Ila’s Soft Molasses Cookies Recipe

This recipe for soft molasses drop cookies is one of the oldest in my family. It's a recipe my grandmother used to make and likely my great grandmother too. With a cake-like texture these are comforting cookies that are good plain or made as thumbprint cookies with a dollop of ja read more

Molasses Biscuits Recipe – sweet and buttery

These molasses biscuits are sweet and buttery with a nice little crunch from the sunflower seeds. Serve them with soup or stew or nibble them with butter and jam at breakfast. I love bakeries and cafes that display all of their goodies in baskets at the front counter.  It m read more

Pulled Pork with Molasses

Pulled Pork with Molasses Ingredients: Dry Rub 1 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp smoky paprika 2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground allspice 2 tsp chili powder 2 tsp ground mustard 1 tsp black pepper 2½ Tbsp kosher salt 5 lb pork shoul read more

Old Time Apple Pie

Old Time Apple Pie Ingredients: 2/3 cup sugar 5 cups sliced tart, cooking apples 4 to 5 tbsp enriched flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp grated lemon rind ¼ cup Fancy Molasses 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp butter or margarine Directions: Lin read more

Giant Ginger Cookies for summer picnics

Giant ginger cookies are crunchy and chewy, the perfect crinkle-top molasses cookie. I baked giant ginger cookies during a virtual heat wave and I didn’t mind at all. That’s how good they are. My kitchen was like a sauna as I put pan after pan in the oven. Loaded wi read more

Chocolate Pecan Energy Bites a Healthy Gluten Free Treat

Chocolate Pecan Energy Bites make a great healthy snack. They're gluten-free, vegan and Paleo too. I'm always on the hunt for road trip snacks. I don't mind stopping along the way to buy something to eat - it helps to break up the drive and relieve the kids' boredom. But m read more

Double Chocolate Rye Muffins and Food Revolution Day

Since when can double chocolate anything actually be considered a muffin? I was skeptical but this recipe was recommended to me by a friend of sound food judgement. She’s good at combining the nutritious with the delicious and her recipe radar is always tuned to “healt read more

Maple Molasses Caramel Corn

Maple Molasses Caramel Corn is almost too easy to make. Did you grow up eating Cracker Jack? We have a dear family friend who always tucked a box of Cracker Jack into little gift bags for me. It was a special treat because we never had it at home and it wasn’t something read more

Best Ever Triple Ginger Cookies with Powdered, Fresh & Candied Ginger

Triple Ginger Cookies, a classic molasses crinkle cookie that gets added panache from fresh ginger and candied ginger (along with a generous dose of powdered ginger). Chewy triple ginger cookies have a delicious hit of ginger flavour and  heat. I grew up in a home wher read more

Easy Mexican Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe

This chicken recipe is even more delicious if you have time to let it marinate. And the marinade keeps well in the fridge so you could mix up a double batch.   Mexican Molasses Lime Grilled Chicken recipe is an easy chicken dish with pizazz. It’s still summer and I read more