puffed Wheat Squares is one which I adapted from the page...
19-10-2022 16:09
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Chicken Enchiladas Verde (for one)
 One thing I really love is Tex Mex or Mexican food. Obviously, what I am used to is not real Mexican food from Mexico, but very much an Americanized...
17-10-2022 16:10
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Homemade Apple Butter (small batch)
  One thing which I have always loved doing it making my own jams and preserves. Of course when I had a growing family, this kept me very busy in ...
16-10-2022 16:10
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Date & Walnut Pie
  If you are a fan of dates and walnuts, then you are going to fall in love with this very simple Date and Walnut Pie recipe which I am sharing with...
15-10-2022 16:10
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Air Fryer Hot Dogs
  When I was growing up every Friday night was Hot Dog Night! Occasionally we might have something else, but generally speaking we had hot dogs ev...
14-10-2022 16:11
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Sopa de Fideos (Mexican Soup)
     I have been in love with Mexican flavors for most of my adult life. It was not something which I grew up with. I first encountered Mexican...
13-10-2022 16:11
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Garlic Butter Scalloped Sweet Potatoes (small batch)
 One of my favorite vegetables has to be sweet potatoes. I love them in any way shape or form. One of my favorite ways to enjoy them is to simply b...
12-10-2022 16:09
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How to Poach Chicken
One thing I eat a lot in my home is chicken. I adore chicken in any way shape or form. I absolutely love chicken casseroles of any sort, or chicke...
11-10-2022 16:10
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Old Fashioned Pie Plate Crumb Cake
  I am a huge fan of crumb cakes. Crumb cakes are a type of a coffee cake which are created by first making a dry crumb mixture. Some of that is...
08-10-2022 16:09
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Cracked-Out Chicken Tater Tot Casserole
  How did we ever cook anything in the old days without the world wide web to inspire us. I had only two cookbooks when I first started out (plus ...
07-10-2022 16:12
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Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
I can still remember the first time I tasted Sweet Potato Fries. It was in the Rooftop Restaurant on the top of the Joseph Smith Building in Salt Lake...
06-10-2022 16:10
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Birria Tacos
  I have been carrying on a love affair with Mexican food since I first tasted it some 40 odd years ago. It was not something that we grew up with...
05-10-2022 16:10
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Oven Roasted Butternut Squash
   With the Canadian Thanksgiving coming up this next weekend, I have been testing a few side dishes to see what might or might not work. I love, L...
04-10-2022 16:09
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Easy Oven Barbecued Pork Chops
 I confess to having a real love for both Barbecue and for Pork Chops. I have been making easy bbq pork chops in the oven for many years. At leas...
03-10-2022 16:09
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Ham, Potato & Green Bean Soup
 There is a distinct Autumn chill in the air today. As I write this it is the 1st of October. This is the time of year that we can begin enjoying...
02-10-2022 16:09
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Apple Cinnamon Roll Bake
  Most Wednesday evenings will see me having supper out at a local restaurant with my father and his two friends Hazel and Marilyn. It\'s just nic...
01-10-2022 16:08
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Butterscotch Buttermilk Cake
 I have a beautiful Butterscotch Cake recipe to share with you today. This is one of my favorite cakes to make and bake.  Not only does it turn o...
30-09-2022 16:09
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Single Serve Ground Beef Meals
  This is something I have wanted to try for a long time now. Present to you four delicious single serve meals that you can cook for yourself usin...
29-09-2022 16:08
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Italian Chopped Salad for One
 I know it may not look like it, but salad is one of my favorite things to eat. I could quite happily fill up on a salad and nothing else.Fresh and...
28-09-2022 16:10
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Cooking Courses & Steak au Poivre
  If I had to choose my favorite food, as difficult as it might be to do (because well, I just love everything!) I would probably choose a good stea...
27-09-2022 16:10
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Peanut Butter Blondies (small batch)
What do you get when a butterscotch pudding collides with a dessert bar" You get a blondie! My favorite of all the dessert bars.And when that dess...
25-09-2022 16:09
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Pumpkin Pie for One
  There are loads of pumpkin pie recipes out there, but very few which are sized just for one! I found one the other day on a blog called One Dish...
24-09-2022 16:09
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Everything Bagel Bread (bread machine)
  I was keen to try out a different kind of a loaf in my bread machine this week. I discovered this delicious bubble bread loaf in a book entitled T...
23-09-2022 16:09
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Air Fryer Reuben Sandwich
  Oh boy, I hope the Purists don\'t get after me on this one, but today I cooked a Reuben Sandwich in my air fryer. I have to say I really love ma...
22-09-2022 16:12
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Scottish Steak Pie for two
  One thing that the British do really well is pies. Especially their meat pies. And no small wonder that, they have some of the best meat in the wo...
21-09-2022 16:11
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One Pan Chicken Broccoli Alfredo Pasta
   I hope you will forgive me for sharing another chicken recipe with you today. To be honest, I have been feeling very poorly for the past week,...
20-09-2022 16:11
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Lemon Garlic Chicken for one
  Any of us who are keen cooks will recognize that our journey as a cook goes through several evolutions. I began my journey as a young girl with ...
19-09-2022 16:10
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Ten All Time Favorite French Toast Recipes
 No doubt about it when it comes to the weekend, most people like to pull out the stops a bit when it comes to breakfast and brunch. There is no be...
18-09-2022 16:09
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Spiced Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
 This cake I have baked today comes from a baking book by Yossy Arefi entitled Snacking Cakes. Simple treats for anytime cravings. I was wanting ...
17-09-2022 16:09
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School Cafeteria Pizza
 Pizza day was not a thing when I was going to school. We brought our lunches in a lunch box, ate in the lunch room and about the only thing we had o...
16-09-2022 16:10
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Oak Cottage Recipe Round Up 2
  I have been sharing recipes in one way or another since about 2005. I started off on AOL Journals. I had a page called Marie\'s Muses. It didn\'...
15-09-2022 16:11
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Ham & Potato Pie
 I had been craving some ham lately. Its not something I really buy for myself, unless I am buying sliced ham for sandwiches. I do like a nice ham ...
14-09-2022 16:11
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Parmesan Chicken Bake
   Chicken is something which I eat a lot of in my house. Not only is it one of the more affordable proteins, but it is also something which is v...
13-09-2022 16:10
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Roasted Onion Potatoes (small batch)
 Hello. My name is Marie, and I am addicted to potatoes. I cannot resist a potato in any way shape or form. If there is a potato on the menu, I a...
12-09-2022 16:09
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Maple Glazed Donut Waffles
 Hard to believe it, but here we are again at another weekend! And the kids have been back in school for at least half a week if not more! Time f...
11-09-2022 16:09
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Quick & Easy Peach Dumplings
  I am sharing a recipe today for ridiculously easy peach dumplings that will have your family licking their chops and you scratching your head, and...
10-09-2022 16:09
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