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Coconut Rice Pudding

My daughter says rice pudding sounds gross, rice & pudding shouldn’t go together. And I agreed with her until I tried this SOB and now it’s one of my favourite desserts. This makes a creamy pudding. If you like your rice pudding a little thicker use 1/2 c of rice, instead of 1/3 c. Ingredients:Continue reading “Coconut Rice Pudding”

“Best of the Brownies”

This recipe was printed in our local newspaper over 30 years ago as the winner of a brownie bake-off between Girl Guide troupes. My mom clipped it out and ever since then it has been our family brownie recipe – it really is the best I’ve ever tried, and super quick and easy to make.Continue reading ““Best of the Brownies””

Family-Sized Shepherd’s Pie

This recipe is called ‘Family-Sized’ because it makes enough to feed my family of 6, including 3 teenagers. It’s my Shepherd’s Pie recipe that I’ve made for YEARS. The part that has always given me the biggest headache is the mashed potatoes on top. I’ve been notorious for producing gummy, pasty mashed potatoes without anyContinue reading “Family-Sized Shepherd’s Pie”

Spinach & Cheese Quiche

I cook this quiche without a crust to make it low-carb / keto but you can always place it in a pre-made crust for the traditional quiche way. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 onion, chopped 1 (10 oz) package frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and drained (squeeze well to get all the moisture out) JuiceContinue reading “Spinach & Cheese Quiche”

Perfect Cast Iron Oven Roast

I went through many failed oven roast attempts before finally getting it right. They always turned out dry or tasteless. With this recipe my family is finally enjoying roast again. There is a key point to browning any sort of meat that should be mentioned. It’s important that the meat is dry and the oilContinue reading “Perfect Cast Iron Oven Roast”

Meat Done-ness Temperature Chart

For safety, Poultry should never be cooked below Well Done and Pork should never be cooked below Medium. Beef Degrees F Blue Rare 80 – 100 Rare 120 – 125 Medium-Rare 130 – 135 Medium 140 – 145 Medium-Well 150 – 155 Well 160 + Poultry 160 – 165 Pork Medium 140 – 145 WellContinue reading “Meat Done-ness Temperature Chart”

Bakery-Style Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins

Buttermilk and sour cream are two ingredients you can add to any baking recipe and it will just kick it up a notch. If you don’t have buttermilk you can replace it with milk ‘soured’ by adding 1 Tbsp of lemon juice or white vinegar to it. You can also use large flake oats inContinue reading “Bakery-Style Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins”

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Really good vanilla extract can make a world of difference to all your baked goods, it just adds a surprising richness and decadence. The thing is … you need to make it at least 4 to 6 months ahead of when you plan on using it … so if you want to have some niceContinue reading “Homemade Vanilla Extract”

Best Ever, Award Winning, Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

I searched and searched for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe and after many years I finally found it … that’s why they are the ‘best ever, award winning, ultimate’ chocolate chip cookies. This has been my go-to recipe ever since. Ingredients: 4 1/2 c all purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda 1/2 c whiteContinue reading “Best Ever, Award Winning, Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies”

Cuban Rice & Beans with Pork

My husband and I got home from Cuba at 4:00 am this morning and when I finally woke up the first thing I wanted to do was make the amazing rice and beans with pork cutlets that I ate there … and my husband actually said it was the best cuban food he’s eaten allContinue reading “Cuban Rice & Beans with Pork”