How to Make Gluten Free Buns

I use these buns for everything!!! Sandwiches, toast for dipping in egg yolks , hamburger buns, toas

How to Make Salsa Just Like Chili’s!

I LOVE this recipe!!!! The first time I ever went to a Chili’s Restaurant was when I went on v

Gluten Free – Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie – Recipe

Last summer I discovered that I have a gluten intolerance (which really sucks ’cause this old

 
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How to Make Gluten Free Buns

February 5, 2013 in Baking and Dessert, Breads, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Just Talking, Recipes, slide show recipes by Cathy

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I use these buns for everything!!! Sandwiches, toast for dipping in egg yolks , hamburger buns, toast and jam, fried egg sandwiches, strawberry shortcakes, bread crumbs and on and on and on!!! Here’s how you make these babies!! (See the printable recipe at the bottom)   Print Add this recipe to ZipList! How to Make [...]

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How to Make Salsa Just Like Chili’s!

February 1, 2013 in Appetizers, Dips, Spreads and Sauces, Home Made, Recipes, Side Dishes by Cathy

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I LOVE this recipe!!!! The first time I ever went to a Chili’s Restaurant was when I went on vacation to South Carolina.  MAN I love that restaurant! Why is it NOT in Canada?!!!!? So….. I had a craving for their most AMAZING salsa ever.  Seriously people I could eat this salsa with a spoon. [...]

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Gluten Free – Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie – Recipe

January 22, 2013 in Baking and Dessert, Gluten Free, Just Talking, Pies and Tarts, Recipes by Cathy

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Last summer I discovered that I have a gluten intolerance (which really sucks ’cause this old girl loves to bake – if you haven’t noticed).  I haven’t had wheat anything since last June!!  I was REALLY missing desserts.  I spent this entire summer selling baked goods at the farmers market and couldn’t even taste one [...]

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How To Make A Swedish Candle

November 30, 2012 in Cool Things in General, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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This fall I saw my first Swedish Candle! Beautiful!!! It received A LOT of attention that day. Simple, beautiful and useful. I asked the fellow that was using it how he made it.  This is what he told me. – First get a DRY log.   – Use the kind of wood that you would [...]

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Our Christmas Aprons Are Here!

November 1, 2012 in Slide Show Aprons by Cathy

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Our Christmas aprons are now available! Come back weekly to see more fabric styles (as they are made)! Click HERE for our current stock.              

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Lusty Cheese Cake Truffles

October 23, 2012 in Baking and Dessert, Christmas, Confections, Holidays, Just Talking, Recipes by Cathy

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This is a beautiful moment One day I had an eureka moment….hmmmmmm….what would cheesecake be like completely covered in chocolate?  Better yet…what if I made them into balls?  What if I popped them into my mouth and went into an ecstasy coma? And then….IT was born Print Add this recipe to ZipList! Lusty Cheese Cake Truffles [...]

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Hallow’een Is Almost Here! Here’s A Gross Kitty Litter Box Cake!

October 22, 2012 in Hallowe'en, Holidays, Recipes by Cathy

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OMG!  This kitty litter box cake is SO GROSS (but totally awesome for my Halloween parTAY – tee heeeee!) Notice the kitty litter scooper? That’s for serving the cake. EEEW! Now you may think I’ve gone off my rocker serving such a discusting cake, BUT hey…I have a sense of humour and I really can’t [...]

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Naughty Nancy Apron Giveaway!

October 21, 2012 in Giveaways, Slide Show Aprons by Cathy

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Our next giveaway is here!! We are giving away a Naughty Nancy Apron from our Kitchen Dominatrix Collection! Just click on the picture below to enter (Open until November 2, 2012)

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Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins

October 20, 2012 in Baking and Dessert, Breakfast, Just Talking, Muffins, Recipes by Cathy

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This is BY FAR my family’s favourite muffin recipe. I passed the recipe onto an acquaintance of mine (who happens to be an amazing photographer) so if you’d like to see pictures and comments about this recipe please visit her site here. Print Add this recipe to ZipList! Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins IngredientsCREAM CHEESE TOPPING 1 (8 [...]

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Home Grown Chicken Stock

October 11, 2012 in Chickens, Gardening For Food, Home Made, Main Courses, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Recipes, Self Sufficiency, slide show recipes, slide show self sufficient, Vegetable Gardening by Cathy

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I was was very happy to realize that my home made chicken stock this year was COMPLETELY home GROWN!! Onions from my Garden…..check!  Carrots from my garden….check!  Garlic from my garden….check!  Summer Savory dried from my garden….check! Oregano dried from my garden….check!!! Water from my well…..check!  My home grown chickens – the bones, legs and [...]

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Butchering Meat Birds……

October 1, 2012 in Chickens, Just Talking, Poultry, Raising Livestock, Self Sufficiency, slide show self sufficient by Cathy

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I debated on wether or not to post about this.  It is not the most pleasant thing to talk about, however, if you want to be more self reliant it is a fact of life.  I have been very proud of how we raise our meat.  They have access to the great outdoors and are [...]

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Goofy Faces in the Purple Star Peppers!

August 31, 2012 in Gardening For Food, Self Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening by Cathy

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I love growing different, funny or cool things!!! Last year I grew Purple Star Peppers.  You can imagine my surprise when I went to cut them….  I found this inside!!!!!   A FACE! Complete with eyes, eye brows, nose, mouth, hair, beard AND horns. Tee hee heeeee! Almost every pepper had a goofy face in [...]