Apple Fritters
These Apple Fritters are probably the least healthy thing on this website, but also one of the tastiest! There is probably no tastier carbohydrate, than deep fried, sweet dough. Just my opinion, but it's probably a pretty popular one! The only…
Pistachio Delight
We don't keep a lot of recipes from "way back when" (I started learning to cook) because there was such a big learning curve for me. In other words, most of it was not worth remaking and I didn't have the experience to fix problem recipes. All…
Unbelievable Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls are something that most bakers have their own "best ever" recipe for, and I'm one of them! It's getting a little harder to make breads that require rolling, thanks to arthritis, but this is one recipe that is worth popping an…
Rice Pudding
My parents were not what one might call spectacular in the cooking department, but I did come away from my childhood with a love of my dad's spaghetti sauce, and his rice pudding. Rice pudding is a delicious way to use leftover rice, but it's…
Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies
I like cake, and I like cake texture: light and springy and soft. But I do not like my brownies to look, feel, or taste like cake*. Without being sickeningly sweet and heavy, I want my brownies sweet enough a small piece is enough, super moist…
Apple Crisp
Apple Crisp
Our favourite apple crisp recipe. Use good quality, fresh apples (we use gala for everything).
9-10 cups crisp apples, peeled, cored, and sliced¾ cup sugar½ tsp cinnamon2 cups all purpose flour1 cup white…
Carrot Cake
Carrot Cake has been kind of vilified for decades because people long ago decided a perfectly good cake needed additions like pecans and pineapple. Remember that people also came up with a hot dog Jello dish (google it if you don't believe me!),…
Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie
Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie
Ice cream replaces other cream and milk options in this holiday favourite, going on 8 years in a row!
1½ pints vanilla ice cream (, softened)3 eggs1¾ cups pumpkin puree¾ cup white sugar½…
Caramel filled chocolate cookies
Caramel Filled Chocolate Cookies
Fantastic chocolate cookie with a gooey surprise inside.
1 cup white sugar1 cup packed brown sugar1 cup butter (, softened)2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 eggs2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup unsweetened…
Caramel Pecan Pie
Caramel Pecan Pie
A favourite holiday pie; even folks who don’t care for pecan pie like this one.
1 9 ″ unbaked pie crust36 individually wrapped caramels (, unwrapped)1/4 cup butter1/4 cup milk3/4 cup white sugar3 eggs1/2 tsp…