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Stephanie’s Pasta e Fagioli
Hey there! You will love my very easy recipe for Pasta e Fagioli. It’s so delicious most notably because of the garlic, creaminess of the white kidney beans and parmesan cheese. Its rustic looking, made with unevenly broken spaghetti, and when you eat it, it feels like a warm hug. There’s just nothing like it for me. It seems…
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The Best Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Hey there! Why would I, a carb-worshiper, make a cauliflower pizza crust? Because its delicious but also because my husband is doing a sort of Paleo diet so he can’t have bread. (omg) Needless to say, coming up with totally carb-free dinners and lunches can be a challenge but luckily, I’m up to it. We both love…
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Dad’s Chickpeas and Pasta
Hello all, All my life, my dad made chickpeas in one form or another – either on their own, boiled in seasoned water or with pasta. I wouldn’t even touch it; it just didn’t appeal to me but now I realize what I’ve been missing all these years! He gave me a small bowl for…
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Fall-Off-the-Bone Pork Back Ribs (Make ahead)
Hello there! If you’ve ever made ribs or are simply a rib lover, you know that the best are slowly cooked. I bought ribs at Costco this weekend, thinking that I would somehow make them during the week but I work full-time therefore slow cooking anything can be a challenge. My solution was to make them in two…
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Pull-Apart Cheesy Garlic Bread
Hello all! I wanted to call this “Party Bread” because it is sooo awesome – its best served at a party but it’s also like a party in your mouth. When you take a bite you wanna dance around in place a bit 🙂 People do that sometimes when they eat something really good. Well, the people…
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General Tso’s Chicken – Quick + Oven baked
Hello there, You know when you eat something for supper that is so good that you happily pack up the leftovers in anticipation for the next day? Then the next morning you are sitting there, drumming your fingers on your desk at work, counting the hours and minutes until lunch time. OMG! How can it still be 11:55!? That was me…
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April’s Swiss Chard with Olive Oil
Hey there! Following my last post about the too-amazing-for-words Tunnel of Fudge cake, I felt I needed to go lighter in this one….a lot lighter. So, I made April Bloomfield’s super simple Swiss Chard with Olive oil. She is my new favourite chef. The leaves were tender and glistening. The fresh garlic and fruity olive oil flavours…
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Bay House Mashed Green Plantains
Hey there! Being of Italian descent, this post sure feels like it comes out of left field for me. Previous thoughts : Plantains…we don’t eat them. We just know that they look like bananas but cannot be eaten as such. We also know that many people from different backgrounds buy them but …”What do they do with them?”, I’d wonder.…
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Quick and Healthy – Baked Fish Tacos with Avocado topping
Yesterday I left work late, had nothing planned for supper and did not want to “cop-out” and get take-out. So I vowed to cook, no matter how late it would be when I was done. Well, within reason of course. I remembered having seen this recipe for fish tacos that sounded interesting so I stopped into the…
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Mini Post – Sweet Potato “Buns”
Hey all! Once again Pinterest has inspired me to make something I would never have otherwise made. Actually, that is only true in part. It was my niece Claudia who asked, “what else can I do with sweet potatoes? I’m fed up…” She is a fitness enthusiast and watches what she eats. She is even…
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Meatloaf with ‘Awesome Sauce’
I feel like I’ve been talking about and craving meatloaf for years…. Actually, I have. The reason is that I can seldom enjoy one. My husband hates most minced meat meals. So, Paté Chinois, meat pie, hamburger steak, sloppy-Joe and meatloaf are all on the ‘no-cook list’. I, on the other hand love them all. Oh!…
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Eggplant and White Bean “Meatballs”
Hey there! Let me start off by saying this is not a betrayal of classic meatballs. These beauties are truly and undeniably delicious, plus they’re easy to make. You won’t miss the meat, I promise. These eggplant and white bean ‘meatballs’ are baked full of deliciousness – with grated Pecorino Romano cheese, fragrant pressed garlic and loads…
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Kale Pesto – The King of Pestos
I always struggle to find ways to incorporate Kale into my diet. There’s only so much Kale salad and kale chips and smoothies you could have and I’ve never really been blown away to be honest. I’ve always ingested it as a sort of ‘vitamin dose’, like you would with a pill. The leaves are so robust, you…
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Marilou’s Giant stuffed Pasta Shells alla Gigi
A friend of mine recommended that I check our this blog called Trois Fois Par Jour. Its by a local Quebecer – a multi-talented young woman named Marilou Bourdon. She is a singer/songwriter, cook, blogger and now, author. I subscribed to her blog via Facebook and have really enjoyed the recipes she’s posted – Easy, innovative,…
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Grilled Shrimp over Greek Orzo Salad with Dill-Dijon Vinaigrette
Hello there, Greek or (Greek-inspired) cuisine has got to be in my top 3. This is not surprising with my (very) Southern-Italian roots. Their meals which often include lemon, garlic, dill, oregano, grilled fish and meat are clean-tasting. Many of their dishes are healthy in fact, incorporating good fats, and vitamin-rich vegetables such as tomatoes and…
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4-Bean Chili con Carne
Hello everybody! I’ve made some great chili today and wanted to share. The other day…and then on subsequent occasions…on the phone, in person – literally twice on Sunday, my father told me he had some great chill at a restaurant called Burger De Ville. So I guess he inspired me to make it for him –…
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Healthy and Hearty Chicken n’ Dumpling soup
Hello all, I’ve tried a great recipe today. I found it courtesy of foodnetwork.com in the healthy recipe section. It is healthy greatly because it calls for chicken breast only rather than dark meat & bones which are traditionally used in classic chicken soup recipes to add richness and flavour. However, this recipe won’t make a weak…
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All-baked Eggplant Parmesan
Hello all, (Updated Nov 20th 2018) This week, instead of scouring the internet for new recipes, I decided to leaf through my first recipe binder. It’s a collection of recipes I wanted to try back when foodnetwork.com was still new, along with recipes from family and friends. One that caught my…
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Baked Pretzel Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard dip
You will love these! Pretzles are so flavourful that no additional seasoning is required and with the honey-mustard dip, it just satisfies all cravings – salty, sweet, crunchy with the juicy warm chicken on the inside. This recipe is family and figure-friendly and when you can whip these up in minutes, what’s not to love? 🙂 Best…