Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Well March is finally here, unfortunately the snow is too and it is still falling! When will spring come??? At least we have a fun little day to celebrate early in March – St. Patrick’s Day so I thought I would start working on some green inspired delights. These Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies are a delectable little bite of a cookie rolled in bits of green pistachio – like little green St.Patrick’s Day decorations. The cookie base has very few ingredients so doesn’t take much time to whip it together.

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Butternut Squash Soup with Cheese Biscuits

After a huge dump of snow this week we needed a good home-made soup and there was a Butternut squash sitting on the kitchen counter calling my name.  This Butternut Squash soup is thick, creamy and so easy to make. I had both the soup and the Cheese Biscuits made in the time it took my husband to shovel his way out the back door and snow blow the driveway! Now depending on the size of your driveway and how deep the snow is will determine who wins this race. I had it all done in an hour and 20 minutes.

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Tosca Cake

This delectable Tosca cake recipe comes from a Finnish friend of mine who used to bring Tosca cake to all of our potluck dinners. It was a family favourite of hers which had been passed down from her grandmother to her mother. I was lucky in that she shared the recipe with me. I have made it multiple times over the years for important family events. Every time I make Tosca cake it reminds me of my bubbly friend Maritta, who unfortunately passed away 20 years ago. Looking at the recipe in her handwriting when I am making it brings back wonderful memories of all of the laughs we had together.

 

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No-Knead Country Bread

This recipe for No-Knead Country bread has turned my bread baking world upside down! When I first saw this recipe I thought why would anyone bake bread in a pot? But after trying it I can definitely see why and I am quite sure I will continue doing it for years to come. It is such a wonderful bread I am going to see if I can find a rectangular covered pot so I can make an actual loaf shape – not that there was anything wrong with the round loaf. But it does make for a good excuse to buy another cast-iron pan.

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Date Orange Loaf

This Date Orange Loaf is another great recipe to make during the cold winter months when fresh local fruit is all but a distant hazy memory.  Dried dates are a great pantry staple and once they are rehydrated in fruit juice they become just delicious.  When that fruit juice is freshly squeezed orange juice and the zest is added in the combination is a match made in heaven!  This is a combination I have used in quite a few recipes and I am always trying to find new recipes to pop it into.

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Lemon Crinkle Cookies

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are an amazing lemon cookie, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Even on day 2 the cookies are still crispy – yummy! They are full of lemon flavour – there is lemon zest and lemon juice in the ingredients. The recipe takes no time at all to mix together and only 11 minutes of baking time- you can’t make a batch of cookies much quicker than that.

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Glazed Lemon Loaf

During the snowy cold winter there is very little local fresh fruit so we look forward to the citrus fruit that comes to us from south of the border. The sweet oranges and lemons are the foundation for so many of my favourite desserts. Glazed Lemon Loaf is one of those favourite citrus recipes. It is rich yet refreshing, it can be breakfast or dessert or both!

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Very Chocolate Cookies

This week I decided it was time for chocolate cookies to appear on the blog. Chocolate just isn’t my thing, but that doesn’t mean that the rest of the family doesn’t love all things chocolate. So in anticipation of the next holiday which is all things chocolate and putting my preferences aside- chocolate was up next.

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Triple Lemon Layer Cake

Well January is a busy birthday month for our friends and family, so this Triple Lemon Layer Cake was bound to make an appearance at one or two of those celebrations. Our friends Karen and Gord happen to have birthdays just a few days apart so a double whammy was the perfect reason to make this special cake. Besides getting together with friends for the birthday celebration we also watched the second episode of Downton Abbey of the season…now that was all worth making this Triple Lemon Layer Cake!
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There are a lot of steps to making this beautiful cake, but if you like lemon, it is so worth the time and effort. Even though there are a lot of steps, none of them are difficult, so don’t be intimidated by the long list of directions. I would recommend baking this cake on a day when you have time to dedicate to the project – as you can see in the photos it was a snowy cold day when I baked it- the perfect day for such a project.

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Oatmeal Bran Quick Bread

Now that the holiday season is behind us, it is time to get back to simple, healthy food. This Oatmeal Bran quick bread is just the satisfying guilt free food you need on a cold damp winter’s day. After all of the stress of the holiday season this recipe will simplify your lunch or breakfast menu for a few days. A few slices of Oatmeal Bran Bread with a slice of old cheddar cheese and an apple and you have a lunch ready for that dreaded Monday morning.

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