Oh Fudge!
Well, as someone once said, ‘life happens when you make other plans’! So my blogging activity has been significantly impacted in the last month by my choosing to return full time to the workforce – Read more...
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Browsing Category "Let’s Eat"
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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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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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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“Lemon” Chicken
Here’s a simple, yet tasty, childhood favourite of my oldest son’s – Alex (aka Marathon Man after running his first marathon in Toronto last weekend) used to love this dish and always called it “lemon” Read more...
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Autumn Pot Roast
Despite our summery Thanksgiving weekend in Atlantic Canada (temperatures over 25 degrees C for most of us), this week has brought us back to reality and with it, some glorious, but definitely cooler days. Just Read more...
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Nova Scotia Gingerbread
Hope that this will have been worth the wait! Warm gingerbread, topped with butter, is one of my favourite childhood desserts, the deep sweetness of cinnamon, ginger and cloves enhanced by rich molasses and contrasted Read more...
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