Tag: recipe

  • Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipe: Raspberry Cobbler

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    I found the most adorable heart shaped ramekins at my local grocery store and I just had to pick some up.  I can’t buy something like that and not share it with my readers in the best way, so here is a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert recipe. Raspberry Cobbler Ingredients…

  • Apple Mango Smoothies to Start the Day #‎ONatural‬

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    Most mornings I jump out of bed, wake the kids and dive right into the tasks for the day. Lunches are made, backpacks are packed, hair and teeth get brushed (and mine too if I find the time) and the kids and I walk to school, time allowing. I don’t…

  • Recipe: Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

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    Having a delicious and nutritious meal doesn’t mean you have to spend the day in the kitchen. Maple Leaf Prime makes wholesome food that helps families eat well even on the busiest of days. My kids enjoy food that they can eat with their hands too, so these chicken quesadillas…

  • Canning Recipe: Mild Salsa

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    What do you do when you have baskets of fresh tomatoes and onions on your kitchen counter? Make salsa of course! I am not the most experienced at canning, and until this year I had only done it in my Mom’s kitchen under her guidance (you are never too old…

  • Appetizer Recipe: Bacon Artichoke Dip

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    I’m bumping up an old recipe for everyone who is thinking about entertaining in the upcoming holiday season! If you want to impress your dinner guests this year, be sure to serve them some delicious dips as appetizers! Whether you are hosting Christmas dinner or gathering some friends together for…

  • Recipe: Homemade Vegetable Soup

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    I have a lot of fresh garden vegetables that I need to use in ways that will last us awhile. I have blanched green beans and I’m preparing to blanch some carrots, but I like to do more creative meal preparation as well. Today I decided to make a vegetable…

  • Sweet Potato Pie is the Ultimate Side Dish

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    Sweet potato pie, aka candied yams, is a confusing dish. Is it dessert? Is it a side dish? In my house, it is a side dish, but only on special occasions. I have shared my recipe for candied yams before, but it was for a larger quantity so I wanted…

  • Back in the Groove with Hamilton Beach

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    We have made it through the first week of school with very few bumps along the way.  We made it to school on time every day, there were few complaints about their lunches and I even managed to get all of the paperwork filled out and sent back to school.…

  • Entree Recipe: Chicken & Garden Vegetables

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    I am looking for healthy and delicious ways to cook my garden vegetables, and also ways to make a meal quickly and easily. With bowls full of tomatoes, a fridge full of zucchini and some chicken breasts ready to cook, I went to work on this recipe. It doesn’t necessarily…

  • Garden Vegetable Recipe: Zucchini Bread

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    I have been picking zucchini from my garden for weeks and the fridge is really starting to fill up! I have grilled zucchini and stuffed zucchini and today I got busy making one of my favourite treats, zucchini bread. I made this double chocolate zucchini bread that is shown below…