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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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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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Simple Scottish Red Lentil Soup

January 6, 2008

Mike Meyers once suggested all Scottish cuisine was based on a dare. I can see his point when faced with haggis, congealed oatmeal porridge or rock hard oat cakes. But I’d walk a highland mile for good shortbread, a smooth single malt or piping hot scones. Soup is another dish the Scots do well. Years [...]

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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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Kiss Me Quick Hummus

September 11, 2006

Belly dance class starts again soon and I’m all set to go. I’ve secured the coins on my jingly hip scarf and have finally found the bumper sticker I filed away for safe keeping (okay, lost) until the start of the new session. It reads “Belly Dancer on board. Vehicle may shimmy without warning!” With [...]

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