Recipes
Quick and easy with minimal ingredients
Speculaas Spice Mix
How to make your own Speculaas spice mix originates in Holland and is added to many baking recipes. Made using a fine blend of slices, the aroma is rich, warm ,and inviting which makes it fun to make and even harder to put the jar back in the pantry. The best part is, it’s so […]
Spicy Vegetarian Antipasto for 2
Antipasto is an Italian phrase that literally means, a dish before the pasta. And we often think of an antipasto as a platter of cold cuts and cheese, but what if you felt like a much lighter fare? I love this antipasto platter for that reason and SO many more. Not only is this recipe […]
Chocolate Double Oat Cookies
These soft cookies use up forgotten dried fruit, are refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, and yolk-free and taste amazing! Ideal for brunch, snacks, and a quick afternoon pick-up. Why I love this recipe Chocolate Double Oat Cookies stacked to look like an Inukshuk There are many reasons to love these cookies! First, the sugar comes from dried […]
How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Pie Spice
Pumpkin Pie Spice smells and tastes amazing! Many recipes use Pumpkin Pie Spice and it’s so easy to make it yourself.If you have these 5 common spices in your kitchen, you’ve got all the fixings! 5 spices: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger If you’d like to try using whole spices You’ll need three pieces […]
How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice Latte Creamer
If you’re craving a luxurious coffee right now, this pumpkin pipe spice latte creamer will fix that in one sip any time of the year! What I love about this recipe This recipe is like a best friend – so easy going! You can tweak this recipe to suit any diet requirements. Switch the dairy […]
The best dark chocolate peppermint truffles and how to make your own Victorian story
History of the chocolate truffle Did you know the word truffles has nothing at all to do with chocolate!? Originally, the name came from the Latin term tuber, which means, “lump.” Over time ‘tuber’ became known as ‘tufer.’ Today these exquisite, bite-sized morsels are named after the delicious, highly-prized edible fungus, truffles, found growing under […]