Cakes
Mocha Chocolate Layer Cake
I can’t recall where I found this recipe, but if I remember correctly, I think it was touted as a low calorie cake that you could indulge in without guilt. I wasn’t overly interested in reducing calories because that usually meant it tasted a bit off, so I just used regular ingredients instead of the…
Read MoreTransform Your Never Fail Brownies
You may have already made the Never Fail Brownies recipe that we featured last year, but I am guessing you didn’t know how versatile they can be. I have been working on this PDF cookbook for some time now (you can only eat so many brownies at one time without gaining way too much weight!) and…
Read MoreCarrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
This week I enjoyed a “muffin morning” with my Bible study group. (This is a time once a month when we set aside a special time to socialize and eat before digging into our study.) I brought some carrot cake mini muffins that I made, and since a few ladies asked for the recipe, I…
Read MoreGingerbread Coffee Cake
Here is a simple but tasty coffee cake that is way easier than you might think. I don’t recall where this recipe came from, but it makes me think of a 1950s housewife sitting down with her next-door neighbour to enjoy a coffee-time treat before the kids come back from school. It has an unfussy, quick to…
Read MoreStrawberry Jello Squares
This is a recipe for the kid in all of us. A base of graham-cracker crumbs, layers of cream cheese, jello and strawberries make a cool, juicy dessert that is perfect for a crowd of people. This recipe takes a bit longer than usual due to the different layers, but it can come together faster…
Read MoreThe Marble Cheesecake Squares That Almost Never Happened
So, what do you do when you realize you’re missing a key ingredient? Occasionally I’ll panic and search the internet for alternative recipes that omit whatever ingredient I’m missing. Or I’ll just change what I was making entirely. Other times I’ll run to the store, but that option doesn’t happen very often since I live…
Read MoreNo-Bake White Chocolate & Raspberry Cheesecake
This has been a hot, dry summer where I live, but the raspberries were abundant at the local pick-your-own farm. My son and I spent one very warm morning picking raspberries for jam. Besides ending up with a scratched arm (mental note: wear long sleeves!) I had enough left over after making the jam, to fill…
Read MoreSommer Kitchen Pudding Cake
I worked as a full-time waitress at a small, family-owned restaurant one year after high school to earn money for college. Mr. and Mrs. Penner (the owners) were the sweetest people and they put up with my many mistakes and steep learning curve when I started. I didn’t walk fast enough, I had a terrible…
Read MoreFrozen Chocolate Mousse Squares
Toblerone… my husband’s favourite chocolate. It also happens to be on my list of favourite chocolates, but for a different reason – frozen chocolate mousse! Somehow, this milk chocolate gets transformed into a delicious, irresistible treat with the addition of cream cheese and freezing temperatures. My eldest daughter had requested this to be her…
Read MoreNever Fail Brownies
This old recipe that I found when I was in high school has become a family favourite. It was nestled in the middle of a purple, yellow and white Kinette Cookbook from the 70’s. By the time I moved away from home, the recipe page had become yellowed with use, splotched with butter and sugar…
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