Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Muffins

Healthy-ish muffins that don’t require any special ingredients or tools? Count me in.

I love these muffins because if you don’t have the same ingredients on hand, it doesn’t matter! It’s easy to make substitutions with this banana chocolate chip muffin recipe. 

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Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These chocolate chunk cookies make the perfect last-minute gift or neighbourly porch surprise. They also freeze well if Santa leaves a few behind on Christmas Eve.

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A Full Stomach & A Grateful Heart: Helping Hunger Disappear

Food is such a personal thing. We all have our preferences and our favourites. It’s instinctual, a natural human need that most days, we don’t even think about. It’s a given. Many of us don’t worry about where our next meal will come from. In Canada, food is available just about everywhere and in mass variety. We do our groceries, we make our lunches, and we head out to dinner with friends. It’s part of our daily routine. What isn’t…

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Local Eats, Global Impact

Ever since I’ve moved to Kingston, Canada, I’ve become more aware of local products and supporting the local economy. I’m not sure why this is; perhaps it’s the entrepreneurial spirit of this community. People here are so innovative and inventive. They’re constantly creating or starting their own businesses. Kingston is a unique community that way, it’s not overly large but there is always a lot going on. It’s full of movers and shakers who are not only incredibly creative, but…

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Apple Brown Betty

Ok, it’s getting cold out (or it already is), and that means I want warm desserts that taste like pie but are way less effort. Enter, apple brown betty. This is one of my go-to recipes for fall and beyond.  If you ended up picking a lot of apples, or are just storing fat to get through winter (no shame in that), apple brown betty is the answer. This is an old family recipe, but is my favourite because it’s…

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