tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31845771567641607842024-03-12T16:10:43.214-07:00Sunday Soup Kitchen with MiriamMiriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-716088211237191672014-03-22T14:17:00.000-07:002014-03-22T14:17:05.958-07:00Our brand NEW kitchen!Part of the reason I was slacking over the last couple months, was our big kitchen reno! We're so pleased with it, and I LOVE cooking in the new digs.<br />
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We ripped up the floors, the counter, the backsplash, the baseboard, door trim, window trim...it scared the hell out of me when it was bare bones.<br />
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We hired our amazing tiler/good friend Rob who we have used many times in the past...he did the flooring from the kitchen back door, to the front door all through my hallway as well. He did the backsplash, and coordinated the install of our new quartz countertop.<br />
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We hired our good friend Paul who is an awesome carpenter to build us a wine rack, which rules! He also did all of the baseboards, and window trim in the kitchen, and throughout the hallway to the front door.<br />
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Our cupboards were in really good shape and we couldn't justify getting new ones. They just needed new colour. My friend Laura referred me to Leo, who transformed our cupboards into brand spanking new ones! He sands down the doors, and drawer covers four times, then paints them. Then he came back and sanded the sides of the cupboards that are attached to the wall and painted those.<br />
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We're still working on the other aspects of it (needed some time in between to think about choices) such as paint colour, and window coverings, light fixtures.<br />
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The end result is amazing...here are some photos, and one photo will show you before and after :)<br />
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<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-63826129391792786372014-03-22T13:58:00.000-07:002014-03-22T13:58:10.181-07:00I'm going to try and catch up and KEEP current!I've seriously been sucking at keeping up with the blog lately. I think winter has just irritated my spirit too much that I have been forgetting to take pictures and keep my followers cooking!<br />
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I'm going to get back on the blogging wagon and keep up again....so in the meantime (before tomorrow's soup kitchen) I'll give you two good recipes that I've made three times each in the last couple months. <br />
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They're both SUPER YUMMY, and really simple. Also, the ingredients are very inexpensive so it's a great price for a big batch of food!<br />
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First recipe is a stir fry beef recipe. I was scouring Pinterest a couple months back for a good flavour to marinate the beef in and found this gem!<br />
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<a href="http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/4967/korean-beef-stir-fry.aspx" target="_blank">Korean Beef Stir Fry</a><br />
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This marinade is simple, quick, and so filled with flavour! I chose my own veggies so I didn't follow the recipe for that component. Each time I've made it I've chosen different veggies to switch it up. The recipe calls for Soba noodles. I used rice instead. My kids don't really like soba noodles very much, in fact, neither does the husband.<br />
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Next recipe is a new favourite around here - beef stroganoff in the slow cooker!! This recipe is so easy, calls for so few ingredients, and takes nearly ten minutes in total for prep time!<br />
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<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/336714/beef-stroganoff" target="_blank">Classic Beef Stroganoff</a><br />
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I served this over egg noodles. It tastes amazing on day one, and as much as I don't like eating the same meal the next day for lunch, it tasted just as good on day two!<br />
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I'll post more tomorrow...after my Sunday cooking! Happy weekend to all!Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-49377777206700197702014-01-19T17:04:00.001-08:002014-01-19T17:04:33.822-08:00Weekend just FLEW by!What's with the weekends feeling like they don't last long these days?? And STOP it with the polar vortex already! It's dropped a million degrees in the last two days and I'm not impressed.<br />
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My kitchen was warm as anything today, as I had my first encouter with a grease fire. Needless to say I almost crapped my pants, but I put it out quickly and all was fine. But my heart on the other hand, it had a major work out. Took a while to calm down after that!<br />
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Made a lot of food today!<br />
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First up was putting a pork loin in the crock pot for some good old fashioned pulled pork! Served on a bun. And yummy all around!! <br />
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This is my own recipe so here goes.<br />
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Crock Pot Pulled Pork<br />
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1 pork shoulder roast, or pork loin, or really any kind other than tenderloin<br />
1 cup of BBQ sauce of your choice<br />
4 tbsp mustard<br />
2 tbsp garlic powder<br />
Freshly ground pepper<br />
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Put your pork roast in the crock pot and cover it with all of the ingredients. Cover the crock pot and cook on low for 10 hours. THAT'S IT!<br />
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When the time is up, shred the pork!<br />
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Next up was the recipe that caused my grease fire! Combination of high heat, oil, and chicken fat. Not impressed! Anyways the recipe turned out great in the end, but I'm not sure based on the anxiety it caused me that I will be making it again :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/02/eat-for-eight-maple-mustard-baked-chicken-thigh-recipe.html" target="_blank">Maple Mustard Baked Chicken Thighs with Potatoes</a><br />
