Category: Recipes
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The Inn at Langley
A couple of weeks ago, my husband took me to Whidbey Island for my birthday… we stayed at the Inn at Langley, which has gorgeous views of Puget Sound as…
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Strawberry and Lemongrass Yogurt Pops
I recently got the itch to try to make my own yogurt. My mom made yogurt when I was growing up using one of these little 4 cup yogurt incubators…
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Elsewhere: Two Fresh Roasts for the Price of One!
Oops. I am getting behind linking to my Fresh Roast posts. Last week, my primer on roasting went up hopefully making it a bit clearer to tell what stage of…
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Parmesan Nests with Tomato Pear Compote
I’ve been reading through so many food magazines, I can’t even remember where I saw the recipe for these cool little parmesan cups. But they looked like little intricate (and…
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What's for Pud? Ginger Bread and Butter Pudding
I simply cannot resist a good bread pudding. So, despite the fact that I was thinking about doing something a bit more creative for Sam & Monkey Gland‘s What’s for…
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Elsewhere: A lighter lunch, and a perfect pull
I like to think of life as a study in contrasts. One day, I am deep frying cheese and the next I am nibbling on a healthy lunch of tuna…
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Chicken Fried Cheese Sandwich
Oh my. I really can’t believe I’m doing this post. I can’t believe that as I was flipping through Nigella Bites, looking for something fun to make for What’s for…
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Babbo's Egg Sandwich
There are certain foods that are just hard to photograph. It’s not that it can’t be done. It just presents a challenge, or at least an acceptance that the photograph…
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Greece meets West
I’m not usually a big fan of pita bread… it’s often dry and tough unless drenched in tzatziki. However, there is a fantastic little greek restaurant up the hill from…
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Elsewhere: Happy Hour
Happy Fruity Friday! My [DC] post this week is one of my favorite drinks, the strawberry mojito… well, frankly, anything that is both a mojito and contains fresh fruit would…
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Pizza for Brunch
I realize I’m deluding myself when I say this, but these aren’t tarts. They are pizzas. With puff pastry, and no sauce, and no cheese, and tart like toppings. OK.…
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21 Steps, Whistler BC
I’ve written a little about the restaurant, 21 Steps in Whistler BC, that we are part owners of before. We are silent parters, so we really have nothing to do…