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Kale and Chicken Noodle Soup
This past month has been an eventful one, we just got back from our honeymoon in Maui a little over a week ago and Vancouver is only now starting to feel normal again. Being in Maui was super magical and amazing, I haven’t ever felt that consistently and deeply relaxed that I can remember as…
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Rice Pudding
Rice pudding is a tetchy subject to bring up when discussing food with friends, opinions are stubborn and often extreme in nature. People either love rice pudding or they hate it, it needs to be made using ___ type of rice, cream versus milk, add-ins versus an unadorned pudding… the list is long and paved…
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Roasted Cauliflower and Cheddar Soup with Garlic Parmesan Croutons
2013 ended with busy upward momentum and just these first few days of 2014 have already featured a series of things to look forward to both in terms of freelance writing work and the fact that I’ll be going to Maui for a week with Ian for our honeymoon at the end of January which…
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Christmas Baking
Dark and spicy gingerbread cake. Gingerbread cookies with lime royal icing. And something quiet and nostalgic to perfect the mood… Loreena McKennitt – In Praise of Christmas
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Quick Green Pea and Asparagus Soup with Lemony Avocado and Arugula
This soup is quickly becoming a permanent fixture in my repertoire of dinners that can be prepared and put on the table in less than 20 minutes. The original idea for this recipe is based on a green pea soup with cheese that I found in a Nigella Lawson cookbook quite a long time ago…