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Next up was a favourite around here that I haven't made for awhile - chicken, leek, mushroom pot pie.<br />
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It always turns out great and is full of flavour!<br />
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If you search my site for chicken, leek, mushroom pie you will find the picture of the recipe I clipped years ago!<br />
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Our fourth meal of the week came from the freezer, and my mother in law made it, so I don't have a recipe for you :) <br />
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Lastly, ended off the day making a batch of pizza pinwheels which I have posted earlier on the site. <br />
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Nighty!<br />
Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-81311766183250772612014-01-19T16:21:00.002-08:002014-01-19T16:21:47.584-08:00A little late...but here is last week's meal plan :)Life has been busy...and hence why I haven't been timely with posting. I also blame it on the January BLAHS. Does anyone else lack some motivation during the winter months? <br />
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Last week through my lack of motivation, and also through my freezer that still has fully cooked meals in it (waiting to be EATEN!) I made three meals.<br />
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First up was a pasta dish in the crock pot! I've never actually tried a pasta slow cooker meal before so was kind of excited to see how it worked out. Found this easy gem of a recipe!<br />
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<a href="http://becomingbetty.blogspot.ca/2011/03/crock-pot-ravioli-casserole.html" target="_blank">Crock Pot Ravioli</a><br />
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I followed this recipe to a TEE, and it turned out perfect. The kids loved it (okay my son was livid that there was green pieces in it - spinach - but i buried them deep enough that he got over it) and my daughter brought it to school the next day too!! It was delicious and in case you're wondering - YES, it tasted just like ravioli!<br />
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Next recipe was a fave around these digs. Chicken a la King! I serve this dish over top of either egg noodles, or puff pastry shells.<br />
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I got this recipe years ago from a Presidents Choice Insider Flyer if you can believe it, and I clipped it and have used it ever since!<br />
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<a href="http://www.loblaws.ca/en_CA/recipes/recipeslisting/chicken_a_la_king.html" target="_blank">Chicken a la King</a><br />
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This recipe turns out fantastic every time. My kids DEVOUR it. The only modification I make, is using lactose free milk. Otherwise it would be bad news for me :)<br />
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Last recipe I made was a find on Pinterest. And I would call it a Pinterest FAIL based on what it turned out looking like!! If you're going for "look" you won't like this, but it did taste good.<br />
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<a href="http://www.howcrazycooks.com/2012/06/30/maple-honey-mustard-glazed-chicken/" target="_blank">Maple Honey Mustard Glazed Chicken</a><br />
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As you can see by the picture they show it looking like, and what mine turned out like, it was a FAIL all around.<br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-70024198796341734482014-01-07T12:20:00.004-08:002014-01-07T12:22:10.341-08:00Back after a slight hiatus!Oh my goodness where to start! It was a nutty December around here...it definitely went out with a bang. Between #icestorm2013, the kids battling various viral illnesses, and the holiday season, it's been about 4 weeks since I could focus on Sunday Soup Kitchen!<br />
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We were one of the "lucky" people that were impacted by the recent ice storm. We lost power for about 50 hours. Definitely very trying and frustrating times. Thank goodness for grandparents who could take our children and keep them warm at their home, friends for helping out with various problems, and a father-in-law that helped the hubby hook up a generator to our furnace on day two without power. How many people can say their kids know that "Genny is a thing that keeps you warm"!<br />
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My freezer was stocked full of meals, and that was stressing me out BIG TIME to potentially have it all go bad. Luckily by keeping the freezers closed, all the food survived and lived to see another day!<br />
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This weekend I was able to get back to cooking and it felt great. I only made a two meals as I have some food we need to use in the freezer. I figured starting off slow after a hiatus was a good idea too :)<br />
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I like the "one pot meals". Easy, relatively mess free, and fast! I did a chicken, green beans and potato dish a few weeks back but changed this one up a bit so here goes!<br />
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10 baby red potatoes, quartered</div>
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5 garlic cloves minced</div>
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½ tsp freshly ground pepper</div>
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<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-53186906305885646272013-12-09T16:58:00.000-08:002013-12-09T16:58:42.430-08:00We've had the winter illness around here..So I've been a little absent from the blog...please know that it was all due to one thing - GERMS. The amount of germs that two little ones can bring home from school is truly unbelievable. The last few days have probably been the first time in weeks that we have been illness free in this house. And hence why I am now able to blog!<br />
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Since we were "down and out" the last couple of weeks it worked out well in clearing out room in my freezer. That's the amazing part of double batching meals. You make enough to put a duplicate meal in your freezer, and it all adds up quickly. As if today, I only have 4 cooked meals remaining in there! So I better get to work over the next few weeks at replenishing in case another "outbreak" happens around here!<br />
