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Easy Garlic Fried Rice
Recipe Sometimes the easiest recipes are the best recipes. I love fried rice, and it’s a great way to use up leftover rice that you may have sitting in your fridge. I sometimes will cook rice ahead just to make … Continue reading

Orange Raisin Muffins
Recipe I work with one of the best bakers in town and she was kind enough to share the following recipe with me. She says the secret is to use a large navel orange and to use butter not margarine. … Continue reading

Cucumber Tomato Salad
Recipe This is the perfect time to make this salad while the flavourful, seasonal garden tomatoes, cucumbers and fresh herbs are abundant in people’s gardens, at the farmer’s market or at the grocery stores. It’s a simple but delicious salad … Continue reading

Fresh Peach Crisp
Recipe Fresh, juicy peaches have arrived in the grocery store. They are one of my favourite fruits and I love to simply peel them, slice them, and eat them with a bit of sugar and a drizzle of cream and … Continue reading

Fudge Squares
Recipe I believe this recipe originally came from one of my sister’s friends. I make it quite often. It is great for bake sales, because it uses basic ingredients that I usually have on hand, it’s quick and easy to … Continue reading

Blueberry Muffins
Recipe My mother in law gave me the following recipe to share in my column and with it came an interesting story. On a trip to Greece, they met a Finnish lady from Sudbury who had paid for her entire … Continue reading

Grilled Bruschetta Portobello Mushrooms
Recipe I love mushrooms and I love Bruschetta, combine the two and I’m a happy girl. My friend made these for our mutual friend’s Birthday party and we gobbled them up. They were so tasty that I have made them … Continue reading

Blueberry Cream Muffins
Recipe It’s blueberry season in the North and these muffins are a delicious way to use them. The secret to the flavour is the sour cream. Not only are they moist and flavourful, they also come out of the oven … Continue reading

CHEESY PEPPERONI PIZZA STICKS
Recipe A tube of ready-made pizza dough, sliced pepperoni and a bag of cheese strings is all you need to make this delicious snack for the kids (and adults) this summer. If you are not a fan of pepperoni you … Continue reading

Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
Recipe I’m not going to lie, this recipe has been circling the internet and it looked so good I had to try it. It’s a simple side dish, with virtually little clean up and it’s delicious! Place cauliflower florets in … Continue reading