Category Archives: cooking

Desserts for the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday!

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Stella

I have always believed that Thanksgiving dessert is pie, including pumpkin, but it doesn’t have to be. My daughter and grandson (the culinary school student) bake pies for dinner at my house, but sometimes I make something too. When my … Continue reading →

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Planning for Thanksgiving 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Stella

Ten days away! No free range turkey from a local farm this year. Don’t know why the local farm has no turkeys (maybe avian flu?), and I hear turkeys, particularly large ones, will be harder to get, so I bought … Continue reading →

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Halloween treats, old and new

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Stella

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, trick or treating was terrific. We got wonderful homemade treats and special things like bottles of pop. I remember getting fudge and popcorn balls, candy apples and taffy apples, and the … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Muffins

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Stella

Glen cooks an old recipe from the Laura Secord Canadian Cookbook – the recipe apparently dates to the 1957 tour of Queen Elizabeth across Canada. The story is that these were made for the tour and a few had to … Continue reading →

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History Of Queen Elizabeth’s Favorite Cocktail

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Stella

Just for fun, and in honor of the Queen, her favorite cocktail. As you probably know, gin is a favorite drink in the U.K., particular the gin & tonic. This one is Dubonnet & gin, said to be Queen Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Easy to make sandwich bread – Brian L.

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Stella

This video shows how to make your own bacon, bread, pesto and Miracle Whip! I haven’t made the others shown, but I have made the bread several times, and I can tell you that it is really good and fairly … Continue reading →

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A Tik-Tok wonder: baked feta/cherry tomato pasta sauce

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Stella

I just made this: It is delicious, and very easy. I hear that it was a big hit on Tik-Tok last year, and I can see why. Apparently it was “invented” in Finland or Sweden, and caused the stores to … Continue reading →

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Best banana bread yet!

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Stella

I have tried several banana bread recipes, and this is the one I use now all of the time. It is moist and delicious. If you missed my comment about the Instacart order I received today – in which I … Continue reading →

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From Brian L: Delicious white pizzas

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Stella

I don’t know about you, but I needed something else to think about today other than politics. For those of you who make pizza at home – or those who should/might! Which one do you think you would like best? … Continue reading →

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How to make Italian-style junk food at home

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Stella

As you all have probably figured out by now, I am addicted to watching cooking videos. Here is a channel (Pasta Grammar) I recently discovered. He (Harper) is an American, and she (Eva) is an Italian from Calabria. They live … Continue reading →

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