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Homemade Flat Bread with Cinnamon & Sugar

  My oven hasn’t been working properly for over a month and I’ve been stuck with preparing all of our meals on the stove top. I love baking so it’s been a real pain. I’ve been craving homemade bread,  so I decided to make flatbread, which not only allows me to get by bread “fix”,… Continue reading Homemade Flat Bread with Cinnamon & Sugar

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Hot Cross Buns

Since it’s almost Easter I thought it would be nice to try out some new Easter recipes. We always buy hot cross buns, so I thought if I can make bread, I’m sure I can make hot cross buns. Hot cross buns are basically a sweet dough with dried fruit and spices added. There are literally… Continue reading Hot Cross Buns

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Blueberry Almond Muffins

Last Sunday, as usual, I whipped together a batch of muffins for post soccer snacks/brunch. I tend to make muffins with whatever I have access to. I had a big bag of blueberries in the freezer, which  I tend to keep on hand to make smoothies for the kids, but I couldn’t resist popping a few… Continue reading Blueberry Almond Muffins

Kitchen Gadgets · Recipes

Healthy Donuts – Two words you rarely see together

In one of my late night online retail therapy sessions I bought tins to make baked donuts. It’s not as if I needed another kitchen gadget, but I thought it might be fun for the kids. (Ok, Ok … fun for me). Anyway, those bad boys have been sitting in my cupboard for about 2… Continue reading Healthy Donuts – Two words you rarely see together

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Cinnamon Pear Muffins

Some days it feels like my children never stop eating. Which means that I am always looking for healthy snacking options for them. Since there are only so many apples and carrot sticks that they will eat, I like to experiment with different types of muffins and baked goods that use healthy ingredients. One of… Continue reading Cinnamon Pear Muffins

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Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins

I have a few recipes that over the years have become staples. This oatmeal muffin recipe that is very simple. What I really love about it is that it’s so easy to change up. Sometimes I add chocolate chips. Other times I will add in a grated apple or a mashed banana to give them… Continue reading Oatmeal Cinnamon Muffins

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For the love of bread – Part II – Sunday Morning Cinnamon Rolls

Last Sunday I decided to whip up a treat for the boys, cinnamon rolls. I don’t have one go-to recipe for cinnamon rolls, so whenever I’m making bread, whether it be whole wheat or white, I usually reserve half of the dough, roll it out and make it into cinnamon rolls or cinnamon bread. You can’t… Continue reading For the love of bread – Part II – Sunday Morning Cinnamon Rolls