These recipes aren’t just kitchen-tested, they’re Jane-tested!
Recipes that go into heavy rotation in my kitchen have two things in common. They have to be relatively simple and they have to be relatively fantastic.
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This drink is summer in a glass! It calls for a lot of raspberries so make it at the height of summer when berries are cheapest. It’s served diluted but I also like to sip… Read More »OLD-TIMEY RASPBERRY DRINKING VINEGAR
Savoury Red Lentil Soup This soup scores in all categories: it’s quick and easy to make, it’s loaded with health benefits, the ingredients are inexpensive pantry staples … and it gets rave reviews every time I’ve… Read More »LOVING SPOONFUL
Gourmet lemon salt is expensive. Here’s how to make your own and get maximum value from your costly lemons (or limes). DIRECTIONS Before you use the juice from that lemon, remove as much of the… Read More »PUCKERY SALT
Money is tight all over! Try as we may, we end up throwing away too many of our groceries. Here are a few tips to get maximum benefit from your grocery dollar. Grapes wilted? Such… Read More »SALVAGED GRAPES
Up until about a decade ago, you’d never find more than two brussels sprouts on my plate. I couldn’t understand how they’d made their way into any holiday menu. No one seemed to put much… Read More »SPROUTS BIG NIGHT OUT
Here’s proof that tomato is actually a fruit! INGREDIENTS 5 plum tomatoes ½ cup sugar ½ tsp vanilla ½ tsp cinnamon ¾ cup mascarpone ⅓ cup whole milk 2 cups good quality vanilla ice cream… Read More »MASCARPONE TOMATO ICE CREAM
Do you have banana bread fatigue? Here’s another excellent way to use up those blackening bananas on your countertop. These cookies taste even better than standard chocolate chip cookies but it’s what they don’t have… Read More »MONKEY COOKIES
Hankering for biscuits? Comin’ up! Cheap, and quick and easy. Now ain’t you the kitchen magician?! And here’s another trick: buy the discounted, soon-to-expire whipping cream at your grocery store and transform it into butter… Read More »HOMEMADE BISCUIT MIX
My Connecticut neighbour, Diane Keleher, gave me this recipe. It’s one of those ‘wife saver’ recipes that allow everyone to enjoy the morning. My Connecticut neighbour, Diane Keleher, gave me this recipe. It’s one of… Read More »CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS CASSEROLE
Here’s one of my favourite ways to use up a bag of post-Christmas cranberries. 2 cups cranberries (enough to fill a pie plate to about a three berry depth – this pie depends upon having a… Read More »Cranberry Praline Pie