All in Traditional Recipes

Easy Baked Mac and Cheese with Ham and Hidden Vegetables

This is the mac and cheese in our family.

It’s the one my kids grew up on, the one they still text me about, and the one that somehow feeds everyone — even when I stretch it with vegetables they don’t even notice.

It’s not fancy. It’s flexible. And it’s the kind of recipe that saves you on busy nights, especially when you’ve got a house full of kids (or grandkids!).

Petes de Sœur Traditionnels – Pâtisserie Classique du Temps des Sucres

Les pets de sœur appartiennent à cette deuxième catégorie.

Ce petit dessert traditionnel du Québec n’était pas vraiment une recette à l’origine. C’était plutôt une façon astucieuse d’utiliser les restes de pâte à tarte après avoir préparé une tourtière, une tarte au sucre ou une tarte aux fruits.

Traditional Pets de Sœur (Québec Sugar Shack Pastry Made with Pie Dough)

This traditional Québec pastry was never meant to be a proper recipe. Instead, it was the clever way grandmothers used up leftover pie dough after making tourtière, sugar pie, or fruit pies. Rather than letting scraps go to waste, they rolled the dough thin, spread it with butter and brown sugar, and baked the little spirals in a simple caramel sauce.

Strawberry and Rhubard Summer Cobbler

When the first stalks of rhubarb meet sweet, juicy strawberries, it’s time to make the ultimate spring and early summer dessert: Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler. This classic recipe pairs tart fruit with fluffy buttermilk biscuits, all baked to golden perfection. The fruit bubbles up, the topping turns crisp and golden, and the scent? Irresistible. It’s perfect served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a generous dollop of whipped cream.