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Started out the morning by throwing some barbacoa beef shredded taco ingredients into the crock pot. This is a great recipe that takes a little more prep than other crock pot meals, but it is worth it. This recipe is a copy cat version of the barbacoa tacos from the restaurant chain called Chipotle. It's definitely worth giving this recipe a try!<br />
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<a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/chipotles-barbacoa-copycat-recipe-472445" target="_blank">Chipotle Barbacoa Beef Tacos</a><br />
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I pretty much follow this recipe to an exact tee, except for the chipotle chilis in adobo sauce. This recipe calls for 3-4 of those, I generally go with only two. Remember, my gut isn't fond of a ton of spice :)<br />
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This week I also wanted to make those yummy beef enchiladas I made a couple weeks back. They were really easy and super tasty, and a big hit at my dinner table.<br />
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You can find the recipe for them here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/05/02/easy-beef-enchiladas/" target="_blank">Beef Enchiladas</a><br />
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And as I did before, I made the enchilada sauce from scratch :) You can find that recipe here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/red-enchilada-sauce/" target="_blank">Homemade Enchilada Sauce</a><br />
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Unfortunately while making the sauce I realized I only had about a teaspoon and a half of chili powder left. The result is a sauce that is a little less red in colour, but I added some paprika as well and it still tasted great. <br />
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The recipe made a total of 16 enchiladas this time! Enough for dinner for the four of us, and lunches for me and the Mr.<br />
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I came across a recipe on Pinterest that looked simple and called for chicken. Since I had some chicken in the freezer, as well as all of the other ingredients for this recipe on hand at home already, I went for it!<br />
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<a href="http://ourlifeinthekitchen.com/?p=8142" target="_blank">Quick Lime Cilantro Chicken</a><br />
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You should definitely give this recipe a try if you're pressed for time. Total time from prep to completion was 40 minutes. I think I will serve this over rice and with a salad on the side.<br />
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Last recipe I made was the infamous garlic soup! I've never actually provided the recipe on this blog. I'll tell you why. The recipe is actually a chef's creation from a restaurant that our good friends own in Guelph, Ontario. Check them out if you're ever in the area - Atmosphere Cafe.<br />
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Here is a link to their website:<br />
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<a href="http://atmospherecafe.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Atmosphere Cafe - Guelph</a><br />
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So I can't just GIVE the recipe away of course...BUT, check out the pic below and maybe you can guess the ingredients and sizing :) If you think you know what measurements, comment your thoughts in this post :) Better yet, go in person to Atmosphere Cafe and tell them Miriam sent you!<br />
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This coming weekend is going to be busy...I plan on throwing some Christmas baking into the mix as well! I have to make about 50 cookies for a work cookie exchange, and I have to bake some Christmas treats for this house as well :)<br />
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<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-47182775548022653722013-11-25T12:38:00.001-08:002013-11-25T12:38:55.456-08:00Live on Rogers Daytime York Region!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today was an exciting day! I had the pleasure of joining Jacqueline from Rogers Daytime York Region for a live segment about Sunday Soup Kitchen! I thought I would be exceptionally nervous, but turns out I had no nerves at all!<br />
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Check out the links below :) There are two five minute segments.<br />
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Sunday Soup Kitchen this weekend was all about preparing my meals that I was going to demonstrate live on air. The two dishes I chose were the balsamic chicken and vegetables in the slow cooker, and a red pepper, black beans, corn salad with a lime/cilantro vinaigrette.<br />
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Yesterday I prepared and made a batch of the balsamic chicken dish so that I would have a "finished product" to bring with me.<br />
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I spent most of the day prepping my dishes for the show, so there wasn't a lot of cooking going on around here. Good thing, as my freezer has a lot of cooked meals in it that desperately need to get used!<br />
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I did make a chicken dish yesterday, that I have wanted to try for a while. I've seen a recipe floating around that involved chicken, green beans and red potatoes. I put my own spin on this so here it is:<br />
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3-4 bonesless, skinless chicken breasts<br />
red mini potatoes quartered or halved<br />
Green beans (about 2 cups)<br />
Seasonings of your choice (I chose rosemary and basil)<br />
2 tsp minced garlic<br />
3 tbsp olive oil<br />
Fresh lemon juice <br />
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Lay your chicken down in the middle of an ungreased glass baking dish. On one side lay the chopped baby potatoes, and on the opposite side the green beans.<br />
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Happy last week of November!<br />
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<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-23114585392599856582013-11-18T16:54:00.001-08:002013-11-18T16:56:20.586-08:00Getting over a cold and struggling with cooking...Has anyone else been plagued with a cold twice already this season? Or is it just me! I'm slowly getting over the second "back to school" cold of the season. The amount of germs brought home by children during the first four months of school is outrageous.<br />
