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Warm New Potato & Dandelion Greens Salad

Officially spring when the weeds beat out the flowers – even in the grocery store. Today was one of those exciting days at the market. Everywhere I turned there was new, fresh seasonal produce. I was greeted by thin, crisp greens, herbs and miniature everything like these potatoes which were about the size of fallen...

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Spinach Pesto

I used to be one of those people who would see those enormous tubs of spinach, you know the ones that are at least a pound, and not imagine what sized family could possibly consume that much salad in a week. Seeing that baby spinach weighs a little more than air, that’s quite a bit...

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Little Bit of Old Fashioned Loving

This cake is super easy, really the toughest thing was prepping the pan. It’s a perfect balance of tart and sweet, elegant for tea and a perfect crumb for a picnic. Almost too perfect, I found myself snacking on it instead of lunch. Every so often I come across a recipe that reminds me of...

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Chocolate Raspberry Torte

Not like there is any mystery that I love chocolate, but I’d realized that I hadn’t yet created a torte recipe. What better than Valentine’s week to do the dessert cart? Generally, a torte is a flourless cake, often using bread crumbs or ground nuts in it’s place, resulting in a dense and intensely rich...

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Rosemary Walnut Kalamata Olive Miniature Madeleines

After a few email and requests to bake another batch, I wanted to jot down this easy recipe for a super savoury quick bread. I’d served these up with the Creamless Potato Leek Soup a little while back but I’m sure that they’d also be great as a muffin with a salad. The flavour combination...

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