If you have been around a bit you know I am not a baker and I like to keep things simple. This time, I think I took "simple" to a new level. If I had known how simple and yummy this was, I would have been doing this for years. My favorite cookie … [Read more...]
Maple Sugar House Cookies Recipe
Yesterday, I broke. I started playing Christmas music and I am not sorry for it. Not just any Christmas music, but the classic songs with the ol' time singers. And today, I am sharing a new Christmas cookie recipe, Maple Sugar House Cookies. I am … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Recipe – Cranberry Brie Bites
It is hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is next month and it is Canadian Thanksgiving today! So to get ourselves prepared, I have joined a group of talented bloggers, hosted by Ella Claire, to share Thanksgiving side dish ideas. I decided, as … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Maple Pancakes Recipe
I am feeling a little bit pumpkin-y lately. And yes, in my world, that is a word. So today I have joined a group of talented bloggers to share pumpkin recipes with you. I am ready for fall bonfires, heartily soups and lots and lots of Sunday … [Read more...]
Maple and White Balsamic Dressing Recipe
Hello friends! If you happen to be at the Country Living Fair in Ohio today, I am on the kitchen stage at 12:00 sharing this recipe along with a few other maple syrup ideas. Stop by and say hello. If you were there, here is the recipe. If not, … [Read more...]
Maple Syrup in Your Coffee
Recently I shared that we are working on a maple syrup cookbook. We are so excited that we have so many submissions for recipe testers and for recipe ideas. If you have been waiting anxiously, we will be notifying everyone by April 11th … [Read more...]
Serendipity, Design*Sponge & Findings
Sometimes, a story of serendipity starts way back. For example, many moons ago, I took an online course from a woman and it redirected our thinking in the middle of reworking our branding for our packaging, etc. I think it is so much better … [Read more...]
Crock Pot Maple Barbecue Pulled Pork Recipe
I am not sure what switch was flipped, but I have been cooking quite a bit lately. I have to admit, a little bit of meal planning before going to the store makes a big difference. And my family couldn't be happier. Our schedule with work … [Read more...]
Soup, My Favorite Food Group – Beef Barley Soup
Soup is my favorite food group. It is warm, it makes you feel better and it can take on so many shapes and forms. Soup is also my favorite thing to cook. I should admit up front that I am not a baker. I am more of a "cooker". The … [Read more...]
Quick & Delicious Appetizer – Maple and Cheddar Cheese
Necessity is the mother of all invention. That was the case for us a few weeks ago when we hosted our first maple syrup tasting at a local grocery specialty store. We had planned to serve our maple syrup in sweet little cups with small … [Read more...]
Maple Fudge Graham Cracker Cookies
Today I am sharing a recipe for maple fudge graham cracker cookies as part of our monthly "10 Minute Ideas" series. Before we go any further, I have to be very honest with you. It didn't take only ten minutes. In fact, not only did … [Read more...]
Easy Semi-Homemade Guacamole Recipe
I like to think that I am good cook, but really one of my favorite talents is too figure out how to make really good food in an easy and quick way. And that is just the case with my easy semi-homemade guacamole. It is homemade. I chop my … [Read more...]
Grilled Spiralized Vegetable Quesadillas
My mother-in-law once told me that, in the summer, all New Englanders lock their cars. They are not doing this out of fear of theft but because they know it is likely that someone who has too many zucchinis from their garden will put them … [Read more...]
Creamy Mapletini Martini
It has long been known that we are crazy for maple syrup. We make it. We sell it. We eat it. We drink it. My hubby’s family has always makes “sugar on snow” which is just what is sounds like – hot maple syrup poured over fresh snow … [Read more...]
Maple Cidertini
I have just returned home from a fun weekend away at The Chapel Market (more on that soon!). It was so fun and my first chance to introduce our maple syrup face to face with people (shopping coming real soon, I promise!). It only seemed … [Read more...]
Shortcuts to Throwing a Party
It is not a secret that my desire to cook, I mean really cook, comes in waves. But I always love to fill my house with guests and have impromptu parties – even when I don’t feel like cooking. … [Read more...]
5 Savory and Sweet Maple Syrup Recipes
Do you ever go through spurts with cooking? I tend to do a lot of easy / quick stuff for a period of time, and then I go through a big spurt of cooking up a storm. And what that happens, I like to experiment and try new recipes - especially when … [Read more...]
Easy Holiday Appetizer & Drink
This week is all about rockin’ out the holidays – but keeping it simple. And I am starting with an easy holiday appetizer and drink recipe. And, I am in great company – this lovely crew... In the spirit of keeping things simple, lets get right … [Read more...]
Easy 2 Ingredient Salsa Appetizer Recipe
I will not deny it, I am all about keeping things simple. Especially when it comes to entertaining. I would rather enjoy my company than spend hours in the kitchen. So, today I thought I would share one of my favorite easy 2 ingredient appetizer … [Read more...]
Bringing the Beach Home with Outshine Fruit Pops
*This is a sponsored post, however all opinions of these yummy fruit bars are my own.* I have a secret to tell you. I really don’t like desserts. I know, shocking. Don’t let me mislead you, I have plenty of bad eating habits on the salty side of … [Read more...]
Recipe: Maple Bacon Pepper Jelly
The concept of a savory jelly was one I never really understood. Wasn’t a jelly something that went with peanut butter? And the biggest problem with that is I don’t like peanut butter. … [Read more...]