There is a method to my madness in this space, and it's this; Life in Pleasantville is and always will be a record of my time here for my daughters. Yes, I write with you in mind, but ultimately this is where I hope my children will come to find that favourite recipe I used to make them, or find one of my Mom's best recipes or to look up a vacation memory. I hope that one day they'll add to this online journal for their own children. Pretty deep for sharing my mom's Best Date Squares recipe, …
Baked Cheese in a Skillet AKA Crack
This Baked Cheese in a Skillet is one of the easiest recipes to whip together which is also what makes it so flippin' dangerous. Cheese has it own special little place in the food world. Addicts the world over know the pleasures of cheese and how hard it can be to stop eating it once you start. The other thing cheese addicts know? Melted cheese is even better. When I was thinking what can I share as my Life Made Delicious post this month I figured this was a pretty safe bet because cheese really …
Go Canada #CheerForGold
When Mom Central Canada asked me to share the new augmented reality boxes from General Mills, I didn't reply to them. I figured if I just ignored them they would leave me alone and I wouldn't have to admit that I didn't know what that was. The truth is the whole thing initially caused my brain to seize up like I'd just been handed a long-division question. I'm not very tech savvy. So when they said "augmented reality" I said, "What you talkin' bout Willis?". I love the tenacious Mom Central …
Chocolate Coconut Snowballs
It's a winter wonderland outside my door today and it's only November! This is not a good omen when this much snow is sticking to the ground so early in the season. I'm having visions of Snowmageddon back in the winter of 2007/08 where we received a whopping thirteen feet of snow in Ottawa. Ugh. So needless to say the bitter cold and white fluffy stuff are pulling me into hibernation mode. And when in hibernation mode, I bake. That's why for this month's Life Made Delicious post I'm making the …
Chocolate Cake from Scratch – Perfect Everytime
If you're going to have chocolate cake, then in my humble opinion, it should definitely be a chocolate cake from scratch. The recipe that follows is my mom's chocolate cake from scratch and it is absolute perfection every time she makes it. That's why I'm including this recipe for October's Life Made Delicious post, because what's more delicious than homemade chocolate cake from scratch? Don't be intimidated. If you follow these directions carefully, you will have a perfect chocolate cake …
