Category: Easy
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Blood Orange and Rosemary Simple Syrup (and what to do with it!)
When blood oranges are in season I find ways to include them in all sorts of recipes. From salads to chicken dishes to desserts, their musky sweet taste is always welcome in my kitchen. However, it wasn’t until I was making a blood orange variation of Nigella Lawson’s Clementine Cake that I discovered how perfectly they…
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The Roast is Ready for the Slow Cooker
Pre-slow cooker pot roast and accompanying vegetables (plus a generous handful of Italian parsley); photo taken in the early afternoon while there was still daylight.
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Fantastic Slow Cooker Pot Roast
My slow cooker, my friend. And a worthy friend at that! I can roughly chop a bunch of ingredients up, throw them in my slow cooker, and 4-8 hours later I have a meal that is comforting, delicious, complex in flavour, and almost always yields leftovers. Pot roast is an especially rewarding slow cooker meal, the final…
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Simple Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
This simple slow cooker recipe for vegetarian chili is reliable, comforting, and very adaptable. I realize it doesn’t follow any of the strict guidelines that a truly authentic chili would, but I think that’s what gives this recipe a sense of fun and spontaneity. I dreamed this version up while I was taking an early…
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Easiest Ever Overnight Steel Cut Oats
I love eating steel cut oats for breakfast, especially on cold rainy mornings when I feel as though  I need something warm and solid to carry me through the day. I would confidently and decisively place steel cut oats in the “rib sticking” category of morning meals, especially when combined with toppings rich in complementary…