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New England Sangria: Gold and Red Sparkling Sangria (Recipe)

I wanted to make a winter sangria that I could enjoy myself after a day of running around, baking, shopping, taxiing the kids here and there, but also fancy enough to serve at a dinner party or a casual gathering with friends. This is what I came up with. Aside from the Pomegranate and Moscato…

Simple Caramel Recipe & A Cookie Swap with Joanne Chang

For our cookie takedown recipe, my partner in crime made some slow cooker caramel. It turned out so tasty I wanted to make some more for my cookies for the Flour cookie swap. Flour Bakery and Café is having a cookie swap on Sunday, December 22nd. I’d love you to join me there! Here is…

Time to Put the Pope’s Nose to the Grindstone: Thanksgiving To Do List

It’s the official culinary countdown for Thanksgiving. The house is kind of, sort of organized and clean. I have a good idea of who is coming when. We have plans for an early dinner out with the first set of family arriving at Puritan and Co. today. We have plans to take out Bon Me…

From Royals to Oil: I’m ready for Thanksgivukkah

I started off totally dismissing Thanksgivukkah but then when I learned that it’s not going to happen for a very long time I thought I might pay a little attention to it. I don’t like messing with the traditional Thanksgiving menu, but as the holiday came closer into focus I warmed to the idea. Megin…

Pumpkin Pie Green Smoothie (Recipe)

Ingredients 1-1/2 slices of butternut or other orange squash. About 3/4 cup 1/2 inch cubes. 1 packet of flax meal (2TBSP) 3/4 cup plain yoghurt 1 cup of baby spinach 1TBSP Honey 1 allspice berry or 1/8 tsp. 1 tsp. cinnamon a pinch nutmeg This is a very earthy pumpkin pie smoothie. If you want…

Not Just a Cookie Cutter Halloween Appetizer: Food Network’s Ghostini’s

If you are on Pinterest you know that this month there is everything from Halloween Bento boxes being sent to school with kiddos, fun Halloween cocktails for grown ups to enjoy while others indulge in their favorite childhood candies. Every food channel, magazine, local restaurant and bakery is celebrating the flavours of the season as…

Rebranding Cocktails: From Amaretto Kiss to Vampire Bite

Every year we have a little Halloween party before heading out with the kids to go trick or treating. The goal of the evening is to keep the children’s trick or treating excitement manageable by gathering with friends until dusk. We do a few little activities, and feed them non-sugary foods so the night ends…

Mom Can I Make Marshmallows? (Recipe -Video)

I recently picked up a copy of Made From Scratch because I have all of a sudden been sucked into the world of America’s Test Kitchen. My kids have been asking to cook more and more . My daughter especially wants to make food on her own. She has always cooked with me, but I…

Apple Pie Green Smoothie (Recipe)

I am not usually a fan of taking one food and making it into a soup, a sandwich, a cocktail, a savory amuse bouche, a dessert, and a granola bar flavour. This week, though, the apples are plentiful, the air is cool and for some horribly mistaken reason Whole Foods is pumping fake cinnamon scent…

Apple Cider Vinaigrette (Recipe)

Ingredients Makes enough dressing for one well dressed or two ‘how I like it dressed’ large salads. I don’t like lightly dressed but not coated in dressing either. a clove of garlic a spoonful of Dijon mustard 2 TBSP of olive oil 1 TBSP of cider vinegar fresh thyme if you have it a pinch…

Rhode Island Green Kale Smoothie (Recipe)

Every year Wilson Farms has Rhode Island Greening apples and I love them for their clean sweet/tart flavour. This is a very kale-heavy smoothie so I add EmergenC and a bit more honey than usual to cut through the earthiness of the kale. I used honey from our CSA in Lincoln and some kale that…