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Top Five Tips for making the Perfect Homemade Pizza

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By Hanna Trafford / April 17, 2009

Top Five Tips for making the Perfect Homemade Pizza: 1. Assemble your pizza pie on order: Sauce, Cheese, Toppings, More

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Homemade Sloppy Joes

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By Hanna Trafford / April 14, 2009

I know that it is a barbecue season – but these are all time favourite so before everyone gets into grilling juicy

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Wild Mushroom Pasta Sauce

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By Hanna Trafford / April 16, 2009

Here is one more pasta sauce recipe – this one is made with wild mushrooms. You don’t have to use too many wild

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Homemade Sausage Pasta Sauce

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By Hanna Trafford / April 15, 2009

And here is something a little different – homemade pasta sauce using sausages instead of the traditional ground beef.

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Homemade Beef Stroganoff

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By Hanna Trafford / April 15, 2009

You can wonder where the name came from – but the bottom line is that this is a dish that is always popular and can

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Homemade Seafood Chowder

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By Hanna Trafford / April 13, 2009

Here is a little something different – and very, very delicious! And another thing – it is made in a slow cooker

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Homemade Pecan Pie

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By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2009

No special meal would be complete with a great dessert! Here is a recipe for an old-time favourite – an easy to make

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Roasted Potato Salad

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By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2009

Roasted garlic, potatoes and veggies bring new flavours to a classic, family favoured salad. It can be served cold or warm

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Two-cabbage Slaw

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By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2009

This dish is not only a gret choice of salad options – it is also very eye catching – because of the combination

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Rice-stuffed Cornish Hens

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By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2009

This is an ideal recipe for a festive occasion , easy to prepare and a nice surprise for your family or your dinner guests. Rice

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Ham with Peach Chutney

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By Hanna Trafford / April 11, 2009

I have usually made ham with pineapple rings – maraschino cherry nicely pinned in the centre of each, honey glaze….

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Homemade Easter Bread

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By Hanna Trafford / April 7, 2009

Here is a recipe straight from my granma’s cookbook. It comes from the Czech republic and I remember well that it was

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Homemade Meatloaf

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By Hanna Trafford / April 4, 2009

Here is another old-time favourite! The great thing about meatloaf is that the leftovers are just as good (sometimes even

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Easter Brunch for 12 – the easy way

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By Hanna Trafford / March 25, 2009

You can plan to celebrate Easter by making a special brunch for your family and friends. Here is the Menu and I will be posting

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Easter Brunch for 12 – Recipe #6 – Fresh Fruit Medley

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By Hanna Trafford / April 2, 2009

This combination of fruits and dressing is very refreshing and suitable not just for your Easter Brunch. Again – it

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Five Tips to barbecue the Perfect Steak

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By Hanna Trafford / April 1, 2009

The one thing that comes along with the warmer temperatures in our climate is the smell of barbecues working overtime!

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Homemade White Bread

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By Hanna Trafford / March 31, 2009

It is surprisingly easy to make your own bread. And really – it is one of the most satisfying tasks you will accomplish

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Baked Cheesecake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 17, 2009

I make several types of cheesecakes – this one is the “real thing” – made from scratch in stages

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The World of Sandwiches

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By Hanna Trafford / March 17, 2009

I decided to add this section because i think sandwiches are highly under-rated. In our house, we have sort of a pattern

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Cream Soup Base

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By Hanna Trafford / March 18, 2009

I thought it would a great idea to include as many basic recipes as I can think of. My theory on this is that if you can

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Easter Brunch for 12 – Recipe #4 – Sausage, Potato and Leek Slow Cook

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By Hanna Trafford / March 31, 2009

The really good thing about this recipe is that it can be made well ahead of time. Actually, if you make it day or two before

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Great Homemade Chili

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By Hanna Trafford / March 21, 2009

This is definitely one of my favourites – it is great on a cool rainy day, freezing winter day and it is always a

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Rich Flaky Pastry

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By Hanna Trafford / March 8, 2009

This is the best pastry recipe I found years ago and the only one I use for just about everything. I have made meat pies

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Old-fashioned Apple pie

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By Hanna Trafford / March 8, 2009

Everyone’s favourite – good old-fashioned apple pie! Great warm – straight from the oven the aroma alone

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Best ever Butter Tarts

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By Hanna Trafford / March 8, 2009

This recipe is a real gem – and to dress it up to make it even more special, I usually put 1/2 pecan on top of each

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Chocolate Souffle

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By Hanna Trafford / March 16, 2009

I have posted a good number of simple, easy recipes – now comes time to add one that may not be the easiest, but most

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The Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookies

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By Hanna Trafford / March 14, 2009

I already know that people who know me will be surprised that I am posting this recipe. These cookies are somewhat famous

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More delicious tarts

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By Hanna Trafford / March 15, 2009

You can follow my best Ever Buttertart recipe and make these variations: Peach Tarts: Make tarts without the filling and

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Old-Fashioned Baked Custard

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By Hanna Trafford / March 16, 2009

You know – everyone can buy a powdered custard and make it following directions on the package. And the products

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Cherry Oatmeal Crisp

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By Hanna Trafford / March 17, 2009

This one is so easy to make, everyone totally enjoys it and it si actually one of those “healthy” deserts! You

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Gypsy Chicken Stew

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By support_b8i621vg / March 4, 2009

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) 1 (4 pound) whole chicken 2 1/2 cups dry sherry 1 1/2 cups chicken

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Apple Coffee Cake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 5, 2009

If you like the smell of apples and cinnamon – you will love this cake! Again – its one of those recipes that

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One bowl fudge cake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 5, 2009

Almost the best thing about this recipe is that it is made in one bowl – it is also so easy to put together you will

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Mama’s best spice cake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 5, 2009

I love making this cake! It’s so easy and fast and it always turns out great. Just a little comment: the directions

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Cream cake filling

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By Hanna Trafford / March 5, 2009

I have always found it somewhat difficult to fill cakes I made with suitable fillings. This recipe lends itself to variations

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How to frost a cake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 7, 2009

It is not always easy to frost a cake without having cake crumbs all over it or in it – and how many time did you

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Guide to perfect pastry

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By Hanna Trafford / March 7, 2009

Every woman wants to make that perfect “melt-in-your-mouth”pastry that everyone will praise and brag about. Here

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Making your own Pizza

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By Hanna Trafford / March 22, 2009

Did you ever think about making your own, totally from scratch, 100% homemade pizza? I know that it is much easier to pull

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Apple Fritters

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By Hanna Trafford / March 23, 2009

Here is a recipe for a treat, that will definitely be welcomed by your family or your friends anytime! You can serve fritters

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Easter Brunch for 12 – Recipe #2-Broccoli, Ham and Egg Bake

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By Hanna Trafford / March 28, 2009

This will become a really easy task if you prepare the ingredients ahead of time . You can prepare the ham and vegetable

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