Nothing beats making your own sauce. Perfect for your favourite pasta, or use use as a base for other dishes like chilli. I often make large batches and portion and freeze it in freezer bags. That way I always have some on hand. Turn it into a tasty bolognese by adding cooked ground beef or […]
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Non-toxic Silver Polish Method
I have tons of silver pieces. Inherited, gifted and thrifted pieces that are all so beautiful. We all have them and most of us never use them. I usually look at the tarnish and shove them back in the cabinet because the work and the toxic polishing chemicals needed to get them looking gorgeous again […]
Cranberry Sauce
Canned cranberry sauce is wrong on so many levels. Gelatinous, too sweet and full of preservatives. YUCK. It is so easy to make it fresh. Even though we rarely make a turkey, I always make this sauce. It also pairs amazingly well with chicken, beef and pork and is AMAZING on sandwiches. I prefer a […]
Panettone Chocolate Bread Pudding
I think bread pudding is one of my favourite things on earth. I love it sweet and I love it savoury. The cool thing about it is it can pretty much be made with any bread or anything bread like. Croissants, sourdough, brioche and even banana bread. YES! It makes perfect sense that dense and […]
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
These crispy cookies remind my husband of Oreos. Use the best cocoa powder you can find for good dark chocolate flavour. This is a great adaptable recipe. Substitute the whiskey for any alcohol you like or vanilla extract. Add in extras like nuts or candy cane pieces or decorate them with icing. I love them […]
Fresh Winter Wreath DIY
Now that my planters are complete, it’s on to the doors. I’m obsessed with wreaths. Especially the ones made with fresh and fragrant greenery. They are pricey though! Using left over greenery from my winter planter project, and cheap grapevine wreaths as the base, I created chic wreathes for my front doors. This is a […]
Winter Planters
My approach to decorating on the exterior of the house is similar to how I ‘deck the halls’ on the inside. For me, it’s all about winter inspiration. I always do my planters first. They are kept out all year long and switch them up with every season change. If you don’t have planters I […]
NO Peel Potato Latkes
Yes you read that right. NO peeling and nobody will know. They’ll just wonder how you make these addictive latkes. A couple of years ago I decided I hate peeling potatoes and I will avoid it at any cost. Turns out they taste better when you leave those skins on! If you’ve never had a […]
Festive Seasonal Decor
As soon as Halloween is over, I’m already thinking about the holidays and transitioning my decor from fall to winter vibes. I’m so behind this year! I’m definitely into decorating seasonally rather than for a specific holiday. I grew up celebrating Hanukkah (Chanukah) and the only decoration to be seen was the Menorah, not a […]
Rosemary Parmesan Shortbread
I can never seem to find store bought crackers for a cheese board that are tasty, the right size and that look good. Don’t you also find that you’re always left with tons of them that just go in the trash? These savoury shortbreads always make an appearance on cheese assortments I do for my […]
