Tag: recipes

  • Holiday Traditions & Memories with Kerry Schafter

    Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is Kerry Schafer, author of the best-selling urban fantasy Between. Kerry was born and raised in Canada, moved back and forth across the border several times, and finally settled on a compromise. She…

  • Recipes by Request: Stuffed Cauliflower

    Years and years (and years) ago, my parents gave me The All-Colour Busy Cook’s Book for Christmas when I moved away from home. For the most part, it has gathered dust on my shelf—first because I was single, cooking for one, and couldn’t be bothered (and consequently lived on tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches…

  • Recipes by Request: Dilly Beans

    Continuing with my ‘preserving’ theme for recipes, I wanted to share one with you for my pickled beans. My daughters adore these—swearing they’re the best thing ever when served with a Bloody Mary. I can’t comment on the pairing idea as I’m not a fan of that particular beverage, but I can say that, even…

  • Recipes by Request: Dill Pickles

    I’ve posted a couple of recipes by special request in the past, and now that I’ve mentioned (here, on Facebook, and on Twitter) that I’m back into preserving season, a few followers have asked me to do so again with some of my canning recipes. First up, the easiest dill pickle recipe you’ll ever make.…

  • What Fuels My Muse

    Writing is hard work. No, really, it is. Long hours spent at the keyboard, pacing the floor, head-desking (I decided that should be an actual verb, don’t you agree?), rearranging post-it notes on the wall… Seriously hard work, I tell you. The kind that requires fuel of some sort. Some writers swear by chocolate for…

  • A Little Holiday Cheer!

    One of my Twitter followers recently asked if I could share another of my recipes — apparently my mother’s pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving was a big hit. (Mom would love to know that! :)) This is one for homemade Irish cream — it’s as close to Bailey’s as we’ve ever tasted and I make it…

  • Secret Family Recipe: A Perfect Pumpkin Pie

    This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada, a traditional part of which involves the usual turkey dinner with all the trimmings…including my all-time, ultimate favourite: Pumpkin Pie (capitalized for a reason, trust me ;)). One of my moved-out daughters came over to help with pie baking this year, and this was the result: Two…