Easy Homemade Cheesecake [Recipe]

Cake Decorating, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

  Easy homemade cheesecake… need I say more? I wish I had something more magical to say about it, but really… You put the words “Cheese” and “Cake” together into one, and that pretty much says it all.  What is cheesecake? Cheesecake can take different forms around the the world, but typically in the U.S. […]

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Cheesy Pull-Apart Garlic Bread [Recipe]

Bread, Food, Recipes, Savoury

  Easy, cheesy, STUFFED pull-apart garlic bread: Do you need more of a description than that?? One of the most popular recipes on this blog is for my Easy French Bread, and this is one beautiful way to use it for a little extra something special. I love recipes like this one; it is fast, […]

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Simple Sourdough Crêpes [Recipe]

Breakfast, Food, Recipes, Savoury, Sweet

This simple recipe for sourdough crêpes uses an unfed starter (or sourdough discard, as some might call it) and just a few other ingredients. This is one my favourite things to make for Saturday breakfast! What are crêpes? Crêpes are a thin, flexible French pancake that is fried in a pan and then served with […]

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Orange Almond Biscotti [Recipe]

Cookies, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Orange almond biscotti: The only thing better, I’m pretty sure, would be chocolate orange almond biscotti. Don’t you think? Biscotti is one of my favourite things because it reminds me of some sweet times. It reminds me of coffee dates with my mom, and some of my family’s last visits with my Oma before she […]

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Twix and Tea


Chocolate, Cookies, Food, Miscellaneous, Sweet

Do you ever find that when you go to type certain words, they always end up coming out wrong?  Example:  Twix.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve typed “Twixt” today.  It just happens, and it’s like I can’t stop it. :-/ Oh well.  If you find any “Twixts” in this post, you can […]

October 24, 2013

New Blog Name!


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Check it out – My blog has a new name! Annnnnd… In time, it will have a new URL and a new look to go with it.  Just you wait and see!  It’s gonna be great. I had wanted to change over all the pictures on here with a new watermark, change the look of […]

October 18, 2013

Mennonite Refrigerator Pickles [Recipe]


Food, Recipes, Savoury, Sweet

                Okay, so a while ago I posted this picture /\ and asked if you guys would like the recipe.  The response was positive.  🙂   This recipe is easy to make, and it requires absolutely zero pickling skills.  Yay!  You don’t have to sterilize the jars or anything… […]

October 17, 2013

All You Need is Tea and Warm Socks


Food

Yeah… I bought myself a birthday present.  It was practically calling me.  I had to do it.  It was like, “Naomi!  Naomi!” And I was all, “Mug!  Mug!” And then it went, “$10!” So I said yes. The end. Back soon! –Naomi

October 3, 2013

Blog Changes


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Dear Blog Readers, I am alive.  Rest assured.  I am not dead. I keep posting on Twitter/Facebook that I will be updating soon – and I have every intention of doing so, believe me.  My motives are pure.  Gold.  Solid.  Fabulous.  And also wishful.  😀 Anyway, I know that isn’t much to inspire hope of […]

September 27, 2013

My Face in Austria


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Box #1 – Staring at the mountains.Box #2 – Staring at the stars.Box #3 – Staring at the sceneryBox #4 – Staring at my eyelids, with coffee in my hands. Yup.  That’s about how it was.  The whole time.  Staring UP, staring OUT, and just soaking in the moment with coffee or tea.  And usually […]

September 17, 2013