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Breakfast Risotto With Bacon And Thyme

September 15, 2019 By Kelly 4 Comments

Risotto is a weeknight go-to in our house and I make it so often I can practically do it with my eyes closed! Here I’ve made a batch of risotto, then cracked four eggs on top, and finished them off in the oven. You can make the risotto the night before if you want to save time.

Homemade Molasses Baked Beans

October 4, 2017 By Kelly Leave a Comment

Yellow-eyed beans are soaked, boiled, and baked overnight with molasses, onion, bacon, and more. My parents love this recipe so much they ask me to make it for them once a month!

Cape Breton Seafood Chowder

February 2, 2015 By Kelly 7 Comments

A delicious Nova Scotia seafood chowder recipe.

Bacon Fat-Roasted Beets With Double Smoked Bacon And Shallots

November 4, 2014 By Kelly 9 Comments

Bacon Fat-Roasted Beets With Double Smoked Bacon And Shallots is a great side dish for Thanksgiving dinner or any other family meal like turkey or roast beef. A colourful mix of red and yellow beets tossed with double smoked bacon, aged Balsamic, and roasted shallots captures all the right flavour notes – smoky, salty, earthy,…

Arborio Carbonara

February 22, 2014 By Kelly 2 Comments

I’m a big fan of using Arborio Rice in place of pasta. You literally cook it the same way you would cook any dry pasta, in a pot a well-salted boiling water, for about 11 minutes until al dente, and then drain. Feel free to double the recipe (when I double the recipe I use…

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Apple Cider Cornflake Crisp

Baking is a salve to my grief and this apple cider cornflake crisp is a result of that. My grandmother and my mother died, three days apart, three weeks ago. I feel lost. Helpless. Broken. Spending time with my daughter, and baking are the only things that bring relief. Baking, a skill taught to me…

Breakfast Risotto With Bacon And Thyme

Risotto is a weeknight go-to in our house and I make it so often I can practically do it with my eyes closed! Here I’ve made a batch of risotto, then cracked four eggs on top, and finished them off in the oven. You can make the risotto the night before if you want to save time.

Blueberry White Chocolate Scones

These Blueberry White Chocolate Scones were an unexpected treat in our house! My three-year old daughter and I were picking wild blueberries in Cape Breton last week while visiting family. When we got home I knew I wanted to bake with the berries we brought home. I had a full bag of white chocolate chips…

Lemon Buttermilk Cake With Strawberry Jam-Cream Cheese Icing

Lemon Buttermilk Cake With Strawberry Jam-Cream Cheese Icing is a dense, moist cake you can make without a mixer. Frosting the cake with fluffy cream cheese icing, with an added dollop of strawberry jam, takes it to the next level! It’s a tasty and pretty little dessert to take along to a dockside picnic or…

Charred Corn Couscous Salad With Feta And Basil

Charred Corn Couscous Salad With Feta And Basil makes a tasty light meal or side dish, great on hot days! I used whole wheat couscous to increase fibre amounts, however the recipe works with quinoa, rice, or any other favourite grain (cooked to package directions). Substitute feta for tofu, red lentils, or chickpeas to make…