Redo of quinoa using ground poultry
I had left myself a note to retry a quinoa-tuna dish with ground poultry. This is the redo »
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My name is Brooke and I love to cook, hence the nickname. I am passionate about eating for pleasure and nutrition, making jam, and Pilates.
How to substitute butter in cookie recipes
Try prune puree in chocolate desserts, or applesauce in gingerbread or carrot cake. For a bright summer flavour, add pineapple to your quick breads or muffins »
Spirited Peaches
These peaches are stored in a "spiked" syrup: let the jars sit until Thanksgiving or Christmas and serve over pork or roast chicken »
Pear and Raisin Pie in Jars
I was given a flat of pears (13) from my friend Liz, straight from her grandparents garden. She had eaten her fill and thought maybe I could use them in...
Apple-Rhubarb sauce
Now that the fresh berries have subsided, I combined stewed rhubarb with applesauce to make a fruit puree to add to my oatmeal each morning »
Soroptimist Salad
I had the joy of a pot luck BBQ for our Soroptimist group and the rice salad was a huge hit »
Soroptimist Leadership
At a leadership conference, one of the organizers served this appetizer that disappeared quickly. She kindly shared the recipe »
Feeding the hungry
I found this story in my local paper is meaningful by building local relationships with a positive global impact »