I know it was only a couple of weeks ago when I posted the Raw Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ball recipe, but I came up with another creation this weekend, and I just couldn’t wait to share it with you!
My friend, Kerri, and I were talking about how great raw cookies are and that she had shared the link to the cookie ball post with some of her friends. The feedback was that we might be in the middle of a bliss ball revolution! (bliss ball being a raw cookie ball) I heard their battle cry and was determined to come up with a new bliss ball creation 🙂
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Tags: almonds, bake sale, blogging, chocolate, coconut, cookie, food, party, pot luck, raw, Valentine's Day, week-night, weekend
With summer finally here, it is time to embrace the fair weather pleasure of the Farmer’s Market. We are very fortunate here in Ottawa to have many different locations to choose from, and Jamie and I are lucky enough to live within walking distance of a few.
Our on last visit I was so happy to see that strawberries are in season! The window for any fresh berry season is very small, maybe two weeks, so when I saw the overflowing baskets of strawberries I knew I had to get some.
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Tags: blog, canning, cooking, family, food, homemade, recipe, strawberries, weekend
This week in Ottawa has been extremely warm; temperatures have been 30°C+ with humidex readings of over 40. Needless to say, turning on the oven in our apartment isn’t really an option. If you can believe it, we fried up some bacon one night, and, as much as I love the smell of bacon, I thought it seemed too heavy in the heat. Therefore, bacon was only on the menu once this week 😦
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Tags: blog, family, food, homemade, pickles, recipe, Super Bowl, tailgate, tuna, week-night
In celebration of this week’s RibFest happening here in Ottawa, I thought it was appropriate to share a recipe for ribs 🙂 RibFest is that wonderful time of year when you step out of your office and all you can smell is BBQ! All the options are there to tempt you; Pulled Pork, BBQ Chicken and Ribs. It is difficult to sit at your desk, eating your garden salad, when the smell of BBQ is coming in from the street.
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Tags: blog, blogging, cooking, food, party, photos, pork, pot luck, Super Bowl, tailgate
A few months ago I tried making my own almond butter, and much to my surprise it was incredibly easy and absolutely delicious! Since that day forward, Jamie and I have not purchased a jar of almond butter (and we go through a lot!) but each weekend we roast almonds and whip up a batch to last us the week. (for us the perfect ratio is 3-1)
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Tags: almonds, blog, cooking, food, homemade, nuts, pecans, photos, writing
Now that the weather is nice, it is time to start to think about BBQ’s, picnics and the many types of food that go along with these outdoor events. Fresh vegetables are always a favourite of mine, but sometimes just eating raw vegetables gets a little boring. I find myself scouring the picnic table looking for something to dip my cucumber slice into. Then I see it – Hummus!
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Tags: blog, blogging, food, homemade, party, pot luck, recipe, spicy, week-night
The role of today’s food blogger will be played by Jeff Clements*.
Hey everyone. When Connie offered me the opportunity to be a guest on her blog I thought “how hard can it be?” Then I remembered how difficult it was back in high school English Lit. All the punctuation, syntax and grammatical challenges; man, I really started sweating. God, I have to come up with a topic too! What was I thinking? I am not a writer. I can’t do this. I need something to eat. (You see, when I’m stressed I eat. Not because I’m particularly hungry (though I most often am) but because it lets me cook and that’s my escape) I’m getting a sandwich.
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Tags: blog, blogging, food, homemade, party, Super Bowl, tailgate
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie? It really is the cookie that all other cookies are compared to. It makes a lot of sense. Chocolate, butter and sugar, well, it is pretty much perfect.
Everyone has a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe that they stand behind. I have mentioned before that my favourite cookie recipes involve rolled oats, but this recipe isn’t my tried and true chocolate chip cookie recipe. I tried this one after my Mom gave me a pile of cookbooks when she cleaning out her kitchen.
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Tags: bake sale, baking, blog, chocolate, cookie, cooking, food, homemade, Valentine's Day, weekend, writing
I love potato chips. It doesn’t matter what flavour they are, I will eat them. I consciously avoid the chip aisle in the grocery store, as my will power is weak when it comes to crunchy, salty snack foods.
We have discovered a brand of root vegetable chips, called Terra Chips. They make their chips, not just with potatoes, but with a variety of root vegetables; parsnips, sweet potatoes, taro and beets. Because they use a variety of vegetables I feel a little less guilty about a weekend indulgence of this salty treat.
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Tags: baking, beets, blog, blogging, cooking, food, homemade, photos, recipe, vegetable, weekend
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