When I consider all my favourite Christmas cookie recipes, they all have nuts. Just a few tablespoons of almonds, walnuts, or pecans transforms a pretty regular cookie into something absolutely decadent. These candy canes are my mother’s favourite, and she has been known to hide them from my sister’s friends who devour them. My grandmother [...]
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Apple Oatmeal Spice Muffins
Posted in Apples, Baking, Cinnamon, Muffins, tagged apple, cinnamon, Muffins, oatmeal, quick, spices on November 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The last of the apples I picked in September are starting to become snowy, so I decided to transform the apples into something baked. I’ve been inkling for muffins, and since oatmeal muffins are near my favourites (must be the Scot coming out in me), I decided to search the Internet for some not-to-sweet apple [...]
Apple Sauce
Posted in Apples, Canadian Food, Cinnamon, Snacks, tagged Annapolis valley, apple picking, Apple sauce, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, healthy snack, snack on October 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The last time I made apple sauce was when I was about 10. I was at my cottage for Thanksgiving. My grandmother, having put the turkey in the oven, decided she needed some foliage to liven the table, so we went for a walk with a few of my cousins. We happened across an apple [...]
