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salmon with cranberry thyme crust
Fish and Seafood

Baked Salmon with Cranberry Thyme Crust

 

  A savoury panko topping adds a crispy texture to salmon & trout fillets. Great with cod & haddock too. It’s a good recipe for people who aren’t wild about fish since the crust adds lots of flavor and a crispy texture. Just so you know… The recipe for salmon with […]

Green Living

Many Good Reasons to Use Oxygen Bleach

 

  Brighter brights and whiter whites is everyone’s laundry goal. Since laundry accounts for a chunk of our household chores of course we want our clothes to come out of the wash looking bright and clean, which is why there is a whole aisle of the grocery store devoted laundry. […]

Breads, Muffins

Light Textured Buttermilk Bran Muffins with Natural Bran

 

    An old fashioned bran muffin with a light texture and sweet molasses flavour. It wasn’t until I got to university that I understood the jokes about bran muffins being like doorstops. I grew up eating homemade buttermilk bran muffins made with natural bran. They were light textured and sweet. […]

Breads

Millet and Molasses Buttermilk Biscuits

 

  If you want to make soup an extra special suppertime meal for your kids, make a batch of biscuits to go with it. I often make soup for supper. It’s hearty, filling, satisfying and flavourful. Plus you can tuck all sorts of healthy things into your soup, use up […]

Fish and Seafood, Green Living

The Environmental Problem With Shrimp

 

  Look for certified sustainable wild or farmed shrimp. I have known for a long time that shrimp gets a poor environmental rating which presents an eco- conundrum in our household since shrimp is everyone’s favourite seafood. Shrimp is North America’s favourite seafood. The average American eats about four pounds […]