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How to Cook Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup + Video
Sep23

How to Cook Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup + Video

Cream of Roasted Butternut Squash & Sweet Potato Soup is exactly what you want to cozy up with this time of year! A heavenly, creamy combination of autumn ingredients, perfect for the fall. It’s a soup everyone will love with hearty butternut squash & sweet potato, roasted & creamed to perfection. We are hauling gorgeous squashes out of our kitchen garden this time of year, and I’ve been harvesting our sweet...

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How to Make Watermelon Punch: Victoria Day Recipes
May12

How to Make Watermelon Punch: Victoria Day Recipes

Refreshing & absolutely thirst-quenching, this Watermelon Punch will serve well at your Victoria Day BBQ! We’re hoping for the sunshine & the heat that comes along with it, and this watermelon bevvy will satisfy that thirst – and it’s customizable. Not only is it great as is, but it can be used as a mixer with rum, vodka, even tequila. Tip: Be sure to provide ice cubes when serving. Watermelon Punch: This...

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How to Grill Jalapeño Haskap Chicken + Video
Nov29

How to Grill Jalapeño Haskap Chicken + Video

Use this recipe for How to Grill Jalapeño Haskap Chicken to try something new and different to treat your chicken. The spicy flavor of jalapeño & haskap berries go along so perfectly to give you an exciting glaze for chicken. As the glaze caramelizes on the grill and/or in the oven, it lends a gorgeous color to the chicken skin and tastes unbelievably delicious. Sweet, tangy & spicy chicken never hurt anybody! Grilled Jalapeño...

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Holiday Pies: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional
Nov12

Holiday Pies: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional

Holiday Pies are a staple for Thanksgiving & Christmas, and a sweet Twist on the Traditional is always welcome when it’s delicious! I love the wide variety of pies for the Holidays that are always impressive to look at. So many pies to choose from, so little time…and tummy room left after a huge feast. Save room for dessert! Holiday Pie Ideas: Pies of all varieties are served for Thanksgiving & Christmas –...

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How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey + Video
Nov10

How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey + Video

Holidays are the time for turkeys, but for me, I love roasted turkey and could enjoy it any time of the year, especially when this recipe for How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey is used. There’s nothing like a golden brown, roasted turkey with crispy, tasty skin, and moist, juicy turkey meat. The savory aroma carries throughout the house, making taste buds dance & mouths water. Whether it’s Thanksgiving,...

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Web Chef Review: POM Wonderful Pom Poms Pomegranate Arils
Nov01

Web Chef Review: POM Wonderful Pom Poms Pomegranate Arils

POM Wonderful Pom Poms Pomegranate Arils are the seeds surrounded by plump crimson, juicy flesh of the pomegranate fruit, which I got at my local Harvest Barn Country Market. Look at these bright ruby red, plump pomegranate arils- so fresh and tasty. These POM Wonderful Pom Poms Pomegranate Arils come in a convenient plastic container with a sealed top, to preserve the tangy and sweet, fresh flavor of the beautiful, red pomegranates....

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Web Chef Review: POM Wonderful Pomegranates at Harvest Barn Country Markets
Oct28

Web Chef Review: POM Wonderful Pomegranates at Harvest Barn Country Markets

Have a look at these gloriously beautiful, crimson-colored POM Wonderful Pomegranates at Harvest Barn Country Markets. When you cut these POM Wonderful pomegranates open, you see that they are filled with beautiful, mounds of plump seeds (or arils), that are juicy and filled with sweet goodness. It is easy to get the seeds out of a pomegranates by cutting in half, and then with cut side down, sharply tap the sides and top of the...

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How to Make Candied Orange Peel Slivers + Video
Oct19

How to Make Candied Orange Peel Slivers + Video

This quick & easy recipe for How to Make Candied Orange Peel Slivers is very delicious! Full of concentrated orange flavor, tangy & slightly bitter with the gorgeous addition of crunchy, sweet sugar is delectable. The texture is like chewy, gummy candy something like jujubes. The candied orange peel is great for snacking, to include in fruit cakes, spice cakes, carrot cakes and for impressive garnishes, sprinkle on ice cream,...

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How to Make Haskapa Pear Mocktails + Video
Sep26

How to Make Haskapa Pear Mocktails + Video

It exciting for me to share with you How to Make Haskapa Pear Mocktails – versatile for non-drinkers & drinkers alike. This is a non-alcoholic beverage to refresh you when you need a lift, though you could add alcohol as you desire to make this a strictly adult drink. The subtle addition of pear flavor with the gorgeously sweet & tangy haskap juice is an exciting one that will satisfy the young & the old. Haskapa...

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How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding + Video
Sep08

How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding + Video

A favorite at our house is tapioca pudding, but a unique twist to that recipe is How to Make Lavender Tapioca Pudding. The lavender plants in my kitchen garden have matured beautifully this year, and I love to scent my lingerie drawers and linen closets with lavender, so adding lavender to food recipes is another exciting way to enjoy lavender. I infuse the milk in this recipe with a fresh lavender stalk and leaves, as well as adding...

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How to Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette + Video
Jul10

How to Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette + Video

This is a delicious recipe for How To Cook a Broccoli, Shiitake Mushroom & Feta Omelette, perfect for breakfast, brunch or a wonderful dinner. My recipe today calls for shiitake mushrooms, which I got from Harvest Barn Country Markets in Niagara-on-the-Lake, here in southern Ontario, and these mushrooms are Ontario shiitakes. So fresh and well formed that they are certain to contribute great flavor to this omelette. The broccoli...

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How to Make Red, White & Blue Curaçao Roasted Marshmallow Shots: 4th of July Fare
Jul03

How to Make Red, White & Blue Curaçao Roasted Marshmallow Shots: 4th of July Fare

The experience of enjoying Red, White & Blue Curaçao Roasted Marshmallow Shots is both patriotic & delicious… It satisfies our inner child that remembers roasting marshmallows on an open fire, as well as our being an adult with the colorful Blue Curaçao. Perfect for a 4th of July cookout, but these yummy shots are enjoyable on any occasion. It’s fun to have the marshmallows available around a campfire and each...

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How to Cook Grilled Beets Layered with Chevre: 4th of July Fare
Jul01

How to Cook Grilled Beets Layered with Chevre: 4th of July Fare

These beautiful Grilled Beets Layered with Chevre are beautiful appetizers. They are so very pretty and delicious, and if you decide to serve them for a patriotic holiday, like 4th of July, the colors will carry the theme. How to Cook Grilled Beets Layered with Chevre: Since you will be using 2 separate layers of goat cheese, you could use some blue vegetable coloring for half of the cheese, so you end up with a red, white and blue...

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