Category: Recipes
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Be Still My Beeting Heart: SHF #28
“You put what in the chocolate cake???!!!” There are those of you out there that can’t stand beets, and those of you who love them. Even those who are passionate…
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A Sort of Banh Mi Bruschetta
No, don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten about this blog! It’s just taken me a few days to get back in the swing of things from our Fernie trip. That, and…
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Road Trip!
Cam and I are heading out on a road trip to eastern British Columbia tomorrow morning to try out skiing some different northwest slopes… those of Fernie, BC. It’s nine…
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Sweet, Sweet Lime Soufflé
There are many things to love about diving in mouth first into the food world. One of my favorites is the discovery of new items that I never even new…
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Beautiful Days and Brown Butter Cakes
I’ll let you in on a secret. It’s not really all that dark and rainy in the Pacific Northwest. Sure, it rains sometimes. Sure, it’s grey and cloudy sometimes. Particularly…
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Chocolate Pudding and Meringue Spoons for SHF # 27
When I first saw David’s announcement for Sugar High Friday this month, I knew I was in trouble. It wasn’t hard to come up with brand name chocolates, it was…
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Herby Trumpet Pasta with Orange Caper Sauce
I received a copy of Pamela John’s 50 Great Pasta Sauces to review some time ago from the publisher. I cook and eat a lot of pasta and new sauce…
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A simple citrus salad
Whoever said that you shouldn’t take shortcuts in cooking never had to make lunch everyday. There are days when nothing can stop me from making every ounce of a recipe…
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Citrus Curd Tarts
For the life of me, I can never remember that citrus is not a summer fruit. Perhaps it is the bright sunny nature that fools me. But, perhaps that is…
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Ice Cream Clouds… otherwise known as Honey Elderflower Glacé
Imagine a world of ice cream clouds, all fluffy and cold. Maybe a little cherub would float by, handing out spoons. There might even be a waffle cone tree. It’s…
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Honey Walnut Tofu and Mango Wontons
“Mom, you must really like honey.” said my daughter after dinner last night. And, she’s right. I do really like honey although that in itself doesn’t explain the all-out honey…
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Honey Roasted Chicken
I have to admit. I was daunted by a chicken. I don’t normally cook whole chicken, as everyone in my family fights for the dark meat, and it’s typically just…