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Top 10 Viewed Recipes in 2025!

Here are the 10 Top Viewed Recipes of 2025!

I love seeing what posts people love! There are so many on this blog! I think for 2026 I am going to revisit them and update them!

Let me know in the comments if you have tried any of these!

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares

This is one of the easiest desserts to make! Peanut Butter Marshmallow Squares. No-bake & 5 ingredients! My sister was making this one day & so I had her tell me how to make it! She found out from her friend so I do not know where this recipe originated from but it is delish!…

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Chopped Broccoli Salad

I had some broccoli crowns in the fridge, some carrots and purple cabbage so I decided to make it all into a salad. It turned out really nicely. The key, Murray says, is to cut the broccoli up into small pieces. The dressing is slightly sweet with the addition of maple syrup. I have changed the…

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Blue Crinkle Cookies

These sweet little Blue Crinkle Cookies are easy to make & very pretty! Coloured Blue for Chanukah but you could add any food colour to make these anyway you want!! You could use red ones & green ones for Christmas… Pink for Valentines Day or someones favourite colour for a special occasion! Gel food colour…

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Meringue Cake with Dates, Nuts & Chocolate

I made this cake for Passover but I know it will be good anytime of the year so am posting it in dessert dishes!! The recipe is from BALABOOSTA.COM, DATE,CHCOLATE & WALNUT TORTE  This dessert is crunchy, sweet & satisfying. It would be appropriate served anytime, after dinner, at a bridal  shower…thats a good idea…I…

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Chocolate Chip Cookie & Kahlua Torte

This recipe is inspired by Norene Gilletz’s Tia Maria Torte, in her The Pleasures of Your Processor: By Norene GilletzThe pleasures of your processor: By Norene GilletzTHE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ.  I have only changed some things..so it is her recipe with a few changes This is such a great dessert to have…

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Corn Muffins..recipe from the Purity Corn Meal bag!

I find that sometimes the recipes on the back of the package of ingredients are really good! For example, the recipe for corn muffins on the back of the the Purity Corn Meal bag! I love corn muffins…anyway I can have them 🙂 I like then as a side with chili..that is what I made…

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Banana Bread with Maple Frosting

Tired of banana bread with chocolate? I just wanted to switch it up a bit My fruit bowl had some bananas that were getting over-ripe and of course I decided to bake a banana bread, but without chocolate. This recipe is from my aunt & she grates chocolate into it, which is really good. But…

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Oven Roasted Pickled Brisket

This is my go-to pickled brisket dish. I have boiled pickled briskets & I have made them in an InstaPot My New Instant Pot! Corned Beef & Cabbage, bur my very favourite way to cook & eat a picked brisket is this way! The recipe is from THE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ. Here…

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Noodles & Cottage Cheese

Cottage Cheese is having a ‘day’ on social media lately! We have been eating Noodles & Cottage Cheese forever!! Mac & Cheese needs to step aside while you all try this comforting delicious pasta dish! Uncomplicated to make yet one of the best things you can eat! Noodles & Cottage Cheese is a meal that…

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TikTok Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls with Cream

I really enjoy looking at food TikTok. Some of the things on there I would never make & some I love to try. This TikTok “recipe’ is one I thought we all might like! The ingredients are … store-bought cinnamon bun dough in a tube, 1 cup of heavy cream & then you need butter,…

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Karen’s Butter Tarts

This ButterTart recipe is a winner! I just love them ! I lived in Yellowknife for 6 years when I first got married. I came there as a young bride not really knowing too much about cooking or baking.  My good friend, Karen, whom I am still friends with today, taught me many things in the kitchen…

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Fresh Corn Salad

I had too many leftover cooked corn cobs so they became this Fresh Corn Salad. I do like to made extra corn on the cob. I like to cut the corn off the cob & add the corn to salads or even rice! The natural sweetness of the corn adds a delicious flavour. I have…

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Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake

This Strawberry Rhubarb Coffee Cake recipe has a delicious cooked filling made with strawberries & rhubarb. So, there is a bit of a ‘process’ to put this together but it is worth it. It makes a large cake, in a 9 x 13 pan, so perfect to take to a pot-luck or for a party!…

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Happy New Year 2026

I wish all of you a very Happy New Year! May your New Year bring you everything you hope for, good health & happiness! Thank you for following this blog. I hope to have many new recipes to post in the coming year!!

