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If you are looking for easy Mexican dessert recipes, this one can’t be beat.
They are little cups (called cupitas) filled with mango sorbet and raspberries.
Cupitas are basically tortilla bowls, baked in the oven, left to cool for a bit then filled with a delicious filling.
They make the perfect shell for fruit and creamy fillings [...]

This is a fantastic recipe for authentic moist skillet cornbread from the US midwest.
I love cornbread recipes, especially those that turn out moist cornbread with lots of flavor.
This recipe from Heartland: The Cookbook certainly does that.
Skillet cornbread really needs a hot hot skillet that can take the heat. For that reason, cast [...]

You will impress family and guests alike when you serve these french toast “canapes” with a delicious blueberry butter.
It’s so good you may want to serve it for dessert! Simply add some ice cream on the side and voila…. a dessert everyone will love.
The recipe is from GayLea who make the spreadable butter and [...]

Have you seen GayLea’s humourous “Stop Toast Brutality” ads? I love them and think they are quite clever.
The idea is that hard butter mutilates great toast (which we all know is true, during our winters especially). Well GayLea has developed a clever way to promote their Spreadables and help those in need. Just [...]

Pimento cheese is a signature appetizer in the southern US.
It is a wonderful mix of grated cheddar cheese, mustard, seasonings and roasted red peppers.
This version of pimento cheese comes from a lovely new cookbook, based on the recipes of the popular restaurant Tupelo Honey Cafe, in Ashville, North Carolina.
It is called, appropriately, Tupelo [...]

This pepper steak recipe is one that you would expect to find in a fine steak house, but is surprisingly easy to make in your own kitchen.
Rich with red wine and brandy, it looks beautiful if you use pink peppercorns. Black will do as well, so use whatever you prefer or have on hand. [...]