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We had a busy weekend with a slew of family gatherings. Between running around town to various events and trying to get over this cold, I knew that I wouldn't be able to pull off a typical Sunday cook-a-thon. Luckily my freezer is fully stocked with meals so it's actually a good thing to use a couple of those meals for this week. I took out greek marinated chicken and a batch of potato and leek soup.<br />
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Earlier this week my sister was telling me she made chicken cacciatore. I instantly wanted to make it as it has been years since we've had it in this house. I really don't make pasta dishes in this house very often, but figured spaghetti with this deliciousness served over top would be awesome!<br />
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I set out on a hunt for a chicken cacciatore slow cooker recipe and found this one from a blog that I've frequented in the past.<br />
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I used her "quick method" set on low heat. This took a total of 13 minutes to prep, and into the slow cooker it went! <br />
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Follow the tip at the end - after 8 hours remove the lid, crank it to "high" and cook for another hour. It helps to thicken the sauce.<br />
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<u><b>Ground Beef Pot Pie</b></u> <br />
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I had some ground beef in the freezer and set out on trying to find a recipe I made a couple of years ago. Ground beef pot pie. It's easy, calls for minimal ingredients and always turns out right. I don't think I found the exact recipe I've made previously, but this is a close match. It calls for half a cup of tomato sauce and thankfully I had a stash of my homemade batch in the freezer :)<br />
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I don't know about you, but I don't have time to make homemade pie crust. So I'm completely satisfied with purchasing store bought. My fave is the Pillsbury brand pie crust. It's a great price, and very easy to work with. I highly recommend it.<br />
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I'm sure my son will freak out when he eats this tomorrow night. He's what we call a "picky eater". Often when dinner is served he moans...LOUDLY. Thankfully I don't take any insult to this :) I'm a firm believer that you shouldn't make another meal for the picky eater. That just feeds into the issue. He eats what we eat. He may not enjoy it at all, but he eats it. It's healthy, well balanced, and gets in his belly!<br />
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Signing off to make the kids lunches for school...bento box styles and all :)Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-6738218124898306012013-11-12T18:03:00.000-08:002013-11-13T17:32:28.071-08:00Can Santa bring me a second slow cooker??<div class="yiv3636352141MsoNormal" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1384305717623_7645">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Chicken and Cilantro Taquitos</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1384305717623_7665">I was super excited to try out the recipe that I didn’t get to make last week – chicken and cilantro taquitos!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this house we love a good Mexican inspired dish. We’ve travelled with the kids to Mexico for the last 5 years, and every time we come back home we miss the sun and their amazing food!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I follow Once a Month Meals on Facebook and caught this recipe on my news feed one day so was excited to give it a whirl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She makes her soup with a mixture of wild mushrooms. Of course the grocery store didn't have a great selection of mushrooms when I went this weekend, so my soup isn't as "wild" as I would have liked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This recipe did NOT disappoint. I took some to work for lunch today and it was amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since my mother-in-law came by earlier this week with two shepherd’s pies for my freezer, I decided to make chili. I’ve been making chili for so many years that I don’t even use a recipe anymore. Most chili recipes call for multiple tablespoons of chili powder, which is way too spicy for me. So I’ve always put in the level of spice that I can tolerate. Which by the way is MUCH less than 4 tbsp!! Who can handle that?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3-5 mushrooms sliced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 28 oz can diced tomatoes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">8 oz tomato sauce (I used my homemade sauce that you can find the recipe for a couple posts back)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cans of kidney beans undrained (I usually use one can red/one can white) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 tsp chili powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1.5 tsp ground cumin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 tsp salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cook the ground beef and all of the veggies in a large pot over medium high heat. Stirring occasionally until the meat is browned (approximately 10 minutes). Drain off the fat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can't go wrong with this recipe! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1384305717623_7695"><u><b>Maple Roasted Butternut Squash, Leek & Apple</b></u> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had company on Saturday night and I made this amazing veggie dish I had pinned a little while ago on Pinterest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, this recipe was simple. The only part about it that I can't stand is cutting butternut squash. Or any squash for that matter. Why are they so darn hard to get a knife through!! Anyways, dig deep and try and get past that and make this dish!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://citronlimette.com/recipe_archive/side-dishes/maple-roasted-butternut-squash-leek-and-apple/" target="_blank">Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Leek & Apple</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />I have a really good friend who despises all things VEGETABLES. I'm going to make her come over one day soon and try this dish out. The maple glaze makes it taste like candy. How could she not like it!</span><br />