Here are some recipes for dinner tonight. I am a bit late posting for dinner so here are some recipes that you can just pop into a grocery store, get what you need & still have time to make for dinner! Have a nice Spanish Coffee after dinner! Forgot to put the roast in so it is after dessert!

Imitation Crab Salad

I love imitation crab…. keeping a Kosher kitchen i can not use real crab meat so this is a delicious alternative for us! This is so quick it is almost impossible to believe it can be as good as it is!!! I love to make this salad, I use it as a dip or in…

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Smoked Salmon Spread

Well, this was delicious!  Smoked salmon, cream cheese, mayo, horseradish, capers and parsley to garnish. It was all I could do but not eat the whole bowl at one time. Seriously!! In November I was in Toronto and had a smoked salmon sandwich on a bagel at the restaurant Schmaltz Appetizing, 414 Dupont St., and they had horseradish…

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Chopped Broccoli Salad

I had some broccoli crowns in the fridge, some carrots and purple cabbage so I decided to make it all into a salad. It turned out really nicely. The key, Murray says, is to cut the broccoli up into small pieces. The dressing is slightly sweet with the addition of maple syrup. I have changed the…

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BEST-EVER SCALLOPED POTATOES recipe by Norene Gilletz

This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks. A perfect side dish anytime, creamy without cream, I bake mine until the top slices of potato are nice and crispy! I originally posted this recipe in 2018 & have made a few edits to it. THE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ. My cookbook…

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No Bake Chocolate Corn Flake Cookies

Could there be a simpler cookie? Maybe, but this recipe is one of them! I love them! I wanted  something chocolate that was non-dairy for dessert to go along side the coffee cake I was serving & didn’t really have time to bake, so remembered this recipe & it was perfect! Also, it is difficult…

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Standing Rib Roast – a very easy method. ( Prime Rib)

Murray & I love a Standing Rib Roast! I do not make it very often but when I do it is a special treat! This is a post from 2018 but I thought it was a good idea to remind everyone about this delicious dish! I told my friend that I was going to make…

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Dinner This Week November 3-7 2025

I was deciding to make a Dinner plan this week so I thought I would share it with you! Of course it won’t matter what order you or I make these dishes in but I am going to make these 5 dinners this week!

I have put the recipes in the order that I am going to make them!

Monday– Stew in the Instant Pot

Tuesday– Vegetarian Chili

Wednesday – Fish Tacos at Home

Thursday – One Pot Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

Friday – Simple Roast Chicken

Vegetarian Chili

It is getting really cold here so it is time for Chili & this Vegetarian Chili is a fav of ours I posted this in January 2017. I have updated that original post   I love a thick delicious chili. Most often, we eat it with ground beef but I do really like a vegetarian…

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Fish Tacos at Home

I love fish tacos!  They  are so easy & quick to make at home & any fish can be used which makes this dish so versatile! You can even use a frozen breaded fish fillet if you want to! I have been known to do that when I can’t find any fresh fish that I…

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One Pot Pasta With Fresh Tomatoes

This one pot pasta is really quick & a perfect solution for dinner if you just don’t know what to have, you are starving & want to eat soon!!! This really does not take long from start to finish! This recipe is from Martha Stewart . All of the ingredients for this dish go in…

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Simple Roast Chicken

I  just think that sometimes a Simple Roast Chicken is one of the most delicious ways to eat chicken! This is a one pan dinner! The chicken is roasted with potatoes & vegetables! The smell of the roasting chicken fills the house up and whenever I make this, my family walks in and always comments…

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It is Fall and I bring out my Instant Pot now!

I do not use it very much in the summer but I LOVE to use it in the fall and winter!

There are more recipes on this blog so you can do a search ‘Instant Pot’ and they should show up!

Here are a few Instant Pot recipes! If you do not have an Instant Pot, try these recipes cooking them in the traditional way! Soups in a soup pot! Other recipes in the oven!

