Top Ten Tea Biscuit Recipes...

I love making tea biscuits any chance I get. They are quite suitable to be added to any meal and the sweet versions make a great after lunch or a dinner snack. Tea biscuits are incredibly easy and quick to make and that to me that is one of the most appealing attributes – not to mention that the aroma of freshly baked goods is always, always good! I have posted Prize winning Tea Biscuit Recipe quite a while ago...

Top 10 Breakfast Muffin Recipes...

These are my favourites and well tested muffin recipes – all great for breakfast but don’t let that statement limit you – they are great for an afternoon snack or any other time as well. Here are some basic muffins making tips: Use pre-sifted all purpose flour – if you want to use cake and pastry flour, increase the recipe by ¼ cup Muffin batter needs to be mixed quickly and as lightly as possible...

Top 10 Kitchen Hints...

I always said that we can all use all the help we can get in the kitchen. And as it happens to everyone, there are things that you can be missing just when you need them, other things that need fixing when they are not what they should be… you name it. Here are a few hints to make your kitchen adventures a little bit easier! Top 10 Kitchen Hints: 1. To Sour Milk: Combine 1 tablespoon of lemon juice of white vinegar...

Award Winning Homemade Chili...

I swear to you – Granny Schmidt makes the best chili in the world! She finally sent me the recipe and was surprised when I told her that I wanted to share with the world! She just won second place in a Chili Cookout in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada – and I am sure it had to be a very, very close and the judges had a difficult decision to make! Well – here it is – enjoy and “Thanks Granny”! Granny...

Apple Fritters...

Here is a recipe for a treat, that will definitely be welcomed by your family or your friends anytime! You can serve fritters hot for breakfast, brunch, snack or dessert with vanilla ice cream on side. Sprinkled with cinnamon or drizzled with caramel sauce….. I am thinking I should just go and make some right now – don’t you? They are very easy to make and don’t take too much time to cook. Chances...

Making your own Pizza...

Did you ever think about making your own, totally from scratch, 100% homemade pizza? I know that it is much easier to pull one from the freezer, pop it into the oven…. or even just to pick up the phone and have the box with just made pizza brought right to your door. But there are time when you could actually experience the satisfaction of making the whole thing yourself. You are probably wondering what happens...

Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce...

There is something very special about making your own spaghetti sauce. It smells great when you are cooking it and certainly taste better then one you get straight out of jar. To make a good spaghetti sauce, you need a good number of ingredients as you will see in this recipe. But it is worth it – let me know if you agree after you have taken the effort. And just a little hint – put the leftovers into a Ziplock...