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I make a few cucumber salads, one with a balsamic vinegar dressing, one with mayo dill, and one with mayo, dill, AND vinegar. Even the quick pickled cucumbers are great. I love how fresh they taste no matter what you
Read moreA great salad, better than the kohlrabi version I tried. It has the traditional taste of a potato salad, but without the carbs. Unfortunately, you will never be able to convince someone that cauliflower tastes like a potato, but if
Read moreThis soup was one of three options for using up jalapenos, chicken, and bacon in my fridge. I went with soup as it gave me a bit more to work with, which meant more soups for my lunches. I originally
Read moreThere are a couple places here that serve a chipotle lime dressing on their salads. Its one of my favourites. Then last weekend we went to a taco place and had a salad that was so good I had to
Read moreI saw this idea on Chow.com and thought I’d give it a try. Being a lover of anything potatoes, this includes potato salad. But trying hard to stay low carb means no delicious salad. And this was good. Made with
Read moreI was originally going to make a pot of green chicken curry, but as usual, by the end of the day my mind had changed and I wanted a bowl of hearty and warm (and warm spicy) soup. So changed
Read moreI finally went this weekend and bought a couple calendars. One for the kitchen and one for work. The kitchen one was appropriately all about (hot) peppers. Although there were a couple other food related ones, I picked the chili
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I love split pea soup, its one of those homey, hearty, thick soups that is perfect for a rainy day. I had a couple ham bones (one from the glazed ham and one from the beans I made earlier this
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I just made a big pan of these for a Christmas potluck. Something warm and cheesy and oh so good. I think it was cleaned out within minutes and there were quite a few second and third helpings. Its one
Read moreAnother one of those nights where I wanted to use up what was in the fridge. This included a package of bratwursts and a head of cabbage. I originally wanted to do a quick sauerkraut, but didn’t have all the
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