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Boston Brown Bread muffins recipe
These are not bran muffins I happen to be a fan of bran muffins but my husband is not. He devours all things healthy but turns his nose up at bran muffins – finds them too dense. Leave dark coloured muffins on the counter cooling and he’ll assume that they’re b read more
French Potato Salad Recipe with mustard vinaigrette and no mayo
When I was growing up my mom and dad were day trip experts. Every summer weekend we’d all pile into the station wagon and head off on a new adventure. We did lots of beach exploring, took many ferryboat rides and had fantastic picnics. And we sang, a lot. There’s a lot to read more
Julie’s rhubarb barbecue sauce
I still have a bit of rhubarb in the fridge and plan to raid a friend’s patch on the weekend so I’ll have some in the freezer. When it’s snowing in February I like to make summer pies and pretend… In the meantime I’m enjoying using up lots of fresh rhubarb and sett read more
Irresistible dark chocolate almond bars & the best molasses recipes of 2013
Recipe reflections -- that’s the sort of reflecting that I like to do come January, once the hubbub of December has passed. I love to flip through recipe folders and boxes. They’re a bit like photo albums, I find, in the way that recipes are reminders of people a read more
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie – gluten-free
You know the taste of barely-warm chocolate chip cookies? When they're a little gooey with chocolate that practically drips when you take a bite... Picture all of that, in a pie. March Break has officially begun in my house, cause for celebration all around. This pi read more
Easy apple gingerbread for the cosiest house on earth
We have six apples on our apple tree this year. They’re lovely and red and almost ready to be picked. This is cause to celebrate: (more…) read more
Gingerbread cut out cookie recipe for holiday decorating
My mom has an amazing collection of cookie cutters, both old and new. Most are from long before I was born, some had been my grandmothers, and a few are newer designs that I bought her as gifts. I always loved the cookie cutter drawer in our kitchen. I associated it with the bes read more
Gluten Free Fudgy Molasses Brownies
These have been called the perfect brownie. "Fudgy and still a little cake like," is how they were described. We all have our definition of " perfect" when it comes to brownies but I understand the praise. I want a brownie to be fudgy but I don't want it to have that "uncoo read more