Category: Breakfast
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Make your own maple syrup
Maple syrup is the quintessential Canadian treat. Did you know you can make it yourself? With some maple trees, the right weather and a little work you can collect and turn maple tree sap into the perfect pancake topper. And this is not just a northern or eastern Canada activity. On Vancouver Island there is…
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Almond French Toast
I was making french toast this morning and realized I didn’t have any vanilla, my usual french toast flavour of choice. I remembered I had almond extract, as well as some sliced almonds leftover from last night’s salad, so decided to try something new. It was a big hit. The sliced almonds actually form a…
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Nonna’s gnocchi
Here’s another one of my Nonna’s great recipes. These simple pasta pillows consist mainly of potato and are all you’ll ever need on a cold and rainy day. I’d seen these done by my grandmother time and time again but had never attempted the recipe myself. After phoning my Nonna, the best I was able…
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Zucchini Potato Latkes
Last Saturday I woke up with a desire beyond the eggs and toast standard. Finding a lone zucchini in the fridge I decided to try something I had attempted to make several years ago that had not turn out: latkes. Using my trusty Cooks Illustrated cooking bible as a reference this time around, I came…
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Mostly raspberry (with a little blackberry) jam
I made 4 batches of jam this year. This is the first time I have made jam by myself – I used to help my mom make it when I was younger. It turned out to be easier than I thought, which is probably why I ended up making it so many times. The first…