We love soups in our house. Nothing beats a warm bowl of soup on a chilly fall day. I like this easy homemade egg drop soup because it takes just a handful of ingredients and it isn’t heavy so it’s a great way to start a meal. We make this soup when we have too…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen

Crockpot Chicken and Gravy with Vegetables
I love crockpot meals for the simplicity of it! Toss everything in and at the end of a long day, you have a lovely hot meal waiting for you! This crockpot chicken and gravy is one of our favorites! I add veggies in like potatoes and carrots, but you can add any vegetable you like….

Spaetzle — Homemade Drop Noodles
We love spaetzle which is like a drop noodle. Many cultures around Europe have these dumpling-style noodles. In Hungarian, these egg noodle dumplings are known as “Nokedli” whereas in Romania they’re called “Galuska”. Spaetzle is German and “Halushky” in Ukrainian. They have slight variations between cultures – some of these drop noodles are thinner and…

Mulled Juice
It’s fall time and I love mulled juice. I usually prefer using apple juice but a combination of cranberry and apple juice is tasty, as is a combo of apple, orange and cranberry or even plain cranberry. It’s sweet and spicy with a little tang, and simply delicious! It has all the flavours of fall…

Queen of Puddings from the 1940s
My daughter decided to make Queen of Puddings from the 1940s and it was absolutely delicious!! We got the recipe from Baking Yesteryear: The Best recipes from the 1900s to 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis which has a lot of great recipes in it, but there’s tons of versions of this recipe everywhere! Queen of…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars
I have made several variations of this fudgy oat square! They are delicious, but this bar is a little different with the addition of peanut butter. These chocolate peanut butter oat bars are simply delectable! They almost taste like a caramel peanut butter cup with oats. We made these without peanut butter and instead used…

Easy No-Bake Cheesecake Squares
These no-bake cheesecake squares is the perfect dessert when you want a sweet treat without having to turn the oven on! They have a yummy, light cheesecake taste without being a heavy dessert! I have been enjoying these delectable simple squares for over 20 years — it is a family favorite! They really are that…

Libby’s Baked Beans
These baked beans are easy to prepare and taste delicious! I grew up eating these at every occasion! I believe the recipe was on the can of Libby’s beans (the large 2kg can) that everyone kept! They’re a family favorite that I make through the year! I wrote the recipe down off the label my…