The Kitchen Magpie

Why You Should Always Comment on Recipe Posts

Karlynn Johnston — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:12:04 +0000

Well if the title of this post ain’t fishing for comments, I’ll eat my hat. With a side of cupcake. These are the types of things I think of at 5:55 in the morning. Why I am up at 5:55 in the morning on the Sunday of our glorious May Long Weekend here in Canada, [...]

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Philly Chocolate Cream Cheese Breakfast Biscuits

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

When it was announced that Philadelphia Cream Cheese was coming out with a chocolate version, bakers everywhere rubbed their hands together in gleeful anticipation of the goodies they would bake up. Chocolate cream cheese, ready to go and perfectly flavoured? Did they really just do that? Oh yes. They did. The very first thing that [...]

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Shore Lunch Whitefish Recipe. And Breakfast TV!

Karlynn Johnston — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:39 +0000

There’s nothing like a TV camera staring you down to motivate you to get your recipe written and posted. Indeed, if I had this kind of motivation every day, I would have three or four cookbooks under my belt and this site would be updated about three times a day. This morning I am [...]

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10 Easy Recipes For Mother’s Day That Any Man, Er, One, Can Make

Karlynn Johnston — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:56:52 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day weekend everyone! With Mother’s Day comes the wishes of mom’s everywhere and the resounding wish that I keep seeing from my Twitter and Facebook feeds is almost unanimous: Mom just doesn’t want to cook. I get it. I’m a food blogger and cooking wears me out sometimes. Making and deciding what the [...]

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CLOSEDGiveaway: Happy Mother’s Day From the Egg Farmers of Canada!

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:02:04 +0000

The contest is now closed! Congrats to commenter #76 Angela M! I’ll be contacting you via email for your information! The Egg Farmers of Canada know exactly how hard we Moms work and with that, they are celebrating everything “Mom” by giving away a lovely basket for one lucky reader of mine [...]

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Grilled Avocado & Pico de Gallo: A Lazy Summer Entertaining Recipe

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:06 +0000

Confession time. I hate cooking in the summer. That’s right. There goes all my food blogger street cred. Perhaps I should rephrase that slightly and refine it to a more accurate statement. The last thing I feel like doing in the summer is cooking. There, that sounds a little better. To give you an idea [...]

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Stanley Cup Skillet Brownies. The Recipe That Never Made It.

Karlynn Johnston — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:21:41 +0000

My newest creation, the Stanley Cup Skillet Brownie. AKA in this household as The Recipe That Never Made It. Or should I say the hockey team that never made it? Ouch. Sorry, Edmonton Oilers. I had grand plans for this skillet brownie. I was – as usual- perusing the Easter section of candy in Superstore [...]

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How to Keep Your Kids Entertained in the Airport

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:47:08 +0000

Sam Peter’s back as a guest poster, her granola clusters recipe was a hit with everyone, we loved her Banana Bread Pancakes and now she’s talking parenting woes in the airport. I especially love the idea of a scavenger hunt! Now, if I only could get over my fear of flying and actually be in the airport….. How [...]

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Cherry Cheesecake Pull Apart Loaf

Karlynn Johnston — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:00:14 +0000

My newest creation is a decadent cherry cheesecake pull apart loaf and it’s all thanks to my husband Mike. I’ll also begrudgingly admit that the large snowfall we had might also be responsible for this creation as there’s nothing like being stuck in the house on a Saturday morning with nothing to do. There’s always [...]

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The Family That Ice Fishes Together….

Karlynn Johnston — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:36:17 +0000

Most families I know didn’t spend a large majority of the chilly Alberta weekends this past winter ice fishing together and I’m willing to wager that an even smaller percentage spent those weekends with extended family members tagging along as well. I apparently like to be an oddball in my choice of activities and I’m [...]

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Go Fish

Karlynn Johnston — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:01:38 +0000

I’d like to welcome back Sam Peter’s as a guest poster, her granola clusters recipe was a hit with everyone, we loved her Banana Bread Pancakes and now she’s talking about all things fish! Enjoy! ~ Magpie With rising temperatures comes changes coming to your local market. As spring sets in, foodies everywhere are [...]

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Cherry Coconut Whole Wheat Muffins

Karlynn Johnston — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:41:48 +0000

Cherry coconut muffins loaded up with whole wheat flour, hemp hearts and flax. And my kids ate them. I think I better be picking up a lotto ticket tonight, because for both kids to like a muffin – especially when the short one claims to hate coconut- we are talking luuu-cky. I had both kids [...]

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Mars Bar Stuffed Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Karlynn Johnston — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:49:15 +0000

A giant skillet chocolate chip cookie recipe stuffed with little Mars bar bites of joy is pretty much as awesome as it gets. This latest creation – like so many that I have been posting lately – came about from my stint at the Edmonton Home & Garden show. I had to come up with [...]

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My Favorite Things: Whiskey Opus

Karlynn Johnston — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:51:08 +0000

As much as the Smithsonian Fashion book captivated my attention, the Whiskey Opus by DK Publishing was my husband’s kryptonite. Together this pair of books had the both of us reading after the kids went to bed instead of the usual TV or internet. The Whiskey Opus is right on fashionable time; the interest in whiskey [...]

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Great Birthday Gift: Edmonton’s Best Basket

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:22 +0000

Buying birthday presents is hard and gets harder every year. Not to sound male here, but what DO you buy a woman you’ve been with for almost a couple of decades? That would be my friend, by the way. I don’t have a sister wife on the side, but to tell you the truth, I [...]

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Leftover Easter Candy Cookies

Karlynn Johnston — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:00:13 +0000

How about some Easter candy cookies to cheer you up this Friday morning? When a holiday is done, it’s DONE in this house. I adore decorating, planning, hosting and entertaining galore when it comes to almost every single holiday of the year, but when that holiday is over, watch out. It’s a hurricane of packing [...]

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Lunch With A Canadian Foodie

Karlynn Johnston — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:10:10 +0000

I found this old post that I never published while cleaning out my categories and archives. We spent a summer day with Valerie from A Canadian Foodie where the kids made pizza dough and then pizza on the BBQ! Enjoy the pics! Ah…look at her garden! Makes me long for summertime…. [...]

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My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

Karlynn Johnston — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:42:39 +0000

Today, I am dreaming of having time to make my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. It must be the warm sun beaming through my window, warming my back as I work on my website -oh, the back-end work that is going on right now is insane! – and seeing all my favorite recipes as [...]

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Cleaning, Prepping & Freezing Your Whitefish Using A FoodSaver

Karlynn Johnston — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:35:33 +0000

Before we go any further, let’s get one thing out of the way. Whitefish are better fresh, nothing will compare to it and frozen is not as good. Now that we have the purist view dealt with, let’s move on to the real life scenario of how to freeze your whitefish for some good eating later [...]

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Ice Fishing at Lac St Anne

Karlynn Johnston — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:30:28 +0000

This past weekend – the very last weekend of the ice fishing season- was the only weekend I have been out ice fishing without my children. Did you see what I just wrote there? Without. My. Children. Oh, God bless grandparents who babysit their grandchildren! Saturday I threw a roast in my crockpot at 6 [...]

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Finding the Perfect Gift for your Significant Other

Karlynn Johnston — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:03:55 +0000

I’d like to welcome back Sam Peter’s again as a guest poster, her granola clusters recipe was a hit with everyone, we loved her Banana Bread Pancakes and now she’s talking about all things gifted! I especially like that she pointed out my lobster rug made a fabulous gift. Indeed, that was probably the best gift Mike has ever [...]

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