Easy Country Style Chicken Pie Recipe...

You can make a batch of these easy pies and freeze them to have a quick dinner ready whenever you need to. I have made these pies in smaller sizes as well, using little foil forms and I did them both ways – freezing them unbaked as well as baking them first and freezing them for later use. Personally, I prefer freezing them unbaked, carefully defrosting them at room temperature and baking them in time for dinner....

Leftover Sour Cream Apple Pie Recipe...

Use leftover sour cream to create this delicious pie – You will love the creamy texture and avoid discarding sour cream that you have sitting in your fridge. Its very easy to put together and you can use either store bought crust or make you own using my Flaky Pastry recipe: Flaky Pastry Recipe Ingredients: 2 cups of finely chopped tart apples 3/4 cup of sugar 2 tablespoons of flour 1/2 teaspoon...

Easy Ways to Make Pies...

Fruit pies are one of family favourites – and there are thousands of recipes available. I like simple things – and believe me – there is a simple way to make good old-fashioned fruit pies. starting with a great homemade crust is the key to success – here is the best ever pie crust recipe I use for every pie I make – and that includes meat pies and cream pies. And if you use it when making...

Five Easy Pizza Recipes...

These are truly great recipes! So easy to make – you can use store-bought pizza dough (I buy mine sometimes from a store that has a bakery and sells real pizza dough for like a $1 a piece) Just add the ingredients for the one that appeals the most to you – or try them all! Spinach and Fontina Pizza: Ingredients: 1-1/2 lb. of pizza dough 1 tablespoon of cornmeal 2 tablespoon of olive oil 3 cloves of garlic,...

Old Fashioned Rhubarb Squares...

I personally love these squares – the soft, cookielike dough surrounds a moist centre of seasonal rhubarb and the overall look is one of a very attractive tart. It is easy to cut into pieces – you choose the size of the squares and the final look to these! It is also OK to add in some strawberries for  delicious strawberry-rhubarb squares! Old Fashioned Rhubard Squares: Ingredients: Filling: 1 orange 5 cups...

Fathers Day Breakfast Recipes...

I think dad does deserve a huge, homemade breakfast on Fathers Day, don’t you? I have put together a menu to make the task as easy as possible for you. And the recipes are simple enough so that you can have your kids helping to make this special treat for dad! And sice you will be getting kids into doing special things for dad, consider helping them make their own Father’s Day card – it will be treasured...

Great Muffin Recipes...

You probably already know that i have a real Passion for muffins. To me – they are the best of “comfort foods”. Clear example is a post I dod some time ago, about treating myself to freshly baked apple cinnamon muffins – you can visit the page here: Apple Cinnamon Muffins There is almost an unlimited number of muffin recipes and I find that substituting one fruit for another, adding goodies like...

Very Special Tea Biscuits...

Here is real treat for you! One of our favourite places to visit is Pickerel Lake Lodge in Burk’s Falls, Ontario. This beautiful resort has everything you could think of. I call it: “My way of visiting with nature” It is located on Pickerel Lake, short drive from major highway (#11) and it offers very comfortable lodgings from a spacious hotel rooms to queen and king suites (complete with Jacuzzi tubs) to 2-story...

Baked Ginger Pear Cheesecake...

Here is a recipe for you for a real treat – cheesecake with flavours you may not have thought about. The sweet taste of pears with a flavour of ginger and smootheness of cheesecake. It is easy to put together and you can serve it as a treat to your family or suprise your friends when entertaining. Baked Ginger Pear Cheesecake: Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups of crushed ginger cookies 1/4 cup of butter 1 can of pear halves,...

Best Ever Lemon Bundt Cake...

If you like cakes that offer the combination of light citrus taste, with a touch of fruit and a surprise of sweet bites, you will love this recipe. The light lemon cake batter is mixed with cranberries and glazed with white sugar glaze (that’s the sweet surprise) and you can serve it for dessert or a snack anytime! Best Ever Lemon Bundt Cake Ingredients: Cake: 1/2 cup of Sweetened Dried Cranberries 1/4 cup of...