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Flax Facts

March 27, 2009

Normally I’d do a Reader Question today, but I was intrigued by the responses to yesterday’s post on Oatmeal Flax Squares. When Andrew read my post he confessed he didn’t actually like the taste of flax in the squares. What?! Now he tells me! Seems I went too far, too fast. I should have ramped [...]

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Cooking Oils – A Crash Course

February 25, 2009

Last night I bowed to peer pressure (other food bloggers and a carb-hungry husband), hauled my sorry butt out of bed and made pancakes for Shrove Tuesday dinner. The resulting griddle cakes were too uneven and sloppy to photograph. Spilled batter adhered to the stove top while the cakes themselves clung to the pan for [...]

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Roasted Chickpeas

January 29, 2009

When you get a flash of genius for something like, say… caramel coated chickpeas — and can’t find a single hit on Google under the term, don’t take this as a challenge. Take this as a hint. There is a reason no one makes them. I’ve seen the evidence. Right in my kitchen. The moisture [...]

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Homemade Granola

January 20, 2009

For a couple of weeks now, my quest for a healthy breakfast has made me hanker for homemade granola. During my university days, I used to make big batches of this cereal to fuel me on the long, book-laden walk to campus. These days, I need fuel for the long, snow-laden paths begging to be [...]

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Eat your veggies – please!

August 28, 2008

I couldn’t figure out why my chicken souvlaki post got so many hits yesterday. Turns out Startcooking.com linked to my recipe. I was happy. Until I read the comment, “There are no vegetables in sight here…” Then I was confused. I eat veggies. So I reread my post. Hmmm. My recipe recommends you eat it [...]

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Greek Week – The New Greek Cuisine

June 25, 2008

Is my face red. My sister phoned to ask if my baklava recipe really needs 14 cups of honey. Sheesh! And I thought microwaving would make the dessert soggy. I’ve corrected my typo. That’s 1/4 cup for those who wondered. While I sit in the penalty box and practice my proofreading skills, you might want [...]

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Fresh from the Farm

June 18, 2008

Update: This site is no longer in service. It’s strawberry season! Or is it? You’d think I’d be on top of what crops are ready, upcoming or gone for the season. But magazines file months in advance, which means I’m thinking Christmas pudding in July. Toss in imported veggies from all over the world and [...]

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Nuts for Snow Peas

May 13, 2008

Despite my recent obsession with desserts and coffee, I haven’t forgotten the poll results. Some of you wanted side dishes, so I’ll be serving some up vegetable options over the next week. In winter, I’m happy with some steamed veggies to soak up the sauce from a stew. But with lighter, warm weather mains, I [...]

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Up to the Challenge Black Bean Salsa

January 8, 2008

Frankly, I don’t know how Mom did it. She kept track of all her children’s likes and dislikes, right down to the details of whether we ate our carrots cooked or raw, wanted our toast cut in triangles or sliced into strips, or preferred our sandwiches with or without butter. She even knew what colour [...]

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Sparks are flying

December 6, 2007

Winter in Canada brings many wonders. Fresh fallen snow that sparkles like diamond dust. Frosty air that turns your breath into dancing white swirls. And tiny blue sparks of static electricity that sting like an invisible bully’s snapped you with a miniature rubber band. No need to scuff your socks on the carpet to get [...]

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New Way to Cook and New Category

March 24, 2007

My resolutions are falling by the wayside quickly. While I’ve embraced Thai cooking and kept a whopping 36 plastic grocery bags from going to landfill, I haven’t given beets a second thought or even cracked the cover of Sally Schneider’s The Improvisational Cook. Clearly, I need to take a different route. So, in honour of [...]

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