Easy tourtière, a traditional meat pie

Vinny’s tourtière – from his French Canadian voyageur heritage

Family traditions are especially important at Christmas. Tourtière is one of them. Vinny loves this savory meat pie anytime. But at Christmas, he just wouldn’t feel right without it.

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Bled cream cake makes dreams come true

We just got home from a wonderful visit to Europe. One of our pleasures this trip was a leisurely tour of the small country of Slovenia. It’s a land where fairy tales come true. And to prove it, I’m posting a recipe for the heavenly Bled Cream Cake.

Santa’s elves update Christmas perogies

New kitchen tools make it easier to cook perogies from scratch.

Traditional foods…

How perfect is this for Christmas? Everyone’s traditions are different, but for us, it isn’t Christmas without perogies. For a personal twist, I make mine green and red.

My natural food colors have been disappointingly dull. But Stefan’s Gourmet Blog  has inspired me to make improvements.