This is a twist off of my mom's Broccoli Salad recipe. Hers is packed full of yummy goodness like grapes, sesame seeds, grated carrots and crumbled bacon. Although it is one of my favorite salads to eat, I'm much to lazy to make it for a weeknight dinner. This is my simplified version with a bit different ingredients which I think is just as yummy. The dressing on this salad is sweet and tangy lending itself to all sorts of fruit and nut combinations. You could really mix this up with any type of fruit and nuts you like. Strawberries and...
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Our family is in the midst of kitchen renovations. We started tearing out the kitchen cupboards last weekend and are currently in the process of laying the flooring so we can get all the cupboards and appliances in over this coming weekend. Right now, I'm doing food prep on the dining room table, dishes in the bathroom sink and haven't done any laundry in almost a week (laundry hookups are in the kitchen). I'm more then ecstatic to get my new kitchen but I really don't mind living in limbo. It makes it feel much more like home because we LOVE...
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Last week I put the call out on Facebook for some trusted company-worthy eats. There were many delicious suggestions but this one from Natasha (a fellow Canadian ex-pat living in Switzerland) really stuck out to me because a) there was a link to the recipe and b) it contained sun-dried tomatoes, which I love and James hates. Being the bad wife that I am, I like to make at least one dish that James doesn't like when company comes over because I know that I'll have someone to help me finish it. After all, I'm cooking for them not him, right?...
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Nothing is more frustrating to me then wasting food. Whether it be because I burnt something, forgot about it in the back of my fridge, made something less then stellar, or simply bought too much of it. Whatever the case, I hate to throw away food. One of those foods that seems to always go bad before it's eaten in our house is bread. One of my largest hinderances to baking fresh bread is knowing that it will probably go stale before we are even halfway through it. And, since I don't like anything to be a hinderance to me in...
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I made this salad for my company over the weekend. I had plans to make a couple different salads but we all liked this one so much that we couldn't seem to stay away from it. Sorry Mr. Caesar, you have been trumped. This is my favourite homemade vinaigrette so far. Most are too oily for my taste, but this one melds together so perfectly it's hard to tell the ingredients apart. I was quite surprised at how fruity the vinaigrette tasted. In fact, I was asked what type of fruit was in the dressing. I suspect that could be in part,...
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You know those people that you just know well enough that every time you run into them you have to strike up an awkward conversation? So, you try desperately to pretend that you have not noticed them because you are not in the mood for small talk? I think we all know at least one person like that. Well, today I ran into THAT person and realized that the feeling was mutual. I was on my way to get into line at the bank machine when I noticed THIS person as he turned his face to look in the opposite direction....
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I have a confession to make. I am not so great with potatoes. Don't get me wrong, I love potatoes. In fact, they are one of my favourite vegetables. But, my husband does not appreciate their texture or lack of flavour so making potatoes is a little foreign to me. When I saw some Roasted Mashed Potatoes on Hot Garlic I knew I had to give them a try. Mashed potatoes that are loaded with flavour and no fuss? Count me in! You know what my husband said after digging in? "These are pretty good for mashed potatoes." Score! I probably still...
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