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WordPress Food Blogger Theme
Are you thinking about starting your own food blog? In my "day job" I am a website designer and child theme developer. With my recipe website experience in mind, I have developed a recipe theme called Boulanger (that means "baker" in French). The theme uses the Divi...
Authentic Foods vs. Bob’s Red Mill
I have read a lot about how good Authentic Foods gluten-free flours are, in that they are ground more finely than other brands. Here in Canada Authentic Foods products are not available, so I have never had the opportunity to try them. I have always used Bob's Red...
New! Gluten-Free Recipes
I am pleased to introduce the new new "Gluten-Free" recipe category on Now....you're cooking! As I have recently begun a gluten-free journey, the recipes that I test have to be gluten-free. While I have given up eating wheat and other sources of gluten, I have not not...
Snickers Bar Rice Krispie Squares
One of the most viewed recipes on this site is Mars Bar Rice Krispie Squares. Having gone gluten-free, I am unable to have these anymore, because Mars Bars are not gluten-free. I decided to give them a try with Snickers bars, which are gluten-free, and they turned...
New Pantry Organization
I have a closet in the kitchen that acts as a pantry. It has nice deep shelves - only problem is they are like a black hole - stuff gets shoved to the back, never to be seen again. I saw a picture in the October issue of Canadian Living magazine. It was an article...
Happy Birthday Auntie B!
My "Auntie Bessie" (as I have called her all my life, and so I am not about to stop now) turned 80 recently, and John and I attended a birthday party held in her honor by my cousins. The did a wonderful job with a luncheon of sandwiches, turkey, roasted vegetables,...
Wedding Desserts
We had our wedding dinner catered by Valleyfarm Market, and they did a terrific job. They set their barbecue up outside the hall and did barbecued boneless chicken breasts. Also on the menu were baked potatoes, coleslaw, Greek pasta salad, and rolls. But because I am...
Wedding Rehearsal Dinner
I got married this year - June 7, 2014 (better late than never!). John and I had a small wedding, just family and close friends, on the beach at home in Wasaga Beach. A lot of people came to town the night before, so we had maybe about 18 people over to our place on...