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-79260420299715663752013-11-09T13:12:00.001-08:002013-11-09T13:12:57.420-08:00Let's talk about my GUT..<div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1384031426307_1992">
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I'm lactose intolerant.<span>
</span>When I was 18 that's what the doctors told me.<span> </span>Not a big deal right?<span> </span>That wasn't the only news I received in the
hospital that day.<span> </span></div>
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After a year of being extremely ill, months of arguing with
my doctor that I just KNEW what I had (by Googling my symptoms of course), I
was finally given the news - I have Crohn's disease.</div>
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For those of you who don't know what Crohn's disease is,
I'll give you a quick (and non-graphic) explanation.</div>
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Crohn's is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any
part of the gastrointestinal tract causing a wide variety of symptoms.<span> </span>I won't get into the gory details, but some
of the symptoms include extreme abdominal pain, weight loss, anemia, and a lot
more.<span> </span></div>
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There is no cure for Crohn's…YET.<span> </span>Even though many organizations such as the
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada have completed excellent research over
the years, they still do not know exactly what causes it, and how to rid a body
of it.</div>
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Throughout the years I have tried a cocktail of various
medications, from Prednisone to Pentasa to Imuran and more.<span> </span>Each time the drugs would work for awhile,
whether it be a month or years, but ultimately none of them were the long-term
solution that I was looking for.<span> </span></div>
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My Crohn's disease is typically brought on by stress.<span> </span>For me, any major life event or change gets
my body all wound up, and then I have a "flare up" and get ill.<span> </span>For the past 6 years I have been on a drug
that has literally allowed me to have a normal life!<span> </span>Since starting on Remicade, I have not had a single
flare up. </div>
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So you may be asking, why is she telling me all of this?!<span> </span></div>
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Living with Crohn's disease means that I have to watch and
monitor everything that I eat.<span> </span>I’ve had
this disease for almost 18 years (nearly half my life), and today with the help
of drugs and a special diet, my Crohn’s is much easier to manage, though it
definitely wasn't always.</div>
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I lead a lactose free life, I can't eat spicy foods, and I
can't eat greasy foods (okay sometimes I cheat and do it anyways, but pay for
it LARGE).<span> </span>I always have to be cognizant
of what is in meals that I didn't make myself. </div>
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I still drink milk, cause it does a body good! It just has
to be lactose free.<span> </span>When I was first
diagnosed 18 years ago, there was no such thing as lactose free milk. There was
only Soy Milk, which I really do not like.<span>
</span>Today, when I go to the milk section in the grocery store I am amazed at
how far we have come!<span> </span>Seriously, the
other day I saw lactose free CHOCOLATE MILK!!</div>
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I cannot have cream of any kind, so all of my recipes are
modified to exclude this ingredient.<span> </span>If
a recipe calls for cream, I substitute lactose free milk in its place.<span> </span>Extremely spicy foods and me also do NOT
mix.<span> </span>My gut can tolerate a little bit of
spice, but I have to be the one who controls just how much is going into the
recipe.<span> </span>Otherwise I will pay for it for
DAYS, and it's really just not worth the pain.</div>
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I've always been envious of people that can eat
anything.<span> </span>I would give my right arm to
be able to eat any type of ice cream, cheesecake, brie cheese, just to name a
few :)</div>
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I watch my children eat anything under the sun.<span> </span>They love ice cream, cheese, milk, and all
sorts of other things that my gut could never handle.<span> </span>My wish for them is to always have that
luxury, and to never suffer like I have in the past.<span> </span>When I was 18 years old, Crohn's defined
me.<span> </span>It took over my life, shattered my
last year of high school, and made me change so many aspects of my life without
my permission.</div>
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Throughout the years I've shared my Crohn's disease
experience with others, counseled friends and strangers who had just been
diagnosed, but above all, have managed to lead a normal life that I didn't
always believe was possible.<span> </span></div>
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And for that, I am thankful :)</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-22104375653231583252013-11-03T16:11:00.001-08:002013-11-04T17:28:18.504-08:00Cooking and some nice family time!I had an ambitious Sunday Soup Kitchen on the menu for today...but it didn't quite all happen like I thought it was going to. That's okay though - thank goodness for a freezer filled with dinners! I went in there later today and scooped up a couple of meals to thaw and use for this week.<br>
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We had a family gathering this afternoon, and between that and the kiddies swim lessons I only had time to pull off three meals today.<br>
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Oh - and did I say how much I love daylight savings time?! Nothing like an extra hour on a Sunday :)<br>
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As soon as I got up this morning I started out with a recipe that I pinned from Pinterest a couple months ago and have been wanting to try for awhile now. It looked simple enough and it's from this great blog called "Budget Bytes". This blogger will actually break down the price that it costs to make the recipe, and each of her dishes are CHEAP!<br>
