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Kitsilano Farmers Market
Heirloom tomatoes and little peppers. Also purchased: some peppery arugula, radishes and 2 basil plants. On the way home I bought a bottle of Vinho Verde and I intend to spend the afternoon on my balcony reading cookbooks in search of the perfect tomato salad recipe and drinking ice cold Portuguese white wine. And listening to samba…
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Lovely Butter
Dinner tonight was easy and routine: scrambled tofu and eggs with vegetables, toast and salsa. This salted butter from Quebec transformed very ordinary whole wheat bread into something entirely special. Buttercup yellow, sweet, creamy and ever-so-slightly salty. And something fairly heavenly to accompany a rainy Tuesday evening dinner… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HqGSCoUxxk] Johannes Ockeghem – Qu’es Mivida, Preguntais
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Roasted Tomato and French Lentil Salad
Simplicity is very important to me when it comes to workday dinners and lunches; while I will always have a soft place in my heart for recipes requiring patience and intricacy I am rarely in the mood to even consider them as dinner contenders after a long day of cheese selling. A meal such as…
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Carrot and Blueberry Salad with Za’atar dressing
This year I resolved to not only bring my lunch to work as close to every day as possible, but also to make lunches that extended beyond a sandwich and a piece of fruit. This resolution has opened up a world of midday meals that include cold cereal and milk with berries, ravioli soup with…
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Pink and Red Smoothie
This immensely refreshing smoothie encompasses an entire gradient of pinks and reds, from lush azalea hued watermelon to deep crimson pomegranate. I always feel healthier when sipping this smoothie; I can’t be certain whether this is from the actual bounty of antioxidants found in the ingredient list or is simply a placebo effect enhanced by the knowledge…