Recipes | The Black Peppercorn

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Easy Texas sheet cake recipe made in a 18x13 half sheet pan. Thin layer chocolate cake with fudge like icing. Moist cake made with butter, cocoa, sour cream.

Sheet cake is one of those classic dessert cake recipes that has been around for many years. This cake is quite different than a traditional cake. While a normal cake is …

Vidalia Onion Pie

This baked sweet onion pie is a classic southern recipe. Made with Vidalia onions, crackers (Ritz or saltines), eggs, cheese, milk and butter. Delicious savoury pie!

There are so many recipes that I remember my mom cooking when I was a child. Over the years, I have tried to learn them. Partly to experience those delicious …

Fruit and Nut Trail Mix

Make your own trail mix at home with a healthy mixture of ingredients. Dried cranberries, raisins, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and sunflower seeds.

Making trail mix at home is a great way to have a healthy snack. While I used to buy prepackaged trail mix in the stores for years, lately I have …

Cheese Tortellini with Ground Turkey, Spinach and Zucchini Marinara

Easy pasta recipe with cheese filled tortellini, ground turkey, zucchini and spinach in a creamy tomato marinara sauce.

I love pasta dishes with my absolute favourites being the stuffed kinds of pasta like ravioli, tortellini and cappelletti. I also love the big types of stuffed pasta like manicotti, …

Spinach Salad with Beets, Candied Pecans and Goat Cheese

Fresh and healthy salad recipe made with baby spinach, spiralled beets, mandarin oranges, candied pecans and crumbled goat cheese with a honey dijon vinaigrette.

Every one in a while I make a new salad that comes together so well and all the ingredients combine to make something super delicious. That was the case with …

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing

Homemade salad dressing recipe is made with dijon mustard, honey and vinegar. This sweet vinaigrette is perfect for spinach or salad of greens.

With the summer approaching, it is time for some new salads. I love summer salads with fresh greens and other vegetables. The right combination of ingredients can make a salad …

Candied Pecans

Candied pecans are a sweet and nutty treat that is seriously addictive! I remember when I went on some family trips to the southern United States and we tried pralines. …

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Chicken noodle soup is one of those classic homemade dishes that my mom used to make quite often. It is super easy to make and a great way to use …

Oatmeal Apricot Almond and Coconut Cookies

Chewy oatmeal cookie recipe with diced dried apricot, toasted almonds and coconut. Fruity tropical cookie that is a nice change from raisin or chocolate chips.

Oatmeal cookies – they are seriously my favourite cookie. I love them chewy and fresh out of the oven. The big debate about oatmeal cookies is what extras are added …

Reese’s Pieces Trail Mix

Make a snack mix at home with mini Reese's Pieces, chunks of dark chocolate, peanuts, pretzel sticks and sweet and salty popcorn. Great for movie night, road trips or an after school snack!

Our family has recently fallen in love with making our own trail mixes and snack mixes. Not only are they super tasty, but it is also a lot of fun …