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<a href="http://www.budgetbytes.com/2013/06/greek-marinated-chicken/" target="_blank">Greek Marinated Chicken</a><br>
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Thankfully chicken drumsticks were on sale at Loblaws this week and I got two flats for a total of $10!<br>
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I followed the recipe to a tee, and it turned out awesome. Since I made a large batch I got to freeze half of it too!<br>
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Next up is a favourite of mine to make in the Fall and Winter - potato and leek soup! There are many recipes out there but I've made up my own over the years to suit our taste (and also my lactose of intolerance) as most of them call for heavy cream which I never cook with .<br>
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Potatoe and Leek Soup<br>
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4 medium potatoes<br>
1 large carrot<br>
1 celery stalk<br>
1 clove of garlic<br>
1 onion<br>
3 large leeks<br>
4 cups of chicken stock<br>
3 tbsp butter <br>
1/2 cup of milk (optional)<br>
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Peel the potatoes and carrots and chop roughly. Chop the celery and garlic. Take off the green stalky part of the leek and then slice.<br>
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In a large pot on medium heat melt the butter, then add the vegetables and let them "sweat" for about 8 minutes.<br>
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Pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil then immediately reduce to simmer for 25-30 minutes.<br>
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Remove from heat. At this point you can add the milk, or choose to leave it out.<br>
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Serve with fresh chives and/or grated cheddar cheese on top!<br>
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The last meal of the day was a slow cooker kind of dish - another Pinterest find! Apple cinnamon slow cooker porkloin.<br>
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Decided to try this out since I had two pork tenderloins in the freezer. This dish was easy, and only requires 3-4 hours in the slow cooker. Talk about minimal ingredients too. Pork, one apple, one onion, honey and cinnamon! And it looked very pretty going into the slow cooker :)<br>
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<a href="http://rachelschultz.com/2012/09/22/apple-cinnamon-slow-cooker-porkloin/" target="_blank">Apple Cinnamon Slow Cooker Porkloin</a><br>
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My house smells amazing right now!<br>
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I also wanted to make another new dish this weekend but ran out of time - chicken taquitos! That will be on the menu for next Sunday Soup Kitchen for sure.<br>
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<br>Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-66703459359329447702013-10-28T17:25:00.000-07:002013-10-28T17:33:15.870-07:00All about BEEF!So the husband has been complaining that we eat too much chicken. Who doesn't love chicken? It's pretty much my favourite meat, but he's more of a red meat fan. This week I decided to be a kind wife and do ALL red meat. Good thing ground beef was on sale last week when I went grocery shopping!<br />
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Last week I spent some time going through my cookbooks (yep, I took out the good OLD cookbooks!) and Pinterest, and looking through some pics that friends had recently posted on Facebook and Instagram.<br />
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With all of my research in my backpocket I decided on the meals I was going to make:<br />
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Ground Beef Wellington<br />
Slow Cooker Beef Stew<br />
Beef Enchiladas<br />
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I only made three meals this weekend as I still had some yummy goodness in my chest freezer. So I went ahead and pulled out a dish my mother-in-law made me a few weeks back - chicken thighs and drumsticks with a grape tomato coulis served over brown rice. I absolutely LOVE pulling ready made meals out of the freezer. But, even though they're already made they always require some sort of warming in the oven, or on the stove-top, so after a long day of work it still takes some time to get it on the table before the children are freaking out :)<br />
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As soon as I rose out of my slumber on Sunday morning I started prepping the ingredients for the slow cooker beef stew. I've made this recipe over a dozen times and it always tastes amazing. I used to own a Crock Pot brand slow cooker and this was a recipe from Crock Pot themselves. I currently own a Hamilton Beach slow cooker which is just as good :)<br />
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Here is the recipe:<br />
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<a href="http://www.crock-pot.com/stories?cgid=recipes&storyId=160992" target="_blank">http://www.crock-pot.com/stories?cgid=recipes&storyId=160992</a><br />
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I usually modify this and add maybe two more potatoes, a total of three celery stalks, and two carrots. In the past I have also thrown some mushrooms in the mix as well. Cook it on low for 10 hours and it's perfect! I did once follow the directions to cook it on high, and it definitely overcooked the meat a little too crisp for my liking.<br />
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After I had the crock pot up and running, I started out on the next recipe that called for ground beef!<br />
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This recipe I haven't made since I was on maternity leave with my son. That year I made it more than a few times and it turns out great each time, and is really simple to make. It's from one of my Jamie Oliver cookbooks. Jamie Oliver has some great recipes if you haven't checked him out before. They're all relatively easy, and always turn out tasting great.<br />
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Here's the recipe from another food bloggers' web site:<br />
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<a href="http://www.chroniclesofacuriouscook.com/2010/04/ground-beef-wellington-from-jamie-oliver/" target="_blank">http://www.chroniclesofacuriouscook.com/2010/04/ground-beef-wellington-from-jamie-oliver/</a><br />