Instant Pot Minestrone Soup..Vegan & Easy…

I’m running around today doing all kinds of errands, so making soup in the Instant Pot is perfect for today! So simple & I can just put it on & go! I just got home & tasted the soup. It was great…it needed some salt so I just seasoned the soup with some & promptly…

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Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot *updated Sept/25

Well, I decided to make a chicken soup in the Instant Pot. Usually I cook my soup for hours & hours on the stove & then some more! Lots of skimming & skimming…this is how my grandmother made her chicken soup & my mom & my sisters… but I have found a new way for…

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Instant Pot Chicken & Rice

This is a recipe for the Instant Pot but  you can cook it on the stove if you don’t have an Instant Pot. And if you follow this blog…it seems that I go through a lot of coconut milk…so stock up! I am loving my Instant Pot. ..this dinner came together so quickly. The flavour…

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Pot Roast in the Instant Pot

Another Instant Pot recipe that you can make in the oven if you do not have an Instant Pot! This pot roast recipe is from the Tasting Table Test Kitchen. It is very different from the usual pot roast recipe that I make so a really nice change for Murray!!! A few points about making…

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Middle Eastern flavoured Lentils & Rice … in the Instant Pot

This recipe for Middle Eastern flavoured Lentils & Rice made in the Instant Pot is great but I know you could make it in a regular pot if you don’t have an Instant Pot! But if you do… this is quick & delicious If you have not really tried this Lentil & Rice dish you…

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With Sukkot tomorrow and all week there are so many great dishes I love to make to eat in the Sukkah! Or of course these are delish all the time!

I like to have one-pot dishes so I can just carry the food easily into the Sukkah! And then of course we need cake!

Potato Leek Soup

Potato Leek Soup.. one of our favourite soups especially in the fall! It does not take long to make & is a great soup for fall & winter! I have adapted this recipe from Chatelaine Magazine. I don’t remember when I started making this soup but it has been many years. I have a ripped out…

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Short Rib Barley Mushroom Soup

My mom always made a mushroom barley soup with some meat in it. When I moved out she gave some ‘recipes’ but they were pretty vague so I called my go-to friend, Mrs. Shapiro, to ask for tips on how to make this wonderful soup. I combined her advice with memories of my moms &…

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Beef & Cornbread Skillet Pie

This is an old recipe I used to make when I lived in Yellowknife. It is similar to a Shepard’s Pie I suppose, but with a cornbread top instead of mashed potatoes. Beef & Cornbread Skillet Pie I made this in a cast iron skillet but if you don’t have one, use a skillet that is…

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Vegetarian Chilli

It s cold outside.. so …. I think I am going to make this chili recipe. I posted this in January 2017. I have updated that original post I love a thick delicious chili. Most often, we eat it with ground beef but I do really like a vegetarian chili. There are many options to…

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Baked Pasta with Ricotta Cheese

Kind of like lasagna, but only in that it is a cheesy baked pasta dish topped with mozzarella cheese & a sprinkle of parmesan…..vegetarian & delicious! The recipe is from marthastewart.com. Baked Ziti with Crunchy Italian Salad & Garlic Bread. I didn’t use ziti, but used small shells. I did make a salad, not the…

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Jane’s Tuna Casserole

 When I don’t know what to make for dinner I go back to this comforting recipe for Janes’s Tuna Noodle Casserole. Noodles, tuna, cheese, mushroom soup, peas, celery…a winning combination! Oh, and how could I not mention the added cheese and the melted cheese on top! While the noodles were cooking, I was getting the…

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Apple Crisp- Vegan/Parve/Non-Dairy

Always a welcome dessert, it seems that everyone loves Apple Crisp! This recipe is Vegan/Parve/Non-Dairy Apple Crisp is so much simpler to make than pie…& I bet it is healthier too. Though I am no nutritionalist..it makes sense to me…though don’t get me wrong…I love pie!! But for a quick fruit dessert…Apple Crisp is a…

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Apple Caramel Cake

This recipe for an Apple Caramel Cake is from Robin Hood Flour…the paper the recipe is on is tattered so I have no idea when I found this recipe in a. magazine ….but… I have always thought about making this cake & it is a good thing I did because it is delish! The other…

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Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls – A Norene Gilletz Recipe

She has done it again! Norene Gilletz has written another cookbook! Norene collaborated with Edward Wein, PHD and together they have produced a new cookbook called THE BRAIN BOOSTING DIET FEED YOUR MEMORY. You can click on the link & find this book at Amazon,ca This cookbook is not just recipes… it is full of…

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Apricot Chicken

I am sure most of you have a recipe for Apricot Chicken. It has been around for a  long time. I make mine differently then the usual way. My sister, Edith, gave me the recipe probably about 34 years ago, shortly after I was married. I was very new to the kitchen & misunderstood her instructions!

