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Zucchini Spice Cake

Another olive oil based loaf cake recipe. I’m cooking and baking to cope and get through these days but I’m also trying to be mindful and making and creating recipes that can be frozen and stretched out. Like my Pantry Chocolate Cake & Banana Bread this recipe will freeze very well. If you’ve got a…
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Shepherd’s Pie

This is a comfort food classic that everyone needs in their repertoire. I love that it’s so adaptable and that you can make your own yummy version using YOUR favourite ingredients. I didn’t always love Shepherd’s Pie (sorry Mom). The 70’s and 80’s version in our house usually wasn’t particularly flavourful, involved canned veggies (corn…
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Huevos Rancheros

Meals are what I’m looking forward to most during these uncertain times. We didn’t go crazy at the grocery store even though part of me wanted to buy everything in sight. I refrained and stuck to my normal staples. Since work for me is done for the foreseeable future I’m throwing myself into cooking and…
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Lasagna Bolognese

This is classic lasagna. There are steps, but you can even do them ahead of time and once the sauces are made, assembly is a snap. Steps there may be, but this is a simple recipe with simple ingredients. I always use no boil noodles, look for the Italian brands that are in smaller boxes.…
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Meatballs and Easy Sauce

Nobody likes a bad meatball. My recipe is foolproof. I’ve made these hundreds of times with perfect results every time. There are a couple of secrets here though. The milk soaked white bread is a must. I mean enriched white bread (ie. wonder bread or the like). The other important step is to quickly brown…
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Clementine Vasilopita (Greek New Year’s Cake)

While I am Greek by birth, I didn’t grow up with any knowledge of my heritage. When I connected with my roots in my late teens this cake was one of the first homemade things I tried. Vasilopita ( St. Basil’s Pie), is a Cake or bread traditionally served on New Years Day in Greece…