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The only modification I make to this recipe is that I do not put the frozen peas in. I just really dislike peas. They're mushy, and don't have a great taste (in my honest opinion) so I leave them out. The recipe calls for fresh rosemary but I have always used the dried version just because I always forget to buy the fresh sprigs when I'm at the store.<br />
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Because I had only ever made this while on maternity leave I was always baking the recipe and serving it that same night. When I realized that it takes an hour to bake I went ahead and baked it on Sunday, and let it cool completely and wrapped it in tin foil. This dish we will have on Tuesday. What I plan on doing is keeping it wrapped in the tin foil and placing it back in the oven to warm (probably at 350 for about 25 minutes). I will then remove the foil and let it continue to bake for another few minutes before taking it out.<br />
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The last ground beef recipe I tackled has been an ongoing request from the husband over the last few months - beef enchiladas! When I saw a friend of mine making them on Facebook a few weeks back I immediately contacted her for the goods!<br />
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I made a slight modification based on a tip from my friend...as well as the zucchini and onion that is in the ground beef mixture, I added some mushrooms too. About 1/4 cup of sliced mushrooms. I chopped up all of the vegetables extra small so that they would remain hidden from the kids. My kiddies do not like zucchini or mushrooms so whenever I cook with those veggies I make them very well hidden :) And NEITHER of them even knew they were in there tonight when we ate them! HA!<br />
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And as I set out making this recipe I realized I forgot to buy enchilada sauce! Since I was already deep into Sunday Soup Kitchen at that point I decided to search my Pinterest board as I remembered pinning an enchilada sauce recipe a few weeks back. Good thing it was there and pretty easy to make!<br />
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Here is the recipe for homemade red enchilada sauce:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/red-enchilada-sauce/" target="_blank">http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/red-enchilada-sauce/</a><br />
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Since it was pretty simple to make, I don't think I will ever buy pre-made enchilada sauce now!<br />
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For this recipe I cooked the ground beef/veggie mixture, made the enchilada sauce, assembled all of the enchiladas and then placed them in a dish and wrapped them in tin foil. In the fridge they went as we were having them tonight (Monday).<br />
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So tonight I placed them in the oven covered in tin foil for 30 minutes at 350...then took them out and sprinkled cheese on them...then back in until the cheese melted. They were delicious and everyone chowed down!<br />
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I ended up with a total of 15 enchiladas. Enough for dinner for the four of us, and lunches for me and the husband!<br />
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And if you've been reading my blog, you should know by now that on Sunday I also made (of course!) banana chocolate chip muffins and pizza pinwheels.<br />
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And before I sign off, in other good news I am now a member of the Food Bloggers of Canada! They have a great website that provides links to a bunch of amazing food bloggers across Canada so if you're looking for inspiration and ideas check them out!<br />
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<a href="http://www.foodbloggersofcanada.com/" target="_blank">www.foodbloggersofcanada.com</a><br />
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Nitey nite!<br />
<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-84679808596760389302013-10-20T15:20:00.002-07:002013-10-28T17:34:23.533-07:00Sunday Soup Kitchen Partner's in Cooking!So today was AMAZING and sooo much fun! Cooking with a friend made it easier, different, and we ended up with TONS of food for our freezer!<br />
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In total we spent around $100 between the both of us and made all sorts of goodness for only $50 each! I can't believe the amount of food I went home with :)<br />
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There are many important factors we had to keep in mind to make this go off without a hitch:<br />
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1. Organization<br />
2. High quantity of food<br />
3. Grocery list completed in advance<br />
4. Groceries purchased in advance<br />
5. Recipes printed/on hand<br />
6. And for me - loading everything up in the car to bring to her house!<br />
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We each purchased our own groceries for two meals each that we were going to make, and double, and bringing enough stuff from our pantry for banana bread chocolate chip muffins, and I bought the fixins for a batch of pizza pinwheels for our kids.<br />
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When I showed up on her doorstep I had to take a picture of all that I came with because it was beyond ridiculous. The hubby asked me where the heck I was going with all that stuff! Used every single thing in my baskets/bags. We had so much fun prepping, chatting and catching up, and cooking up a storm in what was only 4 hours in total!<br />
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So we made two slow cooker meals which we got prepped and in the crockpots right away as they both took 4 hours on high to make. Perfect timing with everything else we were making while those meals were on the go.<br />
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I made a white bean chicken chili was was easy, and smells divine! The only thing I did in advance prior to getting to her house, was dice the chicken in advance. Side note: I HATE touching raw chicken. Biggest pet peeve ever!<br />
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<a href="http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/white-chicken-and-corn-chili.html" target="_blank">http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/white-chicken-and-corn-chili.html</a><br />
