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Saskatoon or Blueberry Muffins

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Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. By clicking through these links, I will make a small percentage of your purchase without it affecting the cost to you. Earlier this week, my friend Shawna asked if I wanted to go to our local saskatoon berry U-pick with her. My mind went to my overfilled cottage freezer… Read more about Saskatoon or Blueberry Muffins

Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler

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I love making different cookies and quick breads but I seem to get in a bit of a rut when it comes to desserts. I tend to make apple crisp, Coca Cola Cake, peach cobbler and a few other favorites over and over again. Last night we had friends over for dinner and I wanted to… Read more about Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler

Crockpot Beef and Barley Stew

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Autumn weather has hit Calgary…well, for this week anyway. Cool and rainy weather always puts me in the mood for soups and stews. I love that they are filling, easy and delicious. If I can make it in the crockpot, even better. Beef and barley soup is something I never ate before I moved to… Read more about Crockpot Beef and Barley Stew

Easy Weeknight Chicken Fried Rice

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We’re back into the swing of things around here. Evan started school on Tuesday and it is going swimmingly. The only negative to getting back into our routine is figuring out what to cook for dinner every night. Since it is still early in the back to school season, I haven’t gotten into my usual… Read more about Easy Weeknight Chicken Fried Rice

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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Chilly Fall days mean that I am pulling out ALL the soup recipes. I found a lonely pack of frozen stew meat yesterday so I thawed it out for stew today. Everyone ate it which is rare. This slow cooker recipe is infinitely flexible. You’ll notice from the pictures that we were out of carrots… Read more about Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I haven’t been baking which is leading to mutinous rumblings around the house.  I decided to bake cookies for Evan and I wanted to try something different.  Peanut butter and chocolate are one of my favorite combos so trying this recipe was a no-brainer! Soft Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Adapted from About.com 3/4 cup… Read more about Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Southern Banana Pudding for a Crowd

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Even though I am from the South, I have never actually made banana pudding before (shocker I know!!!!).   This week I teamed up with a couple of other Sales guys at work to cook for charity, we chose a “Southern” theme for our submission.  I volunteered to make banana pudding.   Easy, peasy….right?  Well,… Read more about Southern Banana Pudding for a Crowd

Spaghetti and Meatballs

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The last few weeks have taught me one thing….being busy makes eating healthy much, much harder!  I am still trying to cook more often than not but the last couple of weeks have been hard.  Work has been really busy and I’ve had to work a few nights.  Thankfully when Dewey & I have to… Read more about Spaghetti and Meatballs