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Sweet & Sticky Chicken

Another random chicken recipe I have found in my mom’s old recipe box.. titled Chicken, excellent & sticky! Funny! So I decided to call it Sweet & Sticky Chicken

Truth is that sometimes simple recipes are just delicious! Quick to prepare, just mix up some bought ingredients & bake! That is exactly what this Sweet & Sticky Chicken is !

The original recipe calls for Peach jam, I could only find Apricot jam so I am putting both options in the recipe.

I served this chicken with crispy roast potatoes but rice would be an excellent choice too … the pan juices would be excellent on rice!

Also, I used legs & thighs but use any type of chicken you prefer & cook accordingly. The amount of sauce in this recipe is for 8 pieces of chicken.

Here is the recipe

1 cup peach or apricot jam

1/2 cup BBQ sauce

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 Tbsp soya sauce

8 pieces of chicken

Method

  1. In a saucepan mix the jam, BBQ sauce, chopped onion & soya sauce together. Heat on medium low heat until blended.
  2. Place your chicken pieces in a single layer in a 9 x 13 baking dish. You want the chicken pieces to be fairly close together
  3. Pour the prepared sauce evenly all over the chicken pieces
  4. Bake uncovered in a 325f oven. Baste after the first hour. Bake until the chicken is cooked through completely. I like to bake my chicken until the sauce has thickened & the chicken is crispy & browned, ( you will see in the picture.) It took about 1 1/2 hours but the time will depend on what chicken pieces you use!

Enjoy!

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Brisket Recipes!

Here are some Brisket Recipes! All 4 of them are delicious

Apricot Tzimmes Brisket

My friend Nora gave me this recipe for Apricot Tzimmes Brisket, It is sweet & delicious… cooked to tender perfection it is a wonderful fall/winter main course to make I had to change the recipe a bit for 2 reasons! One… my brisket was small, the original recipe calls for a 4 lb brisket, mine…

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Oven Roasted Pickled Brisket

This is my go-to pickled brisket dish. I have boiled pickled briskets & I have made them in an InstaPot My New Instant Pot! Corned Beef & Cabbage, bur my very favourite way to cook & eat a picked brisket is this way! The recipe is from THE PLEASURES OF YOUR PROCESSOR BY NORENE GILLETZ. Here…

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Wine-Braised Brisket

My wonderful daughter-in-law bought me this fabulous cookbook, THE GEFILTE MANEFESTO by JEFFREY YOSKOWITZ & LIZ ALPERN. I plan on trying to make as much of these recipes as I can. They all look very interesting and delicious. The first one I have tried is the WINE-BRAISED BRISKET WITH BUTTERNUT SQUASH. It uses a whole…

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Brisket….

Ah…brisket…the ultimate Jewish roast….my family grew up eating brisket…usually served with kasha …The long slow cook in the oven makes it so tender…but I wanted to make it in the Instant Pot & see how that was…here is the result & recipe There are just so many brisket recipes, it is always a decision what recipe…

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Korean Style Ribs..BBQ or Cooked in the Oven

This is an updated post…..

I have made these Korean Style Ribs several times throughout the year. In the winter I bake them in the oven & in the summer I BBQ them…great either way!

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Pesto Pasta Salad

I made this Pesto Pasta Salad in the summer using up some garden basil but did not get it posted! Now it is fall but this is so good that I will buy fresh basil from the grocery store and make it again!

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Cold Chicken Noodle Salad

The first time I posted this recipe for Cold Chicken Noodle Salads was in 2017 & I continue to love it! I have updated it a bit!

This dish can be eaten cold or warm (we prefer it cold)  This comes together very quickly even though there are several steps to the recipe. While the chicken is marinating you get everything else cooked & then mix it all together & enjoy!

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