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Pasta 97 – The Simple Pasta That Started It All

By //  by Chef Christopher 1 Comment

While one could easily assume that lasagna was the pasta that inspired my foray into the culinary world - after all, Garfield and I seem to have a lot in common when it comes to that - it was actually a slightly different pasta that intrigued me. A pasta that is easier, healthier, and to this day remains my favorite. It was a day like any other back in 1997. I was finished college and looking to start my journey into the world of journalism and radio broadcasting. As luck would have it, I …

Filed Under: Pasta, Recipes Tagged With: Fresh, homemade, pasta, recipe, recipes that use common ingredients, simple pasta recipe for everyday

Mouthwatering Vegetarian Pizza Even Picky Eaters Will Love

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When my fridge is full of bits; various kinds of cheese, vegetables or meats, I make pizza.There's something about the smell of yeast, kneading dough, and then topping it that just makes life...better. Especially on a Friday, when the evening is a bit lazy and a weekend stretches out before us. During holidays like Spring Break is even better; it's a perfect project to get the kids involved, since the dough is very forgiving and kids love topping their own pizza. With one picky eater and one …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Lunch, Supper Tagged With: delicious recipe, dinner idea, easy recipe, homemade, mouthwatering vegetarian pizza, pizza, vegetarian

Super Easy Sugar Cookies for Christmas

By //  by Life In Pleasantville 1 Comment

For the last few years, I’ve leaned towards DIY Christmas gifts for my loved ones – in part because budgeting for gifts is extremely difficult on a single income, but also because I love making things. After spending hours and hours trying to decide what the “best” gift for this person or that person might be, I threw caution to the wind last year and made almost every gift I gave. It was awesome. My favourite DIYs involved my son's hands and feet, first with our Christmas Tree canvas …

Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, cookies, homemade, recipe, sugar cookies, super easy recipe

Gifts From the Kitchen

By //  by Kelly Given Williams 3 Comments

I love looking for easy recipe ideas that make great gifts, and Christmas is the one time of year I want to impress people with my kitchen prowess. Having four children leaves me with little time, so I have to be very picky about choosing recipes that give the appearance I slaved away for hours while actually being quick and easy. My standard gifts from the kitchen are cinnamon butter and mini butter tarts. Cinnamon Butter Cinnamon butter is decadent and a super easy, three ingredient …

Filed Under: Christmas, Everything Christmas, Food & Drink, Gift Giving, Holidays, Uncategorized Tagged With: butter tarts, cinnamon butter, food, gifts, homemade, kitchen

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