How to Make Nanaimo Bars with Oatmeal Crust [Recipe]

Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Today I want to show you guys how to make the best Nanaimo Bars with oatmeal crust. This is a less-sweet, totally delicious version of this classic Canadian dessert. This recipe has a crust packed with oatmeal, coconut, and nuts. It has a thin layer of sweet cream in the middle and a rich, thick chocolate […]

August 15, 2025

Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies [Recipe]

Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Chocolate hazelnut thumbprint cookies: the ultimate chocolate cookie treat! This recipe is perfect for the holiday season, or frankly– for any time of year that you just need a little more chocolate in your life. Some of you may know that I lived in Germany for 6 months. At one point while I was there, […]

August 12, 2025

Easy 5-Ingredient Peach Cobbler Without a Cake Mix [Recipe]

Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Well everyone, it’s that time of year again and it’s time for me to show you all how to make this easy peach cobbler recipe from scratch. This is one of my favorite peach recipes to make during peach season: it is a melt-in-your-mouth delicious dessert, made with just five simple ingredients! If you love […]

August 8, 2025

The Best Homemade Creamy Mashed Potatoes [Recipe]

Christmas, Dinner, Food, Gluten Free, Holidays, Recipes, Savoury

I don’t know about you, but it seems like everyone in my family has their specialty when it comes to bringing food to family gatherings. Mine, it would seem, are making the best creamy mashed potatoes. Maybe you’ve experienced this, maybe not – but there are few things more delicious than mashed potatoes done well, […]

August 5, 2025

Currant Scones [Recipe]

Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Currant scones, it seems to me, are one of the staples of a well rounded tea party. I grew up in a family with 12 children, 10 of whom were girls. I have to say, looking back on my childhood, tea parties were one of those constant, steady things. They happened on the regular and made for a lot of really good memories. Nothing made a winter day more cheerful than a tea party with my family; and nothing made a summer day more exciting than a Pride and Prejudice movie night with scones and tea.

January 12, 2024

Pesto Caprese Salad [Recipe]

Dinner, Food, Holidays, Lunch, Recipes, Savoury

This homemade Pesto Caprese Salad is one of the most fresh, delicious, and simple ways to dress up your dinner table. This salad is beautiful, delicious, light, and oh-so easy to make!

January 9, 2024

Simple Puff Pastry [Recipe]

Bread, Food, Recipes, Savoury, Sweet

If there’s anything I’m loving right now, it’s this recipe for simple puff pastry. Puff pastry is one of those things that feels like it should be really hard to make, but to my delight… It’s actually really not. Those beautiful, fluffy pastry layers can be made at home, by you, without too much stress […]

January 5, 2024

Miniature Bacon & Cheddar Quiche Tarts [Recipe]

Breakfast, Food, Lunch, Recipes, Savoury

I have decided that one of my favourite things to make is brunch, and these little quiche tarts are a perfect addition to a perfect brunch spread. They are savoury, delicious, and so simple to make!

December 29, 2023

pumpkin muffins with cream cheese topping

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins [Recipe]

Breakfast, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Before I get too far into it: yes, this recipe was inspired by the legendary Starbucks pumpkin cream cheese muffins. Here is my attempt at a copycat recipe, if you wanna call it that… But let’s hope that you will find these to be even better: made at home, wildly delicious, and totally worth making […]

December 27, 2023

Some unfrosted and some frosted cinnamon rolls on a pan, with a knife spreading icing on one

Orange Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting [Recipe]

Bread, Breakfast, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Cinnamon rolls are one of my favourite things, and this recipe for orange cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting has to be right up there among the best of the best. Since I was a teenager, it’s been a tradition for me to make cinnamon rolls for my birthday every year. Now, I find myself […]

December 22, 2023

plaid Christmas paper cones filled with popcorn in front of Christmas lights

Christmas Craft for Kids: Paper Cone Snack Cups

Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Family, Holidays, Miscellaneous

Here’s a really simple Christmas craft idea for kids, which you can have them make themselves or you can make for them: Paper cone snack cups. These adorable Christmas cones are perfect for movie nights, snacks in the car to go see Christmas lights, or any other occasion that calls for a special treat. My […]

December 19, 2023

cranberry sauce with orange and cranberries

Homemade Cranberry Sauce with Orange [Recipe]

Christmas, Dinner, Food, Holidays, Recipes, Sweet

Cranberry sauce is easily one of the simplest things on earth to make, and somehow, it seems to be often the one thing that people decide to pick up pre-made for their holiday gatherings. Why is that? Well, no more: today we’re going to fight back against can-shaped cranberry and learn how to make this […]

December 15, 2023

popcorn, garland, buttons, thread, scissors, and pin cushion

A Natural Christmas Tree: Popcorn Garlands DIY [Tutorial]

Crafts, Creative Living, DIY, Miscellaneous, Sewing

This year I decided to do something I haven’t done on my own before: Making popcorn garlands for my Christmas tree! This is something I did as a kid with my family which was always so pretty and so much fun. I have some good memories of sitting around the living room with my mom and […]

December 12, 2023

6 miniature quiche with spinach, tomato and feta cheese on paper towel

Spinach, Tomato & Feta Quiche Tarts [Recipe]