Many of us have had an English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich at a local drive-thru restaurant. They're super convenient, especially in the car, as they provide a quick, filling breakfast in one small, manageable package. And, the only utensil required is your hand! While I often eat the sandwiches at the drive-thru restaurants when travelling, I much prefer to make them myself when we're home. Making them yourself means you can customize the ingredients, plus they're healthier...well, … [Read more...]
Skillet Turkey Breakfast Hash
April 11, 2019 by · 135 Comments
Disclosure: This post is sponsored in partnership with Canadian Turkey. As always, all opinions are our own. Was it just me, our did you find this past winter really long too? Thankfully, when I look out my windows now, I’m starting to see some signs of life! Fresh green grass is sprouting up on the lawn, there are buds on the trees and the temperatures are now consistently on the plus side of the thermometer! Spring is finally here and everyone is starting to make plans for the warmer days … [Read more...]
Mini Eggs & Pudding Easter Cookies
April 8, 2019 by · 8 Comments
Mini Eggs & Pudding Easter Cookies ~ I have made this basic recipe, using chocolate chips, for what seems like forever! I think I got it from my mom, but I am not sure where she discovered it or its origin. Because of the somewhat unusual addition of a pudding mix to these cookies, I suspect the recipe may have come from a pudding company. Perhaps, at one time it was written on the package itself or found in a magazine or product insert. I have made the Pudding Chocolate Chip version … [Read more...]
No-Bake, Easter Egg Nests
March 27, 2019 by · 10 Comments
I have made the basic recipe for what I know as "Frogs" for as long as I can remember. I think some people refer to these cookies as Chocolate Macaroons, but to me they will always be "Frogs". How or why they came to have that name escapes me; they are not green, greenish or frog shaped. I have made them special for Easter by pushing three candy coated chocolate eggs into each cookie, forming a little chocolate nest. What these cookies are, is delicious mounds of chocolate that … [Read more...]
Easter Magic Bars
March 22, 2019 by · 2 Comments
If you are looking for a delicious, easy, make-ahead treat for Easter dinner, this Easter Magic Bars recipe is for you! All I did was take my traditional recipe for Magic Bars/Hello Dolly Squares (some people call them Magic Bars and some Hello Dolly Squares) and tweaked it a bit to make them more ”Eastery”. (I don’t think that’s even a word...but you get the idea!) I love how they turned out, not only do that taste amazing, the pretty pastel colours look very Easter and … [Read more...]
How to Make Hot Cross Buns {Recipe}
March 15, 2019 by · 17 Comments
Hot Cross Buns are an Easter/Springtime tradition for us. In the past I would always buy them, but last year, I decided to make them... and they were DELICIOUS! If you are not familiar, Hot Cross Buns are a spiced sweet bun made with currants and other dried fruits and marked with a cross on the top. In many countries, they are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, but are now popular all year round, especially in the spring. In many historically Christian countries, these buns are … [Read more...]
Easy to Make, Broccoli Cheddar Soup
March 11, 2019 by · 11 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I was picking up a few items at our local grocery store and noticed a huge clamlike container of very fresh looking broccoli florets for only $1.99! What a great buy considering one bunch of two small heads of broccoli was $2.79 that same day. I should have snapped a pic of it, so I could show you, but that would have made too much sense...lol. We used about one-quarter of the broccoli at dinner that night, but I still had cups and cups of beautifully green … [Read more...]
Pistachio Cupcakes
March 6, 2019 by · 5 Comments
Pistachio Cupcakes I wanted to make something special for Saint Patrick's Day, but I didn't want whatever I made to be too Saint Patrick's Day"ish"...I wanted to be able to make the recipe throughout the year. So, what's a girl to do but hit Pinterest! After 583 straight hours of browsing Pinterest, I finally decided on Pistachio Cupcakes. Pistachios are green and the pistachio pudding mix that I have added gives just a hint of green to the batter, but not so much that you couldn't make … [Read more...]
How to Make Irish Coffee
March 1, 2019 by · 5 Comments
I am a big lover of hot coffee cocktails, like Irish Coffee. And it is no small wonder, you do remember I live in cold Canada, right? The first hot coffee cocktail I ever had, was a Spanish Coffee. I don't remember where it was, but I do remember it was pure heaven...and I may have had two! For years, Spanish Coffee has been my hot coffee cocktail of choice and in place of dessert, has finished off many a special occasion meal. We have recently started adding Irish Coffee to our hot … [Read more...]
Bountiful Breakfast Bowl with Turkey Sausage
February 21, 2019 by · 178 Comments
Disclosure: This post is sponsored in partnership with Canadian Turkey. As always, all opinions are our own. I love the slow, easy pace of this time of year. The hectic holidays are just a memory and life has settled back into somewhat of a routine. Work and school have resumed and the off hours are reserved for fun winter activities like ice skating, tobogganing, skiing and snowshoeing. The cold weather and lots of outdoor activities make the winter months the perfect time of year for … [Read more...]
Cake Mix Cookies
February 12, 2019 by · 6 Comments
These are the easiest and simplest cookies you will ever bake, but they taste like you have slaved in the kitchen over a hot stove all afternoon. Honestly, you may as well throw a bit of flour and sugar around the kitchen, because no one will believe you made these Cake Mix Cookies so quickly! I used to make these all the time when my kids were little, but I forgot about them and hadn't baked them in years. I was flipping through my big ziplock bag of recipes (really, that is where I keep … [Read more...]
