recipes
elsa hodder’s great grammie’s scottish oat cakes
I have a lovely student named Elsa. She could easily fit in here at our house. Neat and tidy, highly organized, and really into cooking and crafting. She’s the kind of kid who likes all of that old-fashioned-is-cool-again stuff. When she and her mother, Christy, are around me at work, my day is always less yucky.…
Read Morechocolate cheesecake muffins
These muffins are the bomb. Especially when warm from the oven. A cream cheese centre breaks through the chocolate surface, willing you to bite into its muffiny goodness. Willing you to eat three, maybe four in a row. Rosie Beaucoup used to make these muffins when I was growing up. My mother was famous for…
Read Moreslow cooker chicken noodle soup
Please excuse my French, but holy crapé! My house smells good. Crazy good. And a little while ago? When I went out to buy liquor run errands and then returned to my house? No words, people. No words. 2.0 has been sniffly this week. Because I had the day off, I thought I’d rise bright…
Read Morealmond cookies
Do you like almonds? Yah, you do. Who doesn’t like almonds? And who doesn’t like a good almond cookie? If you tell me you don’t like almond cookies I’ll have to hit you hard in the face. Chewy almond goodness. These little babies are one of my favourite holiday cookies. Yah, you could make them…
Read Morefudge brownies (so easy a monkey could make ’em)
I’ve been making these brownies for a long time. I think they were the first thing I ever learned to bake. They are tasty and easy to make in a jiffy – like, say, if some doofus shows up on your doorstep and you have nothing to serve with tea. You can get these into…
Read Morechocolate chip cookies
What? You don’t feel so good? You’ve got the sniffles? Your kid just got arrested? I’ve got just the thing. Cookies. Chocolate chip cookies. The first time I made these cookies, I had planned to take them to an elderly neighbour who had slipped and fallen in her home, breaking three bones. As I stood…
Read Morejackie’s fish chowder
I’m a Maritimer. Born and raised in Nova Scotia. So is 2.0. Maritimers are a happy and… robust people. Mostly because we like to eat chowder. Lots of it. Don’t tell me you don’t like fish. And don’t even think about saying you don’t like lobster. Because you do. And don’t tell me that all…
Read Moremovita’s yummy sausage bake
I like to be prepared. I’m like a frickin’ boy scout. If I’ve got food in the freezer, I feel… safe. If it’s good food, even better. This fall has been incredibly busy, but thanks to my awesome organization, the freezer has had lots of spaghetti sauce, soups and other treats to keep us going…
Read Moreleek and some other vegetable soup
Do you like soup? Of course you do. Because if you didn’t, I wouldn’t want to know you. When people say they don’t like soup it pretty much enrages me. Yup. I totally want to freak on them. It’s like saying you don’t like potatoes. What the? Who doesn’t like potatoes? Who doesn’t like soup?…
Read Morechicken sauterne
2.0 and I are getting ready. Ready for when I go back to work in September. It’s kind of like getting ready for… Armageddon. Last night I froze big containers of spaghetti sauce. This evening, I made a big pot of chicken sauterne. The leftovers will go into the freezer. I work nights and weekends.…
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