Charlotte’s Dark Christmas Cake
Christmas is a time to count your blessings and I am very fortunate to be blessed with many special people in my life – my own family, my sisters and brother and many dear Read more...
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Archive from November, 2011
Snow Day Shepherd’s Pie
Good news – Lochie the Sheltie Wonder Dog is virtually fully recovered and thriving on the homemade chicken breast and steamed rice meal plan I’ve been preparing lovingly for him. For those who missed my Read more...
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Honest! The Dog Ate My Homework!
True enough, loyal blog followers, I can’t complete the post planned for this morning, a wonderful dark chocolate/cashew concoction as a nod to friend Holly who was begging for something chocolate, because the dog ate Read more...
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Granny’s Birthday Cake
Lucky me! I’ve just had a birthday, treated wonderfully by my family, enjoyed an incredible dinner at home and capped a great day with a big slice of my favourite cake, Granny’s Birthday Cake. This Read more...
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Toney River Pasta
Toney River, a little piece of paradise on the north shore of Nova Scotia where family gathers every summer in our cottage to wind down, catch up, rejuvenate and share lots of good food, is Read more...
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Sweet Potato Chile
The plan is for November to be pretty much Cake Month – there’s Baby Sister’s birthday on the 1st (she turned 50 two days ago in case you missed that post!), my own next week Read more...
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Nanny’s Chocolate Cake
I’m tempted to call this Milestone Cake but it really belongs to Nanny MacDonald, my grandmother who made it often for us and it was always a welcome treat. However, I decided to make it Read more...
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