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Image by Lauren Miller. Hard-Top Chocolate Sauce I endured a challenging childhood. My mother, a die-hard scratch cook and baker, refused to buy the cardboard biscuits and waxy bottled sauces other kids took for granted. For years, I suffered from a range of maladies, including Nesquik®...

Greek Chicken Sliders These chicken sliders are far from an authentic Greek dish. I based them loosely on my favourite Spanakopita recipe. You can easily adapt them to suit your palate. Instead of sharing how-tos today, I thought I'd share links to past recipes that might interest...

Burger Season Begins Early this year Since most of us are self-isolating and itching for fresh air, we're firing up the grill a bit earlier this year. A version of the information below originally appeared in my column for Grand Magazine. Even if you don't have...

Maple SyRup Season March is traditionally maple syrup time. Canada, where I live, produces almost 85% of the world's maple syrup. Few places on earth experience the warm days and freezing nights required to make the sap run — or drip, to be more precise....

3-Ingredient Butterscotch Oaties Recipes are not always set in stone. Yes, baking is often more precise than cooking, but that doesn't mean you can't improvise. These Butterscotch Oaties are my desperate adaptation of Butterscotch Haystacks. I had the butterscotch chips and peanut butter on hand, but...

No recipe. Just a story. You have been warned. Dad bought our first microwave in 1971. The large black box commandeered the counter, pushing the paper towel holder, toaster, and crock of wooden spoons out of its way. To his credit, Dad bought the fanciest...

I hear eggs and flour are hard to find right now, so how about a refreshing frozen treat for the weekend? This 3-Ingredient Raspberry-Mango Sorbet uses frozen fruit, which was well-stocked the last time I ventured to the grocery store. That was last week, but...

There are two types of people in this world. Soup people and non-soup people. Soup people will share their favourite recipes, ideas, and tips. Non-soup people will give you their portion. Either way, soup people win. I am a soup person. My husband is not....

Easy Chocolate Buttercream Icing This is literally the icing on the cake. Yesterday, I shared a recipe for Egg-Free Depression-Era Chocolate Cake . This is the chocolatey buttercream topping. . There is no secret to making light, fluffy buttercream. Just beat the mixture for longer --...

No eggs? No problem. Friends have had trouble finding eggs in the grocery stores. Mom to the rescue - yet again! My mother was born in the height of the Great Depression. Eggs were scarce, as was butter, milk, and other perishables. A whole genre of...