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Mother’s Day is Sunday!!

A few delish dishes for Brunch on Mother’s Day !!! Pick one or two or make all of these!! Add some cut up vegetables & some fruit & you will have a wonderful meal!

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe, Hash Brown Casserole, is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone! The only confusing thing about this recipe is the size of the bag of frozen hash…

Cheddar Cheese Puff

I first posted this recipe for Cheddar Cheese Puff n 2017! I used to make this wonderful dish whenever we would have company over for brunch. Sometimes I would make it for pot-luck dinners…it is great on a buffet table. Eggy, Cheesy, Crisp around the edges, this is so good you will ba making it…

Breakfast Bread Pudding & Praline Oven French Toast

Perfect to put together the evening before, here are a couple recipes that we love! Breakfast Bread Pudding & Praline Oven French Toast

I Love Bran Muffins!

That just about says it all…I love bran muffins. My favourite bakery in Edmonton, Bon Ton Bakery, makes the most delish bran muffins, but it is Sunday morning & they are closed! So what is a girl to do? Bake them myself! I found a recipe for Bran Muffins from Chatelaine magazine that I had…

Norene Gilletz Blueberry Muffins

I always made these muffins when my children were young.. they loved them! Simple to make & perfect! I made these muffins with fresh blueberries—they are juicy & burst inside the muffin…& ooze out of them a bit… just beautiful …but these ar equally as good with frozen blueberries too! Making them with the frozen…

Break your Fast with these recipes!

We always break our fast with our extended family and we usually have the same menu every year!

We start with a piece of Honey Cake & a cup of tea then we dig in to the delicious food on the table. We all contribute a dish or two to the meal.

Here is our usual menu with the recipes below

Salmon of some kind, usually roasted

Caesar Salad or a regular green salad

Cabbage Salad

Quinoa Salad with fruit

Cottage Cheese Muffins with sour cream & berries

Hash Brown Casserole

Cut up veg, cucumbers, carrots & broccoli & cauliflower with a dip of some kind

Egg Salad & Tuna Salad ( usually just basic made with mayo)

Fruit Plate & a variety of desserts. Usually Brownies & Cookies

Crusted Baked Salmon

This salmon is coated with a very tasty home-made crumb mixture then baked until crispy! A new cookbook that I was given. the new kosher by KIM KUSHNER, has some great looking recipes in it & I plan to cook my way through it!  This salmon recipe is the second thing I have made, the…

Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs

Wow! I do not think I will every use croutons again! I loved this Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Crumbs so much! I saw a picture of a Caesar Salad with Toasted Panko Cumbs and knew I had to try it. You can use any Caesar Salad recipe you like but I will post the…

Purple Cabbage Slaw

I picked up a beautiful purple cabbage at my local farmers market. It is small which is just the right size for Murray & I Inspired by the Purple Cabbage Salad in the Kosher By Design Cookbook by Susie Fishbein, I made a purple cabbage slaw. It is delicious! Different from the one in the…

Asian Coleslaw with Ichiban Noodles

An old favourite salad recipe that I forget about! With all of the new recipes I look at everyday & the new ‘trendy’ way to eat vegetables…kale, shaved brussels sprouts… it is nice to turn back & re-visit some past favs The original recipe was a bit different then the one I make. I have…

Cottage Cheese Muffins

I love these cottage cheese muffins. The recipe is from over 40 years ago! Our family has been making them forever! I think the original recipe was given to my mom by a friend of hers. Sometimes I would play  majong with my mom’s group & this friend of hers would make the cheese muffins…

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone! The only confusing thing about this recipe is the size of the bag of frozen hash browns.. since the…

Brownies

These brownies are rich, dark & delicious. Made with Hershey’s cocoa, the recipe is from the Hershey Chocolate Company. I have s 2-sided piece of paper with the BEST recipes on it! I must have gotten this sheet paper over 30 years ago!! The brownie recipe is called Deep-Dish Brownie …the recipe is pretty straight…

Xmas Morning Or the Day After…. make it easy with these recipes!

Make some of these ahead & pop them in the freezer to take out when ready to eat them! Or prepare the night before so you can just pop it in the oven for breakfast!

J & M Cinnamon Buns

My daughter Jacki & I collaborated on this recipe & I think we came up with the MOST delicious cinnamon bun recipe ever!! While Jacki has been working from home in Los Angeles we have found the time to be in the kitchen together on several occasions. Thankfully with Facetime and Zoom the miles apart…

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,…

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone! The only confusing thing about this recipe is the size of the bag of frozen hash browns.. since the…

Cottage Cheese Muffins

I love these cottage cheese muffins. The recipe is from over 40 years ago! Our family has been making them forever! I think the original recipe was given to my mom by a friend of hers. Sometimes I would play mahjong with my mom’s group & her friend  would make the Cottage Cheese Muffins to eat…

Cheddar Cheese Puff

I first posted this recipe for Cheddar Cheese Puff n 2017! I used to make this wonderful dish whenever we would have company over for brunch. Sometimes I would make it for pot-luck dinners…it is great on a buffet table. Eggy, Cheesy, Crisp around the edges, this is so good you will ba making it…

Breakfast Bread Pudding

I love bread pudding! I used half of a left-over Challah to make this Breakfast Bread Pudding.  I put this together Saturday afternoon to  bake Sunday morning. Sometimes I do not want to have to wait while a Breakfast Bread Pudding sits overnight in the fridge before baking. This would work if you can let…

Praline Oven French Toast

We went to spend some time with my sister & brother-in-law in Palm Springs & my sister made this Oven French Toast for us & some other guests! It is really simple to prepare & so delicious. The recipe is from KosherEye.com. Baked French Toast with Praline Topping…. my sister was inspired by this recipe…

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Make Ahead Side Dish Recipes for Christmas

Whether you are having a crowd or not, these recipes are perfect to make ahead, They warm up nicely.

All of these dishes can be made ahead & popped in the freezer. Or make then a day or two ahead & they will be great warmed up. If you freeze them take them out of the freezer the day ahead in the morning. If you make these ahead of time then you can concentrate on some dishes that are last minute! Here are a few Make Ahead Side Dishes that you can make now

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…

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone! The only confusing thing about this recipe is the size of the bag of frozen hash browns.. since the…

Peroghy…Pirogi…Pierogi anyway you spell it, they are delicious

I was fortunate enough to be invited to take part in a family pierogi making day this past weekend.Last year we were given some pierogi to eat and they were so perfect and delicious that I am really glad I got to make some with these talented ladies and some of their husbands. This family has been getting together…

Spinach Mushroom Strudel

What do you do with a pile of spinach in your fridge when you don’t really want a spinach salad? I looked & looked on the internet & nothing really got me too excited!  So I decided to try to make a Spinach Mushroom Strudel. A Spanakopita would have been good but I did not…

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe, Hash Brown Casserole, is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone!

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Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe, Hash Brown Casserole, is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone!

Continue reading “Hash Brown Casserole”

Hash Brown Casserole

This recipe, Hash Brown Casserole, is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone!

Continue reading “Hash Brown Casserole”

Hash Brown Casserole(re-post from 2017)

This recipe for hash Brown Casserole is a family favorite and I really only make it once a year or sometimes if we are having several friends over for brunch! ( pre-Covid days)

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