Category Archives: Savory

Rainbow Connection

Line caught while on a summery cottage expedition, this rainbow trout was a gift from a friend who knows my love of food. I couldn’t help but create something with it to share with another. There’s something about fish that always seems to remind me of the same flavours; lemon, fresh herbs and smoke. I...

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In Awe Of Asparagus.

Between redesigns and volunteering I was beginning to think I wouldn’t get the chance to create this month’s Daring Baker challenge. As I searched for time and innovation, I was left with nothing. No rum, no raisin, not even a cooking apple in the house to play into this month’s strudel recipe even uncreatively and...

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Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna: March Daring Bakers

Aren’t we lucky? Mmmmm. Lasagne for a Daring Bakers Challenge?? Um, thank you!! I’ve made lasagne, I’ve even made pasta before but, as all of the Daring Bakers challenges, I try to follow the recipe given. …And  I did, until I got to the ragu. The veal and pork is out in this house, but...

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Going Nuts

Actually, I’m not all that bad. I feel quite great really. For the first few days on the other hand, I was hungry. All. Of. The Time. I’m getting over it, but when it’s already tough to figure out what to eat, snacking is even worse.  When I stopped to consider what I’d usually nibble...

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Figuring Out What To Eat

It’s not like finding something to eat has ever been a problem before. However, I’m finding it out now, more than ever since starting the Detox of ’09 that it’s just far too easy just to reach for a bag of pasta or a potato when setting in on the evening rush to the dinner...

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