It’s not often I get to go out for breakfast/lunch/dinner/drinks/appetizers/well, you get the picture. Living out in the sticks and having a toddler, severly restricts the places I can go to eat. No longer can I stroll into my favourite neighbourhood pub and expect a wonderful seat by the bar, no. I can expect to […]
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I know a secret, do you? How about “The Secret”? I haven’t read it, but a have taken a glance through it’s pages while standing in a very busy book section at Costco, chewing on a delightfully free sample of Iso Protein bars. I get the gist. A riff on the “Field of Dreams” in
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I’m still not much for words right now, so I will leave you with a dish that I consider “ultimate” comfort food. To me, comfort food fits into two main categories, pub food like wings, burgers and fries and one dish meals, easily made at home. This is an at home variety. It can be
In hectic times, I like to make healthy, quick dinners. Dinners where I don’t need to prepare a day in advance or start cooking in the early afternoon. This meal is a quickie. From start to finish, you’ll be in your kitchen for probably 20-25 minutes. Not only that but it’s a filling and satisfying
Wow, it feels like forever since I have been a regular contributor. Sorry about that! I hate to disappoint my loyal readers with a slow few weeks, it’s just been a hectic few. There’s been illness after illness, birthdays, parties, Olympic trips and homecomings. Don’t fret though, I am going to reward those who stuck
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What is a sweet potato? Is it a yam? Are they two different things? Are they related somehow? Has the supermarket grocery chain in my neighbourhood swindled me with clever marketing? The latter would be correct. In today’s North American super markets, what is labeled a yam is indeed a sweet potato. More to the
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Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip 1 8oz pkg cream cheese (1/2 fat) 1/3 cup sour cream (1/2 fat) 1/4 Parmesan, grated 1/4 cup Romano, grated 1/4 cup mozzarella, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced fine 1 Tbsp fresh basil, minced 1 tsp salt fresh ground pepper 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne 1 14oz can artichoke hearts, roughly chopped 1
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Sometimes I just can’t find the time to write a long post, edit food shots and tinker with a recipe. This weekend has been extremely busy with party planning, cake baking and sick people, me included. What I do have time for is to appreciate a little of my off time and share one of
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Oh little under appreciated green gem, how I love thee. But oh how I hated thee when I was younger. I’m sure many of you share the same thoughts on the subject of Brussels Sprouts. These funky little mini cabbages were only brought into our home for Thanksgiving and Christmas and only by special request
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Side dishes. The forgotten ugly step-sister of your main entrée feature and for the most part, a quickly thrown together afterthought to round out the meal. In my youth, during the barren winter months, this would be a variation on a frozen vegetable theme. French cut beans, corn niblets, peas; zap it for 2 minutes,
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