How to Bake Granola at Home
My snacking habits have been a little lax as of late… I have been extremely busy and tend to grab things to snack on only because they are easy and readily available. In other words, if it’s not sitting in front of me at home, I’ll grab something on the go that’s probably not so healthy like chips, a chocolate bar, whatever is available. So, I’ve decided to try and plan ahead by making some healthy,...
How to Cook Kasper Family German-Style Crepes
This is one of our favorite Kasper family recipes…In fact, it’s the first recipe I learned to make on my own when I moved away from home. We don’t really eat the small, fluffy pancakes most families eat. We called these big, thin delights “pancakes”…our style of pancakes. Golden and delicious, these beautiful crepes can be eaten for breakfast, brunch or dinner, if desired. Try...
How to Cook Breakfast: Black Currant Pancakes
Why not kick it up a few notches for breakfast at your house, instead of the old humdrum… This is a simple, quick, tasty and much more exciting version of plain, old pancakes. Not only do these babies have black currants, which can be in dried form and easy to find at your grocer, they also contain chia seeds, which are now easy to find as well. Chia seeds are a good source of protein, dietary fiber, as well as essential...
How to Cook Breakfast Date Pancakes with Flax Seeds
Looking for a recipe for breakfast that’s a bit more exciting? A bit more of a change? A bit tastier? With a healthy twist? Something you can serve on a breakfast date? Kapow! You’ve found it! Here’s the recipe for how to make breakfast date pancakes with flax seeds. Now, these dates are of the dried fruit variety, but I’m sure your “honey” you’re on a date with will love them too! Flax seeds...
How to Cook Brandy Cardamom Pumpkin Custard
Funny…No one felt like pie this Canadian Thanksgiving. So, instead, I used this as an opportunity to play around with a dessert for our feast. Everyone in the family loves Chai flavors, so I tried to enhance our pumpkin spices with a bit of Indian flair adding cardamom. Then, well, alcohol enhances flavor and I used brandy for this recipe as it reminds me of the Holidays. Try this – it’s so fast and super easy to...
How to Cook Kimberly’s Fejoida – The Brazilian National Dish
Fejoida is the national dish of Brazil. It is a stew that has pork, pork and more pork in it and is traditionally eaten with white rice, cooked greens and slices of fresh orange. This is a peasant-style dish that the slaves of Colonial Brazil created using parts & pieces of pork the farmers discarded such as the ears, feet or hocks, and tail; however, today, other delicious forms of pork meat are used to enhance the flavor and...
How to Bake the Best Vegan Banana Pecan Muffins
These were actually made by accident…I forgot to put the eggs in moving around so quickly in the kitchen. They turned out wonderfully, and then I realized my mistake…They turned out to be the Best Vegan muffins ever! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Dessert Serve With: Softened butter or a rum creamed cheese Prep Time: 7 min Cook Time: 23-28 min Yield: 12 large muffins + 6 small muffins Nutrition Facts: Vegan recipe Ingredients:...
How to Cook Kimberly’s Egg Nog French Toast
If your household is like ours, we stocked up on Egg Nog this year for Christmas. We still have a few cartons remaining that have an expiration date approaching this next week. What I like to do is to use it up to make French toast with. Yum! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Breakfast Serve With: Canadian maple syrup and/or powdered sugar Prep Time: 3 min Cook Time: 5-7 Yield: ~ 8 pieces Ingredients: ~ 8 pieces Bread or English Muffins 1...
How to Bake Spiced Sweet Potato Loaf
This is a delicious addition to your Fall cookery…Delicious around the Holidays or just because! It’ll make your mouth water! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Bread Serve With: Softened butter Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 1 hr for a large loaf, 25 min for large muffins Yield: 1 large loaf or 12 large muffins Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups Mashed Sweet Potatoes – You may roast them for more natural sweetness, or boil them and mash...
How to Bake Sensational Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Since I married a Texan man, I’ve had to learn how to make this fabulous Sweet Potato Pie with my Canadian twist! A perfect union! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Dessert Serve With: Our Homemade Whipped Cream Prep Time: 17 min Cook Time: 1 hr 30 min altogether…Unless you boil sweet potatoes (20-25 min, instead of 40-45 min roasted) Yield: 1 large sweet potato pie Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2....
How to Cook Old Fashioned Turner Family Fudge
This fudge is usually a Fall treat, right around Halloween. My Mother would make this every year, and the entire tray of fudge would disappear quickly. Melt in your mouth, a sweet treat that you’ll remember your whole life through. How to Cook Old Fashioned Turner Family Fudge: Oooh…Ahhh! I love this stuff! Unbelievable, old-fashioned fudge from the Turner Family! ~ Kimberly Turner Type: Sweets Recipe Prep Time: 10 min...
How to Cook Kimberly’s Whipped Sweet Potatoes
This recipe for How to Cook Whipped Sweet Potatoes is a nice change that’s really delicious for the Holidays. My goal was to make a sweet potato dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas that didn’t taste like the traditional style of tasting very similar to pumpkin pie filling as a side dish. This gives you the amazing flavor of sweet potatoes, but gives it it’s own identity, not that of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and...
Freshly Baked Organic Sprouted Grain Bread from A&P
If you live in Canada, you know what the A&P is…It is one of our grocery stores chains (Atlantic & Pacific, if you didn’t realize)… As you know, I am a bread baking FREAK…LOL…I make fresh bread at home in our bread machine at least 3 times per week. However, when I’m in a rush or just don’t feel like it, I will go to the grocery store and find something tasty & healthy as a...
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