... that kept on giving.

I bought a can of ED Smith pumpkin puree to make a pumpkin pie for Canadian Thanksgiving.


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I've never had this dish before so I don't know how authentic it is. But it WAS tasty. I used a recipe I found on Youtube here. I'd definitely make it again.


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My sourdough starter jar was getting a bit full (relatively speaking, as it was in a BIG jar, rather than my usual 2 cup one) so I had planned on refreshing the contents by making a batch of sourdough flour tortillas.

And then I was inspired by a themed post on a FB group I belong to to make sourdough bagels. After posting a request for a ( Read more... )

Eating out at one of the local sushi restaurants is a great treat, but, when I'm strapped for cash, I make my own ( Read more... )

I finally replenished my stock of all purpose flour but, for reasons I won't go into, ended up buying two 10 kg bags about a week apart, instead of my usual 20 kg bag.


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During the summer, my monthly discretionary budget is pretty strict, but I recently had to "borrow from Peter to pay Paul" due to some unexpected expenses. Which means that the pantry clear-out is even more important.

There was a large bag of frozen hash brown patties in the freezer with a paltry six patties left. What to do ... what to do ( Read more... )

I didn't grow up eating oatmeal for breakfast but, over the years, I've periodically given it a try in the interest of healthy eating.

My pantry door can barely close and, often, when I open it, things fall out. (Not that that's a new occurrence.) Still, I DO try to clear things out periodically. So, when I ran across a mostly full jar of bulgur ( Read more... )

Breakfast for lunch (aka brunch) or dinner (aka brinner) is one of my favourite meals.

Bacon, eggs and cream cheese ...


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A hearty 'morning after' breakfast full of protein and assembled from odds and ends. This is a combination of two classic Mexican dishes, chilaquiles and migas, so I called it "ChilaMigas".


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I often have extra egg whites to deal with and, though meringues are fast and easy to make, I wanted to switch things up so I decided to make an egg white omelette.

OMELETTE PICTURE FAIL WARNING:Turning the omelette out onto the plate was a disaster. I was SURE it was freed up in the frying pan, but it turned out it was still attached and fell ( Read more... )