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I saw a recipe for chimichurri on Donna Hay’s site. Actually the recipe was for charred rump, but it was all about the sauce for me. I love sauces, gravy, and dips. A sauce that is full of fresh herbs
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Shortbread is one of the Hubby’s favorite Christmas cookies. Along with my rumballs, of course. You may be surprised by the amount of corn starch in the recipe. It’s not a mistake, it really uses a cup. What it does is make the
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We picked up some low carb wraps, which means finding something super yummy to fill them with. I had a roast in the freezer, so decided on some Mexican shredded beef stuffed wraps. Looking at various recipes they didn’t seem
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This morning I woke up earlier than the Hubby and knew I wanted to make something for breakfast. Once the coffee had time to kick in, I decided on clafouti. I’ve made savoury clafoutis before, which in essence is a
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Being harvest time, the produce at the markets is incredible. That includes a bag full of brilliant green brussel sprouts. I’m in love with my stove and thankfully the weather has been miserable enough that I don’t want to use
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Tis the season for bountiful fruit and veg and that includes pears. Neither the husband or myself are huge “must have pears!” people, but when I was at the market, these pears were laying there. Perfect and unbruised, they were
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Hubby sent me a link with a slew of low carb soup recipes and going through them I was inspired to make a hamburger soup that was a combination quasi taco and cheeseburger soup. The spices are quite simple and
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So I was walking through the grocery store one day and walked by a row of tomato sauce jars. Then I paused and walked back. One of the jars was puttanesco sauce. It looked dark, rich, and very tasty. But
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Inspired by one of my favourite shows: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives! These Turkish meaty delights have a few variations on their spelling: Kebab, kabab, kebob, kabob. Anyway you say it or spell it, they still taste good. Sometimes wrapped around
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I offered to bring a dessert to a friend’s BBQ and was originally planning on bringing frozen lemon squares. But as I had a bunch of apples and a couple peaches to use up, I decided to go with apple
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