Carrot cake with cream cheese icing is one of my favourite cakes. It’s rich and flavourful and it keeps for days. The combination of carrots, pineapple, walnuts and spices has such great texture and moistness and is always a special dessert. I use an old fashioned box grater to grate the carrots and it has…
This is a spicy, savoury chicken thigh kebab recipe that is really easy to make. I find boneless chicken thighs are really flavourful and absorb a marinade really well. They take a little longer to cook, but the reward is worth it. This marinade is similar to a Portuguese chicken marinade and has the same…
I love going to the market in the spring and finding fresh local strawberries and just picked rhubarb. This old-fashioned strawberry rhubarb crisp recipe is a great way to use these two ingredients and a wonderful way to top off a meal on a cool (or warm!) spring day. This recipe has a crispy crumble…
I have a BIG love for lemons, and Lemon Curd has got to be one of my favourite lemon recipes to make. Lemon Curd is originally an English recipe brought over to America and was also once known as ‘Lemon Cheese’. It has a lovely smooth, creamy texture that’s very similar to a pie filling…
Who doesn’t love Italian Meatballs? This meatball recipe is flavourful and a great go-to as a weekday meal – or also perfect for company. This classic comfort food recipe is one I have made for years and for this version of Italian meatballs I personally prefer to use just beef. Many Italian meatball…
One of the many great things to look forward to summer at the cottage is the availability of fresh caught local fish options. Fresh caught Pickerel is always a special treat we try to take advantage of while at the cottage – or in cottage mode – and this pan-fried Pickerel with tomato relish recipe…
