• I'm interrupting winter to bring you a sweet summer treat. One that you can make any time of year. I learned how to make Cabin Tea years ago from my bestie's mother in law. Two ingredients are all it takes and you'll be swept right back to those nostalgic warm summer afternoons.

    Cabin Tea (two-ingredients)

    I've known my best friend's husband for decades longer than she has. My best friend, Edith, and I grew up in the same town, so how is this possible you ask? Well, his grandparents and my grandparents had cabins on opposite sides of an island on the lake that surrounds my home town. So Matthew (my bestie's husband) and I spent plenty of time together over the years when his family and his cousins would travel up north to visit. On one visit, his mom taught me how to make this easy Cabin Tea.

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  • Putting this out into the universe for all of my friends and family fighting through mountains of snow! This Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup, it's so comforting and cozy. After shovelling all that snow, you'll want this soup! Just like Grandma used to make, it's packed full of vegetables and just the perfect amount of seasoning. A must this time of year!

    Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup

    This recipe is my grandma's best friend Evie's Classic Hamburger Vegetable Soup and it's everything you think of when you think of Grandma's cooking. It's so comforting and feels like you've just walked through her front door. Just like Grandma made it, this soup is loaded with veggies and full of flavour and will have you coming back for seconds, trust me.

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  • Need an annual birthday meal? Has someone asked you what your favourite birthday meal is and you fumble for an answer? Don't worry, I'm going to lend you mine, it's super easy, and loaded with comfort. Porcupine Balls with Mushroom Cream Sauce are beef meatballs studded with rice (hence the name), a bit of onion and loaded with spices and then baked in a mushroom cream sauce.

    Porcupine Meatballs with Mushroom Cream Sauce

    Porcupine Meatballs with Mushroom Cream Sauce literally my favourite birthday meal EVER! I don't actually remember what I would ask for as a kid, but as a teenager and every year since this has been my birthday meal. Except for the one time my mom was out of town and my Dad made me a steak with peppercorn sauce. There was even that one time when my brother threatened to eat all the leftovers and I may have had an adult tantrum. No lie.

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  • That's how many tries it took my mom and me to figure out my grandma's recipe. She knew it by heart, so I can't really fault her for the minimal instructions and non-existent measurements. My aunt test drove this bad boy and agrees this is it! Grandma's Weekend White Bread is as close to my Grandma's sixteen-loaf Saturday ritual as it gets. It's perfect for sandwiches or with a bit of butter for this year's soup season.

    Grandma’s Weekend White Bread

    I had something else planned to write about this week, but when I finally perfected this recipe. I knew I had to share. Grandma's Weekend White Bread is the version my mom and I came up with when we decided to tackle my Grandma's cryptic recipe. You see, the hand-written recipe card was missing instructions and quantities. Making this recipe a bit of challenge, but a fun project for my mom and me.

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  • Grandma's Oatmeal Coconut Lace Cookies are super addictive, just ask my husband. He finished off two pans over the course of two evenings. They're Perfectly thin, crisp and buttery. This homemade family recipe is so easy, it doesn't even use an egg. The coconut adds an extra snap and will turn you into a lace cookie addict, trust me!

    Grandma’s Oatmeal Coconut Lace Cookies

    This is my Grandma's recipe for oatmeal cookies. Now, you might call these lace oatmeal cookies, or crispy oatmeal cookies or maybe something completely different but my Grandma only called them oatmeal cookies. A simple name for a simple recipe. I, however, call them amazing, addictive and with the addition of coconut, Grandma's Oatmeal Coconut Lace Cookies.

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