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  • 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 Apricot Almond and Coconut Cookies
  • Overhead picture of a bowl of snacks.
    Reese’s Pieces Trail Mix
  • Classic Hash Brown Casserole
  • Healthy trail mix of dried fruit and nuts. Pecans, almonds and cashews combine with the dried blueberries and apricots to make a trail mix perfect for snacking!
    Dried Apricot, Blueberry and Mixed Nut Trail Mix
  • Chocolate bark with a holiday Easter theme. Sweet dessert treat made with dark chocolate melts, white chocolate, malt Easter eggs and sprinkles.
    Easter Candy Chocolate Bark
  • How to Cook Chicken Breast in the Oven – Boneless and Skinless
  • Sweet and salty trail mix recipe made with caramel corn, marshmallows, M&Ms, toasted hazelnuts and mini pretzels. Chocolate, nuts and more, make for a great snack.
    M&M Rocky Road Trail Mix
  • Healthy trail mix with hearty combination almonds, dried cherries, pepitas, coconut strips and cacao nibs. This mix has no sugar but there is a chocolate flavour from the nibs.
    Almond Cherry Cacao Trail Mix
  • Simple recipe for how to bake cheddar cheese biscuits that are buttery, flakey and simple to make in the oven. Fresh baked and similar to Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits.
    Cheddar and Chive Biscuits
  • Make classic Swedish meatballs with cream of mushroom soup, milk and sour cream. Great with beef, chicken, turkey or pork meatballs in this creamy sauce gravy.
    Swedish Meatballs
  • Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe Using Ground Chicken
    Baked Chicken Meatballs
  • Slow simmered lima beans that are buttery and creamy just like you get at Cracker Barrel or other southern country restaurants. Homestyle with ham or bacon.
    Lima Beans with Ham
  • Easy side dish recipe fo fresh sautéed green beans with walnuts, dried cherries, lemon zest and lemon juice.
    Sautéed Green Beans with Walnuts and Dried Cherries
  • A plate of cooked shrimp with a rice and bean side dish.
    Louisiana Style Barbecue Shrimp
  • A refreshing fruit juice that is both sweet, from the honeydew melon, and tart from the kiwi. The fresh mint gives the juice a cool twist.
    Honeydew Kiwi Juice
  • Close up picture of a bowl of Mexican rice.
    Cheesy Mexican Salsa Rice
  • Cheesy pull apart bread made with an artisan rustic round bread loaf, sliced and filled with grated mozzarella cheese, minced garlic, melted butter and parsley. Baked until cheese is bubbly!
    Cheese and Garlic Pull Apart Bread
  • This chewy peanut butter blondie has mini Reese' Pieces, chopped peanut butter cup minis and chocolate chips. A delicious dessert and alternative to a brownie.
    Reese’s Pieces and Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
  • Olive salad spread recipe for muffuletta sandwich made with green and kalamata olives as well as roasted red peppers, capers, celery and green onions.
    Muffuletta Olive Salad Spread
  • How to make a classic New Orleans Muffuletta sandwich with olive tapenade recipe
    Muffuletta Sandwich
  • Thai Green Vegetable Curry
  • Hearty stew in a grey soup bowl.
    Classic Pork Stew
  • Easy recipe and instructions for how to cook a sirloin tip roast in the oven so that it is well done but also tender, juicy and delicious. Vegetables include carrots, potatoes, onions, mushrooms, celery and garlic.
    Tender Well Done Roast Beef and Vegetables
  • Close up picture of brie appetiser.
    Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Walnuts and Apricot
  • Candy Cane White Chocolate Candy Cups
  • Simple to make rustic artisan bread recipe that can be baked in a clay bread cloche, dutch oven, or baking sheet.
    Artisan Bread
  • Sliced bread on a plate in front of two loaves on a wire rack.
    Cinnamon Swirl Bread
  • How to make pulled pork in a pressure cooker like an Instant Pot. Simple recipe that uses a pork roast, like a shoulder, blade or picnic, can of pop, BBQ sauce, onion, peppers, celery and mushrooms for a pulled pork full of flavour!
    Instant Pot Pulled Pork
  • Simple recipe for how to make stewed okra southern side dish. Creole and cajun style with tomatoes, onions and peppers.
    Creole Style Stewed Okra
  • Simple recipe for how to bake cheddar cheese biscuits that are buttery, flakey and simple to make in the oven. Fresh baked and similar to Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits.
    Cheddar Biscuits
  • How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds
  • A bowl of cooked Brussel's sprouts with bacon
    Pan Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
  • Wood smoked rainbow trout that has been marinated in a sweet wet brine. Simple instructions and recipe for how to smoke a rainbow trout.
    How to Smoke Rainbow Trout with a Wet Brine
  • creamy butternut pumpkin coconut milk soup recipe
    Butterkin Squash Soup
  • Smoked Chicken Breast with Cheese Filling and Chimichurri Sauce
  • How to make braised beef short ribs with red wine and broth.
    Braised Short Ribs
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Steve

Hi, I’m Steve

I am a foodie and a self taught cook who loves to prepare food for my family. This website is filled with lots of recipes highlighting my culinary journey.

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