One memory I will always cherish around the Christmas season is baking with my family. Whether it was Gingerbread men or our traditional Lefse, my Nana and I always tried to bake something when we were together. My absolute favourite holiday cookie was, and still is, the delicious Christmas Spritz cookie. It just doesn’t feel
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Rosemary Infused Cranberry Mocktail
I absolutely love the smell (and taste) of rosemary, and even more so during the holiday season! Most of your dinner recipes will call for a bit of rosemary, so I thought this year’s Christmas drink should also make use of this delicious herb. And because I am pregnant, I am going to make a
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Scrumptious Homemade Strawberry Jam
Follow my blog with Bloglovin In my world jam is the fifth food group…there is no such thing as too much jam!! I think that is because I grew up eating my Swedish grandma’s homemade raspberry jam. My mum and I have also made mind-melting strawberry jam and our sweet NaDo and cousin, Nancy, always
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Delicious Thai Green Curry
Spring is around the corner and I’m ready to ditch the brown and grey of winter and head into the bright colours spring brings. This Thai green curry gets me in the mood for the season…plus it’s perfect for a St. Patty’s Day celebration! When we lived in Singapore, I was lucky enough to take
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3 Delicious Smoothie Recipes
I don’t know about you but at this time of year I am actively trying to be fit, eat healthy and shed the winter pounds in anticipation of a spring break somewhere tropical. I am also ready to be done with winter cocooning and am looking forward to what spring brings. I was recently gifted
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How to Make Delicious Mulled Wine
Back in what feels like another life, I spent a few Christmases in and around Munich. The holidays in Europe are really special and I easily fell in love with Germany at this time of the year. One of my absolute favourite things to do and best memories while living there was walking around the picturesque
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Simple Sugar Cookies with Eggnog Icing
It’s time for some holiday baking everyone!! I don’t know about you but I love getting into the kitchen and baking my yearly favourites (which always includes Spritz cookies – see my recipe for those here). You should also check out what Diana is cooking up on 204 Park as well! So many great recipes!
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Gluten Free Bread
With Canadian thanksgiving in a couple of days, what better time than now to get back into the recipe posts! I know I am crazy excited to be eating some delicious thanksgiving meals…how about you?! It’s one of my favourite times of the year. Here is a great recipe for gluten free bread to try –
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Getting Creative with Salad Dressings!
I am still going on about salads! I can’t overstate this enough….be creative! You really can’t go wrong. Try these recipes as dressings on your next creation or use them as a dip, seasoning on a sandwich, drizzle on steamed veg…anything to add more flavour to a dish. I have even been known to toss