It is always a joy to look back through our memories, or through Grandma’s recipe box to rediscover a family favourite and reminisces about the loved ones we shared them with, and the fun times we had making them. What Mom and I have come […]

There are some recipes that are quintessentially Christmas recipes and, in our family Nuts and Bolts is one of them. So much so we knew we had to create a Gluten Free version for those family members who can’t have gluten. After workshopping our recipe, […]

There are some recipes that are quintessentially Christmas recipes and, in our household Nuts and Bolts is one of them. When the smell of them baking wafts through the house I am immediately transported back to my childhood. I can still see my mom pulling […]

Chocolate and ginger may seem like an odd combination to some, but to our family chocolate covered gingers are a birthday and holiday staple. Boxes of dark chocolate gingers from a certain Canadian Chocolatier well known in western Canada are exchanged between Mom’s siblings on […]

There is snow on the ground, not a lot but enough to let us know there are cold days ahead which I for one am totally okay with. Cold weather means baking, baking and more baking in our house. Today however we are not sharing […]

One Sunday morning when my mother was catching up with one of her brothers, he mentioned that he loved my grandma’s banana bread.  We thought this was interesting because Mom had no memory of her making banana bread. So, we turned to Grandma’s recipe box […]

It may not officially be fall yet but it sure does feel like our favourite season, and with Thanksgiving only a few short weeks away we wanted to share another delicious recipe for dessert. This year the theme seems to be baking untraditional versions of […]

September 5th is an important day in our household as it’s my parents wedding anniversary. This year they are celebrating 34 years of marriage. They like to joke and say it’s been 34 long, hard years, but although long and hard, they have spent it […]

In our cooking posts we love to show you what to do with your leftovers so we can inspire you to make our recipes. Today’s post was created out of necessity. We had left over pineapple bits from our Tropical Coleslaw and needed to find […]

Everyone has a favourite family recipe, some recipes are known and made by a few family members, others are made and enjoyed by everyone. Today’s recipe is one that everyone in my family enjoys. Sometime in the 1950’s to 60’s my Great Grandmother Rankin would […]