Spelt and Orange Date Squares & ProWare Review
When I was a little girl date squares were a peculiar sweet that only old people ate.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Cranberry-Raisin Pecan Cookies
I go ballroom dancing every week. I’ve been dancing on and off now for around ten years and I love it very, very much. It’s such a wonderful feeling to be gliding across the floor in a swirly dress dancing the Glen Roy foxtrot.
Retro Layered Christmas Ribbon Jello Salad
Make your Christmas extra special with this festive and delicious retro layered Christmas ribbon jello salad recipe. This vintage recipe is easy to prepare and perfect for holiday gatherings. Prep Time: 20 minutes Chilling Time: 6 hours Difficulty: Easy I loved Christmas as a child (and as an adult, I still do!). We always went …
A Canadian Thanksgiving with Martin Miller’s Gin
It’s been nearly fifteen years since I packed that big green Army Surplus rucksack with all my worldly possessions and moved thousands of miles across the pond from my home on the East Coast of Canada to new beginnings on a remote archipelago in the North Sea.
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
One of my favourite meals growing up was spaghetti with a jar of Ragu sauce poured over the top. I could never get enough of it. To me that dish represents the ultimate in comfort food, and I am known still, as an adult, to eat it on occasion.
Vampire Lady Fingers
Halloween was A Big Thing where I grew up in rural Canada. During the entire month of October village gardens and windows would be adorned with Halloween and Autumn themed decorations.
Great Homemade Soups: A Cook’s Collection
“Soups are so versatile that there is one to match your mood and appetite whatever the meal and whatever the season”
Stir-fried Kale with Garlic and Chilli Oil
I’m a newcomer to the whole kale thing. Following on from a suggestion by a vegan friend who is in love with the stuff, I did, once, some time ago, pick up a bag of curly kale from a local supermarket and I baked it to make kale chips.
Roast Harlequin Squash, Cauliflower and Mature Cheddar Soup
I do not have green fingers. I could not be called a gardener in any sense of the word. I do have some houseplants, which, for some reason, have evolved to be very hardy plants indeed, able to withstand weeks of drought in between the times when I actually remember to water them. How they …
Book Review: Pie – Dean Brettschneider
“Cooking is an art and baking is a science – making pies a combination of both” Who can resist a cook with a title and cover like this? I know one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but as soon as I saw the cover of this book I was instantly salivating and …
Unst Adventure: Hue Animation Studio Review
Stop-motion animation of our Summer holiday to Unst: An Island Above Them All
Red Kidney Bean Burger Recipe
I’m a big fan of veggie bean burgers. Not the shop bought ones though, I don’t know what they do to those to make them taste so awful, but nothing beats a good home made veggie burger except
Black Forest Cake
This week saw another birthday celebration in Elizabeth’s Kitchen. I wanted to make something a little extra special for my significant other
Chocolate Black Pepper Cookies
Chocolate and black pepper work marvellously well together.
Angry Birds Birthday Cake
It’s hard to believe that our youngest has turned four. How the time has flown by!
The Green Vegan Breakfast Smoothie with Almond Breeze
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, they say. Many of us claim that we don’t have enough time in the morning to make something healthy, opting for a bowl of dry shop-bought cereal or a slice of toast, if we eat anything at all!