Roasted Lamb

mejadra rice
I usually serve roasted leg of lamb with rice similar to Mejadra that is garnished with cashews and raisins. I also add potatoes to the baking pan.  

Soft Ginger Cookies

ginger cookies
These soft and delicious cookies spiced with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves are one of our favourite cookies. It is perfect for tea time.

Poppy seed crackers with sesame and Cookbook reviews

Poppy seed crackers with sesame
We have been reading a few cookbooks during the past months that include Campfire cookbook, Sprout Right Family Food, Naturally Sweet Baking, Vegan Instant Pot cookbook, and The Prairie Table Suppers, Potlucks and Socials. We tried a few recipes from these books including the Poppy seed crackers with sesame from Campfire cookbook which I have shared on this post. You can enter to win your own copy of Campfire cookbook.

Coconut Cake

coconut cake
This delicious coconut cake is easy to whip up perfect for tea time! We like how moist and delicious it is. This recipe is from here

Vietnamese Caramel Flan

caramel flan
Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen: Simple Recipes from My Many Mothers by Kim Thuy is written like a story book, which is fun to read. It gives insight into the culture that expresses love through food.

Extreme Bean Fiesta Bean Salad and Summer Entertaining Ideas

Extreme Bean Fiesta Bean Salad
Matt and Steve’s was founded in 2000 by two entrepreneurial friends looking to bring a little fun into the garnish world with the original Extreme Bean Hot and Spicy. Since then Matt and Steve's has expanded its product roster with the highest of quality standards by creating tasty, topical, social and fun products. They use local ingredients that are simple, and their products are all natural, gluten free, GMO free, with no artificial anything, at 10 calories or less per serving. 

Nanaimo Bars with Loacker Chocolate wafers

nanaimo bars with loacker wafers
Canadians have spoken and the nation’s favourite flavour is chocolate! In this year's Savour Serenity Survey conducted by Loacker, 72% of Canadians selected chocolate as their favourite sweet flavour. To help satisfy this craving for chocolate, Loacker is launching new flavours this summer, including Double Chocolate wafers.

Almond Rice pudding

almond rice pudding
This almond and rice pudding or kheer is easy to prepare within about half an hour and it tastes delicious. It can be enjoyed warm or cold.

Lavender Shortbread Cookies

Lavender Shortbread Cookies
These Lavender Shortbread cookies have a floral flavour and aroma because of the dried lavender flowers. This buttery shortbread cookies will be enjoyed by adults and children. Everyone we shared it with loved the taste. These cookies are wonderful to serve with tea or to give as gifts. 

Spiced Pumpkin Quinoa Muffin and Oven to Table Cookbook Giveaway

pumpkin quinoa muffin
Oven to Table by Jan Scott has over 100 recipes using one of six cooking vessels including a skillet, sheet pan, Dutch oven, baking pan, roasting pan, and casserole dish. Jan has developed recipes that focus on the importance of a stress-free, mess-free, and no fuss cooking attitude in the kitchen.