My Adorable Small Town Life

Mom's Pecan Pie #FoodPicFriday

Mom hosted us for Christmas dinner on Wednesday, pulling out all the stops and making a fantastic roast turkey (as always). Instead of just the usual desserts, she tried a new recipe for Pecan Pie that called for honey instead of corn syrup. She also used a no fail crust recipe she got from my Aunt Joline. This made for one pretty amazing Pecan Pie. I was too full to taste it on Christmas, but I got to take half the pie home with me. Yay! I love a pecan pie and the honey made it taste extra delicious. It was really, really, good!

Posted by Jen B On Friday, December 27, 2013 4 comments

Boxing Day = Relaxing Day

It's Boxing Day here in Canada. It's a statutory holiday, and much like Black Friday in the U.S., retailers advertise "crazy deals" and people leave their homes at 6am to go and get them. In the snow. Still full of turkey. I am not one of those people.

As with the pre-Christmas sales, there was nothing in any of the flyers that would encourage me to get out of bed so early to fight traffic and crowds to get a deal. Plus if I was out shopping, I wouldn't be able to eat all these treats.

Are you out trying to get deals today? If so, what did you get?

Posted by Jen B On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2 comments

Merry Christmas 2013

Posted by Jen B On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 3 comments

Year in Review: Home Cooking

I love a good home cooked meal, and happily I have a partner who loves to cook them (I love to cook them too). We started meal planning this year, which led to trying some new things and eating regular favourites. 2013 was a fantastic year for food.

2013 My Adorable Small Town Life Home Cooking Round Up
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Roast Beef

Fajitas

Roast Turkey

Mac and Cheese

Hamburgers

Scalloped Potatoes

Steak Sandwich

Newfoundland Fries

Stuffed Crust Pizza

Chili in a Bread Bowl

Taco Pizza

Taco Salad

Tacos

Pesto Pasta

Panzerottos

Turkey Club

Beef Stew

Steel Cut Oats

Posted by Jen B On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 2 comments

Year in Review: Treats and Baking

This was quite the year for treats around here. Last week I did a cupcake round up, and now here are all the other sweet and delicious treats I blogged about over 2013. I definitely had a lot of fun baking, sharing, and eating these treats!

2013 My Adorable Small Town Life Treats and Baking Round Up
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Quick Treats