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My friend made a delicious squash and chickpea curry that made a huge batch as well and tastes YUM!<br />
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<a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/food/quick_and_easy/slow_cooker_squash_and_chickpea_curry.php" target="_blank">http://www.canadianliving.com/food/quick_and_easy/slow_cooker_squash_and_chickpea_curry.php</a><br />
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So while our meals were cooking in the crockpot we began our other recipes.<br />
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My friend made a ridiculously yummy stuffed meatloaf. The recipe is from a cookbook which I forgot to take a picture of, but here is a recipe link that is similar to the one she made:<br />
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<a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/mushroom-stuffed-meatloaf-59160" target="_blank">http://www.food.com/recipe/mushroom-stuffed-meatloaf-59160</a><br />
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She used a combination of ground beef and ground chicken. I can't wait to try it out this week! We didn't cook it, just wrapped the meatloaf in tin foil to be cooked whenever we want to make it. I have one in the freezer and one in my fridge :)<br />
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Next up I was working on a blackbean, corn, and red pepper salad with a lime/cilantro vinaigrette. We each tried a bowl of the finished product - to die for! I've placed my baggies of the salad in the freezer to use at a later date :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html" target="_blank">http://www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html </a><br />
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After we finished up these recipes we made some of Miriam's Sunday Soup Kitchen staples: Banana bread choco-chip muffins, and pizza pinwheels. Her kiddies taste tested the finished product and they were a hit! Into the freezer they all went!<br />
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We were so impressed with all the food we made, and we've made a pact to keep this up once a month, get together, cook, and share some laughs all while filling our freezer for our families.<br />
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This last pic made my day - the complete batch cooking!<br />
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And remember, it only cost us $50 each - AMAZING.<br />
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Happy cooking to all my peeps!<br />
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<br />Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-39964873912420889582013-10-18T14:32:00.001-07:002013-10-28T17:34:35.497-07:00Batch cooking with a friend this Sunday!Been a little slacker over the last week..got hit with a mega cold so soup kitchen didn't happen last weekend :(<br />
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Thank goodness this Sunday is the day that a friend and I are getting together in her kitchen to cook up a storm!<br />
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We've been planning this out for weeks now..what to make..grocery shopping lists...and how to do it!<br />
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We're going to get together first thing in the morning and cook in one kitchen, each making two dinners and double batching them so we will walk away with four meals each! Plus we're going to bake some muffins double batch style, and pizza rolls double batch as well. We'll have some yummy stuff in the freezer. Thank goodness for big chest freezers. Last week when I was sick I had tons of dinners in there that I pulled out!<br />
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Over the last few days we had barbacoa beef tacos, chicken noodle soup, shepherds pie, and then one day of "brupper" - a.k.a. breakfast for supper - bacon and eggs! Kids always love it when it's a brupper night.<br />
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So for this Sunday the line up is:<br />
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I'm making chicken and white bean chili in the crockpot, and a big batch of blackbean/corn/red pepper salad that goes awesome as a huge side to a meal.<br />
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The black bean salad with corn/red peppers/avocado/lime/cilantro is here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html" target="_blank">www.onceuponachef.com/2010/08/black-bean-salad-with-corn-red-peppers-avocado-lime-cilantro-vinaigrette.html</a><br />
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This salad will go in the freezer, but I won't add the avocados till the day we pull it out and eat it - avocados don't freeze well, or refrigerate well in my opinion after you have opened and cut it up. So unless you want brown avocado mush in it I wouldn't add that until the day of.<br />
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Thinking of also making our garlic soup as it always makes a huge double batch and then she can have a batch too in her freezer.<br />
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I'll be bringing all my ingredients and my crockpot. Completed my grocery shopping for everything as well! All set! <br />
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My friend will be making some yummy stuffed meatloaves (will post recipe Sunday) and a vegetarian dish - a squash and chickpea curry which you can find the recipe for here:<br />
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Another post to follow after Sunday's cook-a-thon!Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-71763338700192728242013-10-06T17:58:00.001-07:002013-10-28T17:35:09.586-07:00Swim lessons, karate, skating lessons, dance lessons, and soup kitchen!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Next up was chicken noodle soup. So easy!! I make up the recipe myself. So here goes:</div>
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Place all the vegetables and spices in a pot over medium high with your stock and water. Keep it in there for about forty five minutes and then throw some shredded chicken in! Leave it for another ten and it's done! I made some small pasta shells that will go in the soup as well BUT a good friend today told me the trick. Don't put the pasta or whatever starch you're using in until you serve the soup! So I just placed my cooked pasta in a large ziplock bag in the fridge and added a drop of olive oil to keep it