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Appetizers and Snacks

Easy & Quick Pesto Palmier Appetizers

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If you’re looking for a quick and delicious appetizer, then pesto palmiers might just be the recipe you need. And, these snacks are also time savers since they can be prepared well in advance, then frozen until ready to bake.…

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Singaporean Sweet Pork Jerky

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Last week, a friend visiting from Singapore brought us a gift of pork jerky from one of the best jerky stores. I knew nothing of Singapore jerky and wasn’t expecting to be excited by it.

OH MY GOD. It was (i.e.…

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Caraway Pork Meatballs with Tzatziki

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Meatballs are likely one of the most perfect foods, especially when cooking on a budget. You get big flavor from little money and you can use them in so many different ways. This batch of meatballs I flavored with caraway,…

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Chinese Green Onion Pancakes

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A flattened piece of dough stuff with green onions, then rolled into a straw, which is once again rolled into the flower bud shape in the photo above. Sadly, the bud isn’t the final step but it is next rolled…

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Chocolate Canned Pumpkin Snack Cake Recipe

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If you’re looking for a canned pumpkin recipe, this recipe is for you. The chocolate cake features canned pumpkin, perfect to make when pumpkin is on sale at Halloween and Thanksgiving.

I have a confession. There are days that I bake…

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Picnic Idea #1: Tuna Sandwiches & Spiced Eggs

The weather is immaculate here, bold sunny days with gentle breezes, so we took the opportunity to explore several local parks. If you follow me on Twitter, you might have read about my fear of bears while out hiking around last…

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BC Spot Prawns

Crustaceans are creepy. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy eating them but do not like looking at them, especially when still alive. Place a 2lb bag of live prawns in my hand and watch me dance around like a child.…

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Mexican Jicama-Pineapple Salad

Today kicks off a series of much-needed Mexican recipes. Since moving to Canada, I find myself missing my former ’south of the border’ food. And now that Mexico is two borders away, I miss it tremendously. I dusted off my…

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Mahjong Snacks: Savory Chive Gougeres

Last night, we headed over to our friends place to play mahjong. It’s been years since I’ve seen a mahjong tile and I wasn’t sure how I would do. I considered making some snacks to take along with us but…

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‘Soy-Butt’ Potstickers: Crusty Bottoms Taste Good!

I haven’t met a dumpling that I didn’t like. Well, ok … maybe a filling or two that I wasn’t fond of but when you wrap anything in a thin layer of carbs, it just tastes magical!

I started making my…

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Turkish Cerkez Tavugu (Chicken with Walnuts)

One of my favorite aspects of Turkish cuisine is the use of nuts in both sweet and savory recipes. In the United States, we typically use nuts on for snacking or in desserts so when walnuts are ground with garlic…

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Turkish Sigara Boregi With Minced Meat

Sigara boregi literally translates to ‘cigarette pastry’, a shape common in Turkey and filled with either sweet or savory mixtures. The cigarette shape is familiar to me as I have made egg rolls, lumpia, and spring rolls all of which are…

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Turkish Ispanakli Gozleme: Spinach-Filled Flat Bread

This versatile flat bread (gozleme) is common to many parts of Turkey and is often made at home but can also be found in cafes. Creamy spinach wrapped by grilled flat bread — sound delicious? I don’t want to give…

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Turkish Sweet Potato & Apricot Rolls

This past week I’ve had a craving for Turkish food. The interesting twist is that I’m not all that familiar with food from Turkey. In my mind, I think of it as being warm, savory and sweet, slightly spicy. I…

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Frozen Grapes: a refreshing snack

Although our hot Summer weather is nearly over, the past two weeks have been up near 100F. Working from home has its advantages but when the heat kicks in … it can be less than ideal without air conditioning. To…

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