*Soak boiled vegetables briefly in salt water to make them a little firmer*. Many vegetables are suitable, including carrots, potato, squash, rutabaga, etc. You could also use firm tofu and add a food color to the water, which the tofu will soak up.

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One of the things I often hear from people when I mention that I am a Life Made Delicious Connector is that they assume all of the recipes on LifeMadeDelicious.ca are using pre-packaged mixes. While it’s true that there are a number of recipes on the site that do use a mix as one of [...]

Growing up, my daily veggie intake looked like this: three reluctant bites of iceberg lettuce, drenched in ranch dressing. On a good day.I am determined to pump our kids full of fruits and veggies, knowing that it will be much…

I’ve been reliving old memories of foods I used to make back in the day lately. It started with my recent Eggs Santiago revival, and has continued on for the past couple of weeks. To be honest, I’ve been having a bit of a stressful time lately, and I seem to be finding some comfort [...]

Back in the day when I braved an entire year of 30-day challenges (2011 for those who are new) I shared about my meat ignorance. Here's an excerpt from one of my posts—from the 30-days of slow cookery.My first problem was I have never bought pot …

Alas, nope. I am SO sad right now. Satisfied, but sad. Here’s the scoop: this past weekend, my husband joyfully announced that he had found a recipe online that claimed to be a dupe of Harvey’s hamburgers. Mmm… Harvey’s. Flavourful, juicy beef… charbroiled to perfection on an open-flame grill… yes, it’s a beautiful thing. Gleefully, he [...]

I’ve often been surprised how recipes come and go from my life. For weeks or years, I will return to a recipe time and again, and then for no reason that I am aware of, it will *poof* out of my life. Sometimes I will stumble upon these recipes years later and be struck by [...]

One of the most difficult adjustments I have had to make when it comes to cooking for my family, is learning how to get around the No Gluten rule for my husband. To be honest, I often make two meals for us – one without gluten and one regular meal with gluten – just because [...]

Up until I made The Most Delicious Muffins Ever, I thought baking with crushed up cereal was a little…odd. However, I now know different, and have since tried a few recipes using heart-healthy Cheerios from Life Made Delicious. My three-year-old daughter is continuing her love of all things baking, so we decided to try out [...]

My three-year-old daughter recently received a cookbook all of her very own, and since that time has fallen into deep love with baking. This past weekend the two of us made a cookie recipe (that was amazingly delicious and will be posted soon), however I was not destined to make just one batch of cookies [...]

I have been looking forward to seeing the upcoming Mirror Mirror for a few months now. If you haven’t heard of it yet, Mirror Mirror is a live-action retelling of the story of Snow White. I’ve watched the trailer for Mirror Mirror a few times now and each time I do I’m struck by two [...]

I’m really discovering that my passion is food.

Baking, cooking…I love it all!

(and I especially love blogging about it…)

I want to expand my skills and be more adventurous with the…

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My husband and I love film. And while we will likely always love film, we haven’t been able to see as much grown-up movies as we would like to lately. Before we had children, my husband and I were avid fans of cinema. Not only did we enjoy film, we had the time to be [...]

Today, the majority of households have microwaves and most likely every dorm room across the nation has one too.  In fact, most college/university students use their microwaves to cook the majority of their meals. Wouldn’t it be great to use you…

My wife just made me the best bacon cheeseburger I’ve ever had for valentines day. She used 85% Angus ground hamburger, and topped it with a slice of american cheese and Applegate Farms bacon.

It was spectacular!

She made sure not to squish the patty while forming the burger. If you make your burgers fluffy, they will hold in all the…

If you’re heading out to the Festival of Ice happening at the county wineries this weekend, then Erie Shore Vineyard has a sweet special for you as February is their very own Ice Wine Month. Their 2006 VQA Vidal Icewine will be o…