Author: Maxine

  • Yogurt Stuffed Strawberries

    Yogurt Stuffed Strawberries

    This light refreshing dessert is great for when you have guests over and you want anything too heavy after dinner. I really enjoy anything with strawberries. You want to make sure you make this fresh and don’t let it sit out too long since the yogurt might spill over a little. ๐Ÿ™‚ Ingredients: 8 strawberries…

  • Rain, Rain, Come today….

    Rain, Rain, Come today….

    The nursery rhyme “Rain, Rain, Go Away” is complete opposite of what we are wishing for right now. Flying across the country last month and looking from above I saw how bad our drought really is. I haven’t seen this much dry land in awhile. We’ve been doing as much as we can to save…

  • Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Coconut Cookies

    I never really made cookies from scratch because I was too scared I’d mess up the whole batch and then end up throwing the whole thing away. So I always ended up buying store bought cookies or at a local cookie shop. I started practicing making cookies from scratch and it was a WHOLE NEW…

  • Prayer for the Plane Crashes

    Prayer for the Plane Crashes

    Today’s #funfoodFriday piece goes out to the victims and their families of all the recent plane crashes. From the last one in March to the last few in the past couple weeks – from CTVnews: “Last week Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over Ukraine, killing all 298 people onboard. On…

  • Strawberry Mango Salsa

    Strawberry Mango Salsa

    So this is my first time ever planting a garden. I do not have a green thumb whatsoever. haha. So I was pretty surprised that our tomatoes were growing! =D woot woot! I don’t like eating tomatoes by themselves, but will eat them if they are in a recipe. Yeah..I’m weird like that. ๐Ÿ˜‰ My…

  • Seafood Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Seafood Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Does making seafood dishes intimidate you? It did for me until I realized I really needed to conquer this fear so I can make some yummy seafood dishes! haha. I’ll do more down the road. As for today, it’s a super simple barely any cooking recipe. Here’s one whereย that only requires boiling the pasta! ๐Ÿ™‚…

  • Food Art: Summer Boating Fun

    Food Art: Summer Boating Fun

    It’s blazing hot outside! This calls for some food art, inspired by our friend’s boat. We love spending time on the water this summer in our friend’s boat. Nothing like the beauty of the sea (or lake). haha. HAPPY FRIDAY!