Dawn Hames
Gingerbread Cake
Fall, winter and the holiday season are always the right time for Gingerbread Cake. Certain foods can evoke memories, and my earliest...
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Dawn Hames
Oct 103 min read
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy thanksgiving! Great news, research shows that being thankful and grateful boosts our immunity, which can have massive consequences...
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Dawn Hames
Oct 32 min read
Pumkin Pies
Fall has officially arrived, it is already October, and it’s pumpkin season! My very favourite thing about pumpkin season is Pumpkin Pie....
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Dawn Hames
Aug 72 min read
Chicken Curry
I currently have a young woman from India, Avneet, helping me with updating my online shop and sewing custom drapery. She cooked an...
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Dawn Hames
Jul 22 min read
Apple Turnover Pastries
Phyllo pastry is pastry that is paper thin. Sheets of phyllo pastry can be bought at the grocery store in the frozen food section, for...
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Dawn Hames
Jun 32 min read
High Protein Wrap (Gluten-Free)
This is an easy wrap to make. This recipe can be doubled, with success. It can be used for a sandwich as well. This wrap is also...
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Dawn Hames
Jun 32 min read
Stove Top Italian Casserole
The leaves are just starting to pop out, and the grass has changed from straw-coloured to a glorious green. All of the new green is a...
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Dawn Hames
Feb 163 min read
Valentine’s Day 2024
The sweetness of Valentines’ Day is filled with its’ own brand of sweetness such as baking heart-shaped cookies and cakes, decorated with...
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Dawn Hames
Jan 262 min read
Pineapple Coleslaw
Wow, that was some cold snap that we just went through. Every year, usually in January, we get severe cold weather. I will never get used...
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Dawn Hames
Jan 172 min read
Brussel Sprout Salad
The cold temperatures of winter have finally arrived, as has a bit of snow, with hopefully more on the way. The snow is most welcome, as...
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Dawn Hames
Jan 92 min read
Cheeseburger Casserole
Hello January, and ever so quickly we are saying goodbye to 2023, and welcoming in 2024. This has been a truly unusual January, with...
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Dawn Hames
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Holiday Baking
Here is some quick holiday baking for you, that does not require any baking! Easy peasy is what these recipes for holiday squares are....
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Dawn Hames
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Cabbage Soup
With the cooler temperature and cold wind, a nice bowl of homemade soup is always welcome. This is a classic Cabbage Soup. It is a very...
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Dawn Hames
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Pecan Cream Pie
Creamy and dreamy Pecan Cream Pie is sure to delight. It has a caramel sweetness from brown sugar, and the crunch and flavour from pecans...
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Dawn Hames
Nov 8, 20233 min read
Lemon Poppy Seed Chiffon Cake
I remember in grade four having to memorize the poem In Flanders Field. “In Flanders fields the poppies blow among the crosses, row on...
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Dawn Hames
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Stretching Your Food Dollar (Part 2)
Last week I wrote part one of “Stretching your Food Dollar.” This week I was again shocked to see so much of a price increase for various...
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Dawn Hames
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Stretching Your Food Dollar (Part 1)
I have always been someone who remembered the prices of many items at different grocery stores. Over the last 2 years, I have noticed the...
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Dawn Hames
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Turkey Shepards Pie
October is such an amazing month, it heralds in an array of beautiful colours, all across the prairies. October is Pumpkin Month and the...
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Dawn Hames
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Pumpkin Crisp
And just like that it’s October. Our summer went by so fast. I hear the geese honking as they make their way south. All of our fields are...
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Dawn Hames
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Sour Cream Cucumber Salad
We are well into fall, the leaves are changing into fiery colors, and the garden is wrapping up. This year I planted spaghetti squash,...
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