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Many people are scared by candy because they feel it is difficult to make. This English Toffee recipe is simple — only five ingredients! It is delicious, and makes great gift bags for teachers and neighbours, and will also be a crowd pleaser to have in your candy dishes over the holidays. One batch will …
We all have them…those holiday recipes that we reach for year after year, signaling the start of the festive season. Included in that mix is usually a cookie recipe or two, great to have on hand for any holiday gathering or snuggling in with a cup of hot chocolate and your favorite Christmas movie. If …
Introducing Simple Local Life “Recipe Contributor” Vicki Macdonald I really enjoy cooking and baking, but a lot of time, especially this past year, I feel like I am just in the business of churning out food to keep us all going. I fall back on those family favourites time and time again. When I need …
What says fall more than apple crisp? It’s a perfect way to use up some of the season’s delicious apple crop while making your house smell heavenly at the same time. Each year my daughter goes apple picking with her best friend and her family. They head out to the Valley and make a day …
What says “back to school” more than apples? It’s September and apple season is just getting underway here in Nova Scotia with some local Gravensteins making their first appearance at our local farm markets. This is the perfect time to try a new apple recipe or two. Trust me, anytime you combine apples and cinnamon, someone will come in and say “what smells so good?!” Our favourite this time of year is Cinnamon Apple Bread.
I’ve made this Apple Cinnamon Bread twice this week already! It’s a great after school snack, and declared by my daughter’s best friends as one of the “best things ever!” 😉 I told her I would share the recipe so she could try to make it herself sometime. Quick to assemble, basic staple ingredients…a fun project to let the kids tackle sometime.
Here’s what you need:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 large apple, peeled and finely chopped
Check out Melissa at The Happier Homemaker for the recipe.
The air is starting to cool a bit, we’re grabbing sweaters when we head outside, this Cinnamon Apple Bread goes perfectly with this change in the seasons. September..apples…and bread…sounds good to me.
To me, holidays mean family and food. If we are all hanging out for several days, and having people over, especially lots of kids and teenagers, I want to make sure there is some yummy food here. Having a big batch of these M&M cookies made, will last several days, and just look festive and …
You know when you go to a party and are trying to be casual, sampling the delicious goodies on the table…then you try something…and you can’t-stop-eating-it. That’s me, with these Spicy Maple Nuts. I’m not alone. Make a batch of these and see how fast they go. Maybe that’s just our big family, where people …