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Mediterranean Potato Salad

May 17, 2009

I really love my mother’s potato salad.  But, you know, it’s kind of the Kraft Kitchen potato salad of my youth (and hey, that’s no slam whatsoever against the Kitchens at Kraft – heck, it’s the food I was brought up on, after all!).
Anyhoo, one summer day a few years ago, I was [...]

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Slammin’ Salmon Curry

March 24, 2009

To me, fish curries are always a delightful surprise – they’re not often found on restaurant menus….  But this is just one example of a number of incredible Indian fish curries I’ve tried (and a great way to get your Omega 3s)!!  The method for this recipe is a pretty radical departure from the one [...]

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Turkey and Blue Cheese Lasagne

February 25, 2009

This dish delivers mild, yet unexpected flavours.  The sauce is inspired by the one for the Steak Gorgonzola Pizza (which is awesome!) from the LCBO’s Food and Drink Magazine (Winter 2008, recipe by Marilyn Bentz-Crowley).  Although it looks like a lot of ingredients and preparation, the process is pretty quick – it’s mostly assembly!!  [...]

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Orange-Bourbon Cranberry Sauce

December 14, 2008

Christmas is less than two weeks away?!?  Well, go ahead and get a jump on things if you like, since this recipe is ideal for freezing!  It was originally a combination of two recipes that I found one Christmas, but then the orange magically entered the picture and now I use it year-round, [...]

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Barley Risotto

December 8, 2008

Modified only slightly from a recipe I found years ago in The Flavours of Canada:  A Celebration of the Finest Regional Foods by Anita Stewart (one of my all-time favourites!  ISBN 1-55192-182-0), this recipe is an amazing accompaniment to the rich braises of deep winter.  It’s also a nice alternative to mashed potatoes [...]

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Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes with Garlic

November 17, 2008

My girlfriend, Kate, who is herself quite a Foodie, sat down to our Lavender-Scented Lamb Loin Chops (and she loves lamb)….  Upon tasting these potatoes, she said, “Okay, so I could just sit down to a pot of these potatoes…”.  ‘Nuff said.  Serves 6.

2 tbsp (30 ml) grapeseed or canola oil
1 ½ cups (375 [...]

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Lavender-Scented Lamb Loin Chops

November 11, 2008

If you’re a fan of lamb, you’ve got to try this sometime soon, while the barbeque is still an option!  (If you’re not barbequing anymore, you can just as easily pan-sear the chops!)  Serves 4.

12 lamb loin chops
¼ cup grapeseed oil, plus more to spray the grill
Fleur de Sel aux Herbes de Provence, or [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Fifteen

November 5, 2008

She Said
O… M… G….
Can it possibly be??  I almost thought we’d never get here:  I am finally going to have a stove.  And an oven.  And a hood fan.  After 145 days of All-Barbeque-All-The-Time, we are going to have a kitchen!!
I’m practically trembling at the prospect.  And yet, I can’t bring myself to [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Fourteen

November 3, 2008

She Said
I receive a phone message from the area manager of installations for Home Depot….  He wants to know if he can come by to see how the tile backsplash is coming along.  Sort of a “spot check”, I gather, on the installers
I call him back to let him know that he’s welcome [...]

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Kitchen Reno: Day Thirteen

October 23, 2008

She Said
Today is the day we’re supposed to get our slate backsplash.
Alas, it was only at 6:20 p.m. yesterday that I realize I’ve never had a tile delivery!!  I call Home Depot – the same one that’s been having all the computer glitches since having their system replaced.  It takes them a bit [...]

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