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Good Luck Irish Cookies

To top off a St. Patrick's Day meal, Connie bakes these appropriately Irish cookies. "But they taste good anytime," she says. "You can even change the food colouring to fit other holidays." —Connie Lou Blommers, Pella, Iowa

Nutty Cheese Tortellini

"I like to plant Italian flat-leaf parsley in a long terra-cotta planter so I always have some on hand. It...


Rhubarb Torte

"Each year when Grandmother asked what kind of birthday cake I'd like, I always said I wanted her rhubarb torte."...


Pineapple Carrot Cake

"This moist cake with cream cheese frosting is the best I've ever eaten. It's so simple, too, because it uses...


Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

"Carrot cake is a family favourite, and these delicious cookies taste just like it with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted...

Carrot Sheet Cake

"We sold pieces of this to-die-for carrot cake at an art show. Before long, we sold out of all the...


Wonderful Carrot Cake

"This healthy carrot cake recipe is moist, tender and delicious. Kids will love it because it's sweet, and you'll love...

Sugarplum Cake

"Family and friends are surprised to hear this simple cake gets it moist flavour from a jar of baby food....


Grandma’s Molasses Fruitcake

"This dense, dark, moist fruitcake was my grandmother's recipe. The flavour just gets better and better as it sits in...


Three-Chip English Toffee

"With its melt-in-your-mouth texture and scrumptiously rich flavour, this is the ultimate toffee! Layered on top are three kinds of...


Mini Pumpkin Cakes

"I saw these cute cakes at a local grocery store and decided to make my own version at home. They’re...

Crumb-Topped Apple & Pumpkin Pie

"This special recipe combines all the warm, delicious flavours of the season and makes a truly unique presentation. It gets...


Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

"I make these flavourful pumpkin cupcakes each Halloween, but they're wonderful year-round." —Amber Butzer, Gladstone, Oregon


Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Muffins

"Whenever I make these muffins, I freeze several. As I'm leaving for work in the morning, I pull one out...


Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

"There is nothing I don't love about this pie! I adore the flavours, and I like that I can sneak...


Walnut Mincemeat Pie

"As a cold and tasty finishing touch, my husband and I usually put a dip of ice cream on top...

Walnut-Cranberry Pie

"After this ruby red pie got rave reviews on Thanksgiving, I was happy to bake it again for Christmas dinner....


Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

"I am a healthy eater most of the time, but this apple spice cake is worth the splurge! Every year,...


Ravishing Radish Salad

"Here is a recipe that showcases spring veggies in all of their glory. The fresh, crunchy radish salad really complements...


Bow Tie & Spinach Salad

"With pasta salad, it’s easy to change up ingredients. We like to add grilled chicken and pine nuts, and sometimes...


Zucchini Muffins

"These yummy zucchini, currant and walnut muffins are an excellent and tasty way to use up surplus zucchini from your...


Cranberry Zucchini Wedges

"I try to slip zucchini into as many dishes as possible. These cake wedges have wonderful flavour and a tender...


Cherry Plum Slab Pie with Walnut Streusel

"I love to make desserts with fruit all summer, and this cherry slab pie is wonderful because you can quickly...


Dad’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

"My dad, Art Winter, would tuck some of these cookies in the care packages he and my mom sent to...


Banana Nut Bread

"This quick bread is a family favourite, so I always try to have ripe bananas on hand for this recipe....

Traditional Chocolate Chip Muffins

"Muffins are one of my favourite things to bake, and these are the best. I always keep some in the...


Honey-Roasted Whole Carrots

"What I love about this recipe is that it uses the entire carrot, including the tops, and it also uses...


Dutch Cranberry-Apple Pie

"Fresh cranberries bring tongue-tingling tartness and vivid colour to classic apple pie. With orange peel, spices and a crumb topping,...


Cinnamon Coffee Cake

"I love the excellent texture of this easy coffee cake recipe. Always a crowd-pleaser, its pleasing vanilla flavour enriched by...


Blueberry Crunch Breakfast Bake

"Blueberries in season make this a very special breakfast, but I find that frozen berries can work just as well....


Pineapple Pudding Cake

"My mother used to love making this easy pineapple sunshine cake in the summertime. It's so cool and refreshing that...