Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
My mom has a nice built-in cookbook stand in her kitchen. It's the perfect place for keeping your cookbooks while you're cooking or baking. A lot of the recipes I use are found on the Internet so unless I print them out I need to make room for my laptop in the kitchen. So here's... Continue Reading →
I think it's appropriate that my first guest blogger is none other than my favourite person... my mom! My mom knows her way around the kitchen. And of course everything I know I learned from her. What can I say? I learned from the best! In this post, she shares two new recipes she recently... Continue Reading →
Are you looking for an easy but delicious recipe to share with others? I recommend this lemon bundt cake. If you love lemon, you're going to love this recipe. It has a tangy lemon flavour and is super moist. Enjoy! Lemon Bundt Cake 1 pkg lemon cake mix 1 pkg lemon instant pudding mix 4... Continue Reading →
Today I'm sharing one last recipe in my Christmas baking series. This recipe is for peanut butter cookies dressed up with a simple chocolate rosebud. This is an easy yet delicious cookie. Happy baking! Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg... Continue Reading →
As part of my Christmas baking series, today I'm sharing a recipe for Cinnamon Rollups. These have a nice subtle cinnamon taste, are not too sweet, and are easy and quick to make. Cinnamon Rollups 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1/2... Continue Reading →
Today I'm sharing a recipe for Marshmallow Balls as part of my Christmas Baking series. Despite the caramel and marshmallow, these treats are not overly sweet. They're one of my dad's favourites. Enjoy! Marshmallow Balls 1/2 cup margarine or butter 1/3 cup cream 1 - 170 gram package of caramels app. 3 cups Rice Krispies... Continue Reading →
This past Saturday my mom and I had our annual Christmas baking spree at the farm. We made five different things including caramelitas, mini chocolate cream cheese cupcakes, sugar cookies, marshmallow balls and cinnamon rollups. I've already shared the caramelitas and chocolate cream cheese cupcakes recipes on this blog. Click on the links to check them... Continue Reading →
While many families go out for lunch after church on Sundays, my family often goes home and makes a delicious lunch of Belgian waffles. This is a nice change from the sandwiches, meat and potatoes etc. that we've been eating all week. But what makes these waffles even tastier is the white sauce that is served with them. Basically it's... Continue Reading →
In honour of Halloween and sweet treats, today I'm sharing a sinfully delicious recipe called Caramelitas. The combination of chocolate and caramel is oh-so-good! Make sure you have a mug of coffee or tall glass of milk to go with this. Happy Halloween! Caramelitas Melt together in the microwave or on the stove: 46 caramels... Continue Reading →
Recently a friend invited me over for supper and served lasagna. This inspired me to make my own lasagna. Of course my version is a little different from hers, and probably a bit different from how you make it. I usually make a very basic lasagna recipe. Check it out and let me know how... Continue Reading →
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