Thanksgiving Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Roll

Pumpkin Spice Roll

A soft pumpkin spice cake coated in a layer of walnuts and rolled up with a creamy yet light, cream cheese filling.

Apple Slab Pie with Crumb Topping

Apple Slab Pie with Crumb Topping

A delicious Apple Slab Pie with a pecan studded crumb topping – easier to make then a traditional apple pie and feeds a crowd.

Shortcut Potato & Cheese Perogies

Shortcut Potato & Cheese Perogies

Potato and Cheese Perogies have got to be one of my favourite comfort foods and homemade is THE best! But, they”re so much work. You spend all afternoon making them only to have half of them eaten at dinnertime. I used to get together with my sister-in-law and we”d make big batches of cottage cheese(…)

Chickpea Garlic Dip

I couldn’t really share an awesome cracker recipe with you without also sharing a dip to go with it. As good as they are on their own if you want to serve them to company you’ve gotta have some yummy toppings. I personally love bean dips, my hubby on the other hand is not such(…)

Simplified Stuffing

Although I never spent much time in the kitchen growing up my mom”s simple, hearty and homemade cooking had a big impact on me and inspires a lot of the way I cook today. She”s an awesome cook and has produced some of my all time favourite recipes. Today I”m sharing her Simplified Stuffing. If(…)

Three No-Bake Thanksgiving Appetizers

I’m not a simple person by nature. The simple life has always appealed to me but I tend to over complicate things and end up going overboard. That ‘s partly why this blog is so important to me. It helps to remind me to keep things simple and enjoy life. I try to think of(…)

Cranberry Ginger Jelly

Cranberry Ginger Jelly

Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner and although I don”t make a huge feast for just the three of us, I do have fun making a few things here and there to remind me of home. A turkey dinner is just not complete without some Cranberry Jelly (or sauce, depending on your preference). I(…)

Making Cranberry Juice

Making Cranberry Juice

I am not one to usually make juice from scratch. For some reason in my mind it always seemed like a lot of work and I didn”t understand the reasoning behind it, when it is so readily available to purchase. But, after making homemade Cranberry Juice I have been converted. It is pure. It is(…)

Breadstick Twigs

Breadstick Twigs

You know those people that you just know well enough that every time you run into them you have to strike up an awkward conversation? So, you try desperately to pretend that you have not noticed them because you are not in the mood for small talk? I think we all know at least one(…)

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