This is our favorite homemade sweet relish — it’s my family’s favorite! I added dill and garlic for a little extra flavor, but it is not enough to overpower the sweetness of the relish at all. It’s delicious on sandwiches, hot dogs or burgers, or serve as you would a pickle to any meal. I…
Month: August 2024
Mom’s Chunky Mustard Pickles
It’s canning season!! These past couple days we have been busy canning dill pickles and now I’m making one of my favorites — chunky mustard pickles. My mom has been making these for years. If you love mustard, you’ll love these delicious pickles! These pickles go great with burgers and barbecue but also goes with…
Homemade Caramel Coffee Creamer
I like cream in my coffee and I like flavoured creamers but the store bought versions are loaded with oils, thickening agents like carrageenan, gums for stabilizing and of course artificial flavors and preservatives. Not only that, but I do not find them flavorful at all. So instead, I decided to make my own and…
Saskatoon Pie
It’s berry season! Saskatoon Pie is a Canadian classic! The berry grows in the prairies both wild and cultivated. This is a cultivated saskatoon or a domesticated shrub. We’re fortunate that my folks have fruit trees and shrubs which is great, until ours begin to produce enough. Our First Nations dried and pounded the saskatoon…
Banana Bran Muffins
My family loves banana everything, and we enjoy bran muffins, so of course I had to combine the two for a yummy, fluffy, moist and tender muffin that can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack! Bran muffins date back to 1857 and banana bread to the 1930’s. But when these two delectable goodies…
Easy Millionaire Shortbread Bars
Millionaire Shortbread Bars (also called Caramel Shortbread) have a layer of buttery, flaky shortbread, a layer of ooey gooey caramel and a layer of rich chocolate which makes a lovely, decadent dessert bar. This bar is similar to a Twix chocolate bar. These shortbread bars dates back to 1950’s Scotland. Today, we are making an…
Banana Oat Muffins
It’s banana week in our house! We bought a bunch of bananas on sale so we are making an assortment of muffins this week! These delicious banana oat muffins are moist, soft and fluffy! It’s hard not to eat them all at once! They’re best the same day and makes a great french toast muffin…
