Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries are the perfect poppable party snack! In this dessert recipe, hollowed-out fresh strawberries are stuffed with a no-bake cheesecake mixture and garnished with some graham cracker crumbles to create a fun spin on a classic New York-style cheesecake. These treats are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Canada Day, Christmas, or if you sprinkle…
Finnish Cucumber Salad/ Kurkkusalaatti
Finnish Cucumber Salad/ Kurkkusalaatti This Finnish Cucumber Salad/ Kurkkusalaatti was my mother’s recipe. It was the one thing she made a lot of during the summer. Mom wasn’t a cook. She hated being in the kitchen. She found the whole thing a big waste of time. I remember mom saying to me “I can’t believe…
Julia Child’s Gateau in a Cage
Julia Child’s Gateau in a Cage I have been asked to participate in a Unique Sweets-Dessert Challenge. This challenge is being run by Julie from White Lights on Wednesday and Sophie from My Happy Place. They want something fancy-schmancy that takes some skill to assemble and this Julia Child’s Gateau in a Cage fits the…
Lightened Up Soft Tacos
Lightened Up Soft Tacos Here is the last day of Stampede and I didn’t really do any stampeding. Amber was lucky enough to do the grounds with her friend Megan and also lucked out with an invite to see the fireworks later that night. I thought I would finish off the week with a Lightened…
Gluten Free Zucchini Chips
Gluten-Free Zucchini Chips We have been playing around with some ideas for zucchini lately. I love this vegetable and tend to use it a lot more in the summer months. We had some leftover so Ken made a trial run with these Gluten-Free Zucchini Chips. We have many friends that are on gluten-free diets. Some…
Cowgirl Raspberry Sparkler
Cowgirl Raspberry Sparkler The other day I had a package of fresh beautiful raspberries leftover and was wondering what to do with them. It was after I had made Julia Child’s Charlotte Chantilly. I thought…hmmmm… I have some raspberry flavoured alcohols that would go great with these. Also thinking of Stampede and those thirsty Cowgirls…
Julia Child’s Bouillabaisse
Julia Child’s Bouillabaisse Julia Child’s Bouillabaisse – We are on week 10 now. Getting close to Julia’s 100th birthday celebration!! Only 5 more weeks to go. Her birthday is on August 15 and she would have turned 100 then if she was still with us. She had such great wit, talent, and knowledge. Very quick…
Celebrating our 100,000 hit!!
Celebrating our 100,000 hit!! I never dreamed that we would be here so fast. Celebrating our 100,000 hit!! It has only been just over 5 months since I started our little blog. With the help of some big sites that have graciously liked what we are doing, we have reached this pinnacle. I have always…
Stampede BBQ Calzone
Stampede BBQ Calzone We were watching The Chew the other day and Mario did a BBQ Calzone and it looked so good. I came up with this Stampede BBQ Calzone for Stampede week. So we decided to whip one up ourselves. I have been making my focaccia bread quite a few times now since my…
Cowboy Corn Dogs With a Twist
Cowboy Corn Dogs With a Twist Ken has been talking about trying to do corn dogs for a while now and then I saw a picture on Foodgawker and went to the site to grab the recipe. Ken changed it up slightly, added a jalapeno in the middle and I called them Cowboy Corn Dogs…
Cowboy Skillet Cookie
Cowboy Skillet Cookie Cowboy Skillet Cookie – This is how I picture a cowboy to eat his cookie, by the slice!! I made this the other day for Amber and her friends but it quickly dawned on me that this would be perfect for Stampede. It is so simple and such a great recipe. It…
Grilled Corn/Calgary Stampede Celebrates 100 Years
Grilled Corn/Calgary Stampede Celebrates 100 Years Yahoo!!! It is the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth and we are celebrating 100 years with Grilled Corn/Calgary Stampede Celebrates 100 Years!!! I am not a huge fan I have to admit but I will partake somewhat. I am sure we will take in a few free pancake breakfasts…
Amber’s New Harry Potter Room and a Butterbeer
Amber’s New Harry Potter Room and a Butterbeer If you know Amber well you know she is a Harry Potter freak. Today I present Amber’s New Harry Potter Room and a Butterbeer! Ever since her seeing the first movie she was hooked. She has slowly moved her way through the books savoring every page. She…
