It’s like they’re from your favourite barista bar! These cookies are so deliciously spicy they are one of my favourites to make at the holiday time. The best kept secret to big, soft, chewy cookies is refrigerating the dough! If you don’t refrigerate the dough is too warm and it will spread out to thinner,Continue reading “Copycat Big Soft Ginger Cookies”
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Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
Coffee and Irish Cream is my all-time favourite drink treat and this is like having it in cookie-form! Ingredients: 2 1/2 c flour 3/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder (I use Nescafe Gold) 1 c salted butter, room temperature 1 c brown sugar 1/2 whiteContinue reading “Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Soft & Chewy Snickerdoodles
A classic snickerdoodle recipe … my husband’s favourite. A little known cookie secret – the key to big, soft chewy cookies is refrigerating the dough before cooking! Yield: 24 cookies Ingredients: 1 c salted butter, room temperature 2 c white sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 3 c flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2Continue reading “Soft & Chewy Snickerdoodles”
Roasted Pumpkin Coconut Soup topped with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
The perfect fall soup. Ingredients: 1/8 c olive oil 2 small pie pumpkins 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small red onion, small dice 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp grated ginger 6 c chicken stock 1 can (400 ml) light coconut milk 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. PeelContinue reading “Roasted Pumpkin Coconut Soup topped with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds”
Easy Lasagna with Extra Veggies
I like to make a batch of roasted veggies to serve on the side of any dish I make during the week. If you don’t have any made up and don’t feel like making them, they can easily be left out. What makes this recipe ‘easy’? Well, it assumes the roasted vegetables have already beenContinue reading “Easy Lasagna with Extra Veggies”
Baked Acorn Squash
Baked acorn squash is so easy to make and is the perfect side dish to Thanksgiving dinner or Sunday meatloaf. Ingredients: 1 large acorn squash 2 Tbsp butter salt & pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Place cut side up in a shallow bakingContinue reading “Baked Acorn Squash”
Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins
Perfect for lunches and snacks. Ingredients: 2 c flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 c white sugar 1/3 c packed brown sugar 1/2 c melted butter 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 c sour cream 3 bananas, mashed 1/3 c chocolate chips Directions: PreheatContinue reading “Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins”
Skinny Chocolate Banana Muffins
Xylitol is a natural sweetener / sugar substitute, similar to stevia, made from hardwood trees. I buy mine at the Bulk Barn. The good thing about it is that it has the same level of sweetness as white sugar, so there’s no crazy math involved with substituting with it, it’s just 1:1. Ingredients: 3 bananas,Continue reading “Skinny Chocolate Banana Muffins”
Peruvian Ceviche
Pronounced “sa-vee-chee”, this is a popular and traditional South American dish made by ‘cookiung’ the fish in the acidity of the lime juice. Aji amarillo is available in most latino grocery stores or online. It’s very spicy so gauge the amount based on your tolerance for spice. Ingredients: 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 2Continue reading “Peruvian Ceviche”
Glazed Lemon Cake
Dinner at the in-laws? Bring this dense, moist, not-too-sweet lemon cake for dessert. Ingredients: 3 c flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 c butter, softened 2 c sugar 3 eggs 1/2 c sour cream 1/4 c lemon juice 2 Tbsp lemon zest 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 c buttermilk Glaze Ingredients: 1 1/2Continue reading “Glazed Lemon Cake”
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