I don't typically get along with kitchen appliances. So I'd like to preface this recipe: if I can do, anyone can. What you'll need: unlicked lollipops and other hard candies, a meat mallet or hammer, baking pan covered with foil, cookie cutter shapes (I improvised, using the circle from my bunt pan), and lollipop sticks, sprinkle toppings optional 1. Unwrap and sort candy … [Read more...] about DIY Recycled Lollipops
For the Hands
Venezuelan Chicken Salad
When I heard about this month’s theme I couldn’t wait to submit a family recipe and share a part of my culture with you. For as long as I can remember my Mother has made her Venezuelan chicken salad for special occasions like birthdays, Christmas and New Year celebrations. It is a Venezuelan tradition to serve this dish at celebrations and so many of my favourite family … [Read more...] about Venezuelan Chicken Salad
The Everything Bar Recipe
When I found out what this month's theme was I had to bust out a previous recipe that I posted on my own blog last year because it is so darn good. :) The great thing about this one is that you can put just about any little "extras" you want and it will taste so yummy! Yep, that says crapballs…but don’t let it deter you. ;) You will be saying it yourself once you taste these … [Read more...] about The Everything Bar Recipe
Grandma Olsson's Ginger Cookies
Every year growing up, when December rolled around, there would be a scurry in the house. Not the one to collect gifts and wrap them. Or the one to make sure that the colour-y lights were up. It was the one to be absolutely positive that the molasses would pour, the heavy syrup wasn't crystallized, and that the cloves were ready in the cupboard. Every year, no matter where we … [Read more...] about Grandma Olsson's Ginger Cookies
Love & Curry
When, fresh out of university, I packed up and moved to Japan, I carried two things with me – a jar of peanut butter and a giant bag of dried apricots. These weren’t my favourite things, but I knew that if I could have a taste of home, everything would be okay. And in those first weeks, when everything was different and everyday was full of challenges, a handful of apricots and … [Read more...] about Love & Curry
