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It Doesn’t Get Any Easier (Or TASTIER) Than This!

I am crazy about appetizers. If it was up to me, I would just serve all kinds of appetizers for dinner every day, instead of cooking your usual full meal. Somehow I feel like eating a bunch of different kinds of little things is much more fun than just eating a nice steak. Not that there’s anything wrong with steak, of course. I wonder if I’m the only one who thinks like this… Could you think of just serving appetizers for dinner?

I bet you could, after you’ve had a taste of this amazing garlic bread. It looked so incredibly delicious that I just couldn’t wait until another party to make it.

I decided we needed an appetizer for a regular weeknight dinner yesterday. You know, just because. So I made this garlic bread and it turned out mind-blowing! I knew it looked good in the picture but nothing could have prepared me for that stupendous taste! I probably would have eaten the whole thing on my own, if it wasn’t for my family…

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Quick Tip: Instead of a loaf pan, you could bake the dough balls in a muffin tin!

These Apple Fritter Scones Are To Die For!

I have only three words to say about these apple fritter scones; Oh. My. Goodness. Not only are the scones incredibly tasty, but that mouthwatering glaze takes these to a whole new level. I wouldn’t mind having these for breakfast, lunch and dessert – every single day of the week!

I haven’t always been a huge fan of scones, and that’s probably because I haven’t had much luck choosing the recipe. Everything I’ve tried has turned out rather dry and bland, but that certainly isn’t the case with these scones.

I think it must be the apple sauce that makes these so moist and delicately sweet. I would imagine using homemade apple sauce would make these even better, but I used store-bought and they still turned out heavenly.

As if that wasn’t enough there’s this stupendous maple syrup glaze with a touch of bourbon… Now, I don’t like bourbon at all but apparently the combination of these two has just become my new favorite! Sooo yummy!

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Quick Tip: Adjust the maple syrup/bourbon ratio to your taste.

Amp Up Your Breakfast With This Amazing Recipe!

I was strolling towards the mall just a couple of weeks ago with a few shopping bags in hand when I smelled the most delicious smell I have ever encountered in my life. Since I was passing by the food court with so many places to eat, I couldn’t determine which among all of those was the one who caught my attention. But since I was a bit tired from all the walking and shopping, I decided to take a break and sit down on one of the metal benches. It felt good to sit down and take in the aroma of that delicious food!

As I was busy looking at my buys, there was that smell again. When I looked up, I immediately realized that it was coming from a bakery vendor just a couple of feet away from me.

The vendor was selling freshly baked bread and I had to have a slice of that bread or I would go crazy. It was a cranberry banana loaf. One bite was enough for me to buy a whole loaf which I could bring home.

I didn’t know cranberry and banana could taste that good in a bread! It’s like a match made in heaven! It tastes really good with tea or coffee too. You’ve got to try this recipe!

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Quick Tip: The bread cuts cleaner and thinner if you can wait until it is completely cool.

You Won’t Be Able To Put Your Fork Down!

The in-laws called my husband and told him that they were going to be coming up for a visit over the weekend. You know what that means, don’t you? Time for me to start cleaning. Not that they could care less about how tidy the house looks, but I do! I also had to make sure that the guest room was all set up, and we had plenty of groceries. My mother-in-law refuses to go out to eat most of the time. She will do the cooking at my house before she lets us go and get something from somewhere else. I knew that there was one dish that I was going to make on the Saturday morning that they were at our place.

I had seen a recipe for a brunch pie on Mennonite Girls Can Cook earlier in the week, and I had already planned on making it before I even knew that they were coming. It was the perfect homemade dish that my mother-in-law would go crazy for. What was nice is she even helped me make it.

It’s always fun to bond with her in the kitchen. She has so many tips and tricks when it comes to cooking, I’ve learned a lot from her. The pie turned out amazing, and even with the veggies in there, the husbands and kids still ate it. Surprising to me, but it happened!

Recipe and image courtesy of Mennonite Girls Can Cook.

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Quick Tip: You can easily double the ingredients and make in a large oven pan, if you’re serving this for a larger crowd.

Up your mac and cheese game with a few awesome tweaks!

I feel blessed today. Actually, I feel blessed most days of my life but today especially. Here I was, working in my home office and suddenly waking up to the noise coming from our kitchen. Maybe I shouldn’t refer it to as “noise”, since it was one of my favorite sounds in the world. My husband talking to himself while cooking something that smelled really good!

I hadn’t even asked him if he could cook today but the sweet guy had realized I was really busy, and decided to surprise me. I asked him what he was making in there but he refused to tell me. All I knew was that it involved mini meatballs!

Just a short while later I heard him shout; “It’s ready!” and I could have beaten Usain Bolt when I rushed to the kitchen. What was it that smelled so heavenly? It was the yummiest mac and cheese ever! Apparently he had come across a tasty-looking recipe and wanted to make his own version of it. Did I already mention I feel blessed?

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite cheese for this recipe.

This every kid’s favorite gets a yummy makeover!

I have to admit these are still my favorite, too, even though I’m not exactly a kid anymore. Over the years I had made pigs in the blanket so many times that I knew my old recipe by heart. They were and still are great, but sometimes you get to try someone else’s version of a recipe and it completely blows you away. That’s exactly what happened with this one!

It was a neighborhood potluck event and an older lady was serving these yummy-looking pigs in a blanket. But there was something very different about the flavor and everyone kept asking for the recipe. This lady was so happy about it that she actually wrote it down, copied it and shared it with everyone.

Instead of the usual crescent roll dough, you make your own flaky crust for these. I believe that’s what makes these so stupendous, and of course you can tweak the fillings each time you make these, to get new flavors every time.

You could do as described in the recipe and make bigger “logs” out of these, but these aren’t exactly very lean so I always prefer cutting them into smaller pieces. That also makes these perfect finger food for parties!

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Quick Tip: Use whole wheat flour for a healthier option.

Abracadabra! We Made Your Greens Tastier Than Ever

I have always loved broccoli and that’s why it was such a shock to realize that my little one refused to even give it a try.

He is not particularly picky when it comes to food; we eat all kinds of veggies at our house and he really enjoys all of them. But for some reason broccoli has been a huge no-no to him, from day one. I think he was about 2 the first time I happened to serve this lovely veggie. He did not even taste it! He saw it on his plate and said “Mommy I don’t like it”!

Oh well, that’s how kids are sometimes I thought, and I figured I wouldn’t serve it for a while to see if he forgets about it over time. But no – his reaction was the same the next time, and every time after that. No matter what way I had prepared the broccoli. So I didn’t even think about it anymore – after all, he was eating all the other vegetables.

The other day I made myself this steamed broccoli with cheese sauce. I guess the aromas were irresistible because he wanted to taste it. And you know what? He ate a whole serving of this!

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Quick Tip: The cheese sauce is awesome with baked potatoes, too!