Addicted to Recipes

My Mom makes the best cinnamon buns. I don't make cinnamon buns...I've been craving Mom's cinnamon buns, but they've been away. So I had to improvise. Enter Cinnamon Bun Cake, or as our two year old calls it, Cinabun Cake. (Source: Cookin Up North) Base: 3 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 cups milk 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 cup butter, melted Topping: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon Glaze: 2 cups…

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Pecans, and Cranberries

Our youngest is on a bean kick. He is loving loving LOVING beans. As far as I know, I have only ever had beans from a can, which I do typically purchase...but now that I am on summer holidays, I figured it was time to come up with a homemade version so to try. I also wanted the recipe to be a slow cooker recipe (thinking ahead to hockey season!). After reading several recipes and thinking about the flavours that my family would like, this is the recipe that I have come up with: Dawn's Baked…

We celebrated our baby's first birthday on Canada Day. I decided to go with a red and white theme for the party to tie in with Canada Day, and wanted to serve a red and white dessert - something easy, something a little different, but pretty. I found this recipe for Strawberry Poke Cake over at Stella B's Kitchen, and it seemed perfect for the event. Here is the recipe: 1 box white cake mix (plus applicable ingredients for the mix - eggs, water, oil) 1 small box of strawberry jello (3 oz…

We have a spud lover in our house. Our toddler loves his potatoes, especially mashed and smashed. Good ole me though, I need to try new recipes and share them with you, the readers at Addicted to Recipes! I was digging through my recipe collection, and came across a recipe that I have had in the binder for many many years. I don't know where it came from or who to credit, but I had to give it a try. The kicker was the basil, as our eldest is a basil lover (he eats it straight off the plant)…

One of my favourite desserts when I was a kid was homemade apple sauce. I just loved the smell of it cooking (I am a huge cinnamon fan). Warm apple sauce with vanilla ice cream, oh my, so good! Apple sauce is such an easy recipe to make, and perfect when you have apples that are starting to "go". Here is how I make my apple sauce: 4 apples 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon honey Dash cloves 1/4 teaspoon all spice 1 - 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 cup water Wash, peel…

Growing up, my Mom often made us great treats for dessert. Whether it was her chocolate chip cookies (secret family recipe!) or her cinnamon buns, we were lucky to have a Mom who liked to bake. Another of our favourites were her Peanut Butter Bars (think Reese Peanut Butter Cups, but homemade) - she's been making these for us since we were kids. It's easy to make, no baking required. I used natural peanut butter and it turned out the same as using regular peanut butter. Peanut Butter Bars…

A few weeks ago I shared with you a recipe for Strawberry Infused Vodka...that sure was tasty...and since then I've also made some Blueberry Infused Vodka, another delicious treat! Both of these pair nicely with Sprite/7-Up and the Strawberry version really paired nicely with Strawberry Lemonade. Ever since I made this lemonade, I have been craving more...good thing I have more lemons! Now if only the weather would smarten up! Here is the recipe: Homemade Strawberry Lemonade (Source: My…

You've heard me say this before, but I love muffins. They are such an easy thing to eat when you've got a baby attached to your hip (and only one hand free!). I am always searching for new muffin recipes, especially muffins of the blueberry variety. On my Facebook newsfeed this week was a link via the YummyMummy Club for Blueberry Maple Muffins. Oh...these sound so interesting! So much so that I made them as soon as the baby went for his nap (and I had two hands free! LOL). Here is the…

This weekend mark's our 8th wedding anniversary! Time goes by so quickly, it feels like just yesterday that we were in Vegas getting married (yes...a Vegas wedding...and it was SO FUN!) Yet, when I sit down and look at the pictures and think about all the good times (and some challenges) - we've really had a wonderful 8 years of marriage. I'm lucky to be married to such a great guy! So, in the spirit of love and anniversaries, this week's Throwback Thursday recipe is one of my hubby's…

Y'all know that I have a bunch of rib lovers in our house. When we splurge for ribs we have a go-to recipe, Sweet & Spicy Double Cooked ribs. The other day, we were having company for dinner and ribs were on the menu. Our kids have been on a "no-spicy" kick, and just in case our guests weren't keen on spicy, I needed to find an alternative for them. Enter this recipe for Maple Glazed ribs. Here is what I did: 3/4 cup (real) maple syrup 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons ketchup 1…

A few weeks ago, I wrote a guest post for my friend Kim over at Cups by Kim. If you didn't get a chance to see the recipe, I thought I would share it with you now! Having never made crepes before (can you believe it?!), I decided to make “Strawberry Cream Crepes” for my family for our Saturday morning breakfast. Nice change to our usual pancakes / waffles / french toast. I did take the extra time to make the crepes over a few days (made the batter on Thursday night, made the crepes on…

Tonight for dinner we had ribs. Anyone who knows me, knows that I do not like ribs. But my husband LOVES ribs and our eldest son now loves them too. I found this recipe for ribs, and tonight my hubby told me that these were the best ever, and that even Gordon Ramsay would love them. That says a lot! (and I'm certainly no Gordon Ramsay or MasterChef in the making). Note - Even though the recipe calls for garlic (and I normally love garlic), I didn't use any garlic this time for two reasons…

Hello friends! This week for Throwback Thursday I am looking back at a special treat that I made for Valentine's Day a few years ago. This was a rich, delicious meal that my hubby and I both enjoyed. LOBSTER FETTUCINE! Are you making anything special for your Valentine?

Tonight for dinner we had ribs. Anyone who knows me, knows that I do not like ribs. But my husband LOVES ribs and our eldest son now loves them too. I found this recipe for ribs, and tonight my hubby told me that these were the best ever, and that even Gordon Ramsay would love them. That says a lot! (and I'm certainly no Gordon Ramsay or MasterChef in the making). Note - Even though the recipe calls for garlic (and I normally love garlic), I didn't use any garlic this time for two reasons…

My son's preschool held their Easter party this week and each family contributed a little something to the "Easter Buffet". Originally I wrote down that I would bring "something sweet" with good intentions to make some fun Easter treat, but time got away from me (we re-did our oldest son's room this past weekend...and our house is still a mess!) so I opted to go for something a bit healthier but still with a little sweet. I decided on an old favourite of ours, and one that is always popular…