Yeast free soda pop pizza dough

For a while, because of where we are living currently, we couldn’t get yeast.  I found a recipe for bread using pop instead of yeast, and it sounded so quirky I had to… Read More →

Condensed Milk Cookies

I found this recipe many months ago, but kept putting off making it as I kept forgetting to buy condensed milk.  Then came Christmas Eve.  And on Christmas Eve I must make cookies. … Read More →

Slow Cooker Cream of Vegetable Soup

It’s the end of February and it is still snowing… So, I am on a soup kick.  It seems the only thing to do, that and take Bob out to let him make… Read More →

Angel Wall Hangings

My mother is a wonderful quilter,  she is an artist, making quilts that are heirloom pieces.  I quilt, too.  But my results are amateur and full of mistakes.  Still I get pleasure from taking… Read More →

French Onion Soup

I love onions.  Allan loves onions. We are a match made in onion heaven. Particularly when you throw this soup into the mix. French Onion Soup. Yum! Dreadful picture but hey I am… Read More →

Vanilla Cupcakes with strawberry filling and chocolate glaze

I woke up this morning with the obsessive need to bake cupcakes.  It wasn’t just that I wanted to bake cupcakes, I needed to.  As I always have a long list of things… Read More →

Banana chocolate chip muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins. What’s not to love? Banana and chocolate in a muffin… Need I say more? These are so simple to make and taste great.  They keep for a day or… Read More →

Froot Loop Cupcakes

I first made these a couple of years ago.  And I have to admit I made them for me. I know… A grown woman making froot loop cupcakes for herself. But hey, they… Read More →

Saint Valentine’s Gift Book

We have been married for almost four years,  and one of the things Allan found bizarre about me is my love of celebrating everything. I particularly love giving gifts, for every occasion.  I… Read More →

Carrot Cake

It was my birthday, and my gorgeous husband decided he was going to make me a cake. Which was not only exceptionally sweet, but also extremely challenging as he never cooks, apart from… Read More →