Marie's Recipes

My daughter-in-law Jane recently asked me to make Crock-Pot mashed potatoes for the Thanksgiving dinner at the Steel City Riders’ racetrack. The recipe she gave... ...read more

Thanks for your response to my Random Acts of Kindness project. It is wonderful to hear about all of the things that we are doing... ...read more

I have already received some things toward my 150 Random Acts of Kindness project. Kaitlyn babysits for a friend for free when her regular childcare... ...read more

Two of our readers contacted me about doing another ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ project that was a great success a couple of years ago. Both... ...read more

I had a request from a reader this past week for some instructions on poaching a perfect egg. I really like a poached egg with... ...read more

Today’s recipes are all from a cookbook by James Barber – The Urban Peasant – that Barb James gave to me recently. They are all... ...read more

With September being National Chicken Month, I decided to share some chicken recipes. I tried this recipe for chicken breasts in sour cream using a... ...read more

Over the years I have enjoyed the celery bread at the Cove Room in Port Dover. When I was recently going through a Guide to... ...read more

It seems like a very long time since I fell and have been able to do many things on my own. I received many compliments... ...read more

Editor’s Note: Anne McAlpine’s daughter Allison Sladin is taking over this column while Anne recovers from a fall. My husband, Sam, and our son, Dominic,... ...read more