What is a butter tart? If you're from Canada you may be looking at me like I'm off my rocker because who doesn't know the deliciousness of a butter tart? Many, many folks haven't tried a butter tart and that's kinda sad. Butter tarts are becoming well-known everywhere which is a glorious thing! They're somewhat like a pecan pie, without the nut topping but the filling tends to be runnier. You start with a pastry shell and end up with a sweet dessert that we all adore. Today I'm sharing my ...
Christmas recipes
Spanokapita – a Lovely Appetizer Recipe
Ask my kids what appetizer they want and you'll hear a resounding yell for Spanokapitas! This is a lovely appetizer recipe which anyone can make and oh man it's freaking amazing! I learned this recipe many years ago from my Mother In Law and her girlfriend at the very first Christmas gathering at their home that I went to. I'm almost embarrassed to think back and count how many of these babies I gorged on that day. They're light, fluffy and jammed with delicious flavours which seemed to call ...
Ice Cocoa Cappucciono Recipe ~ A Fine Christmas Bevvie
Welcome to December, the time of year when I'm in the kitchen coming up with non-alcoholic drink recipes for my family and friends. We love to entertain and to go out and for us it's important to have choices for the non-drinking people who we are hanging out with. If you're having a gathering, may I PLEASE urge you to serve something other than coffee or water to your guests who don't drink alcohol. It sets a good vibe and makes everyone feel included. This could be the most beautiful drink ...
EASY Sugar Cookies – The Ones Your Family Can’t Resist
We have had to make a rule in this house that no hands shall touch any baked goods until Mummy says "GO". It's like I live with a bunch of starving dessert-lovers or something...if I turn my back on any kind of dessert, it's simply GONE and I lose the chance to grab my finished product photos. It's a common struggle for food bloggers and I've put my foot down after losing an entire batch of these EASY Sugar Cookies last week. That's 60 cookies!!!! Who the heck can go through 60 sugar cookies in ...
Candy Cane Bark – An irresistible treat for the Holidays
Oh we've been in the kitchen again and this time it's at the request of HERSHEY'S CHIPITS...they asked me to whip up a super simple recipe to share with you all in time for the Christmas season. I'm all about a simple recipe and with CHIPITS products there are just about a million to choose from! First off I went to Hershey's Canada recipe website and had a browse around. I ended up making their super simple chocolate chip cookies which I'll be sharing later and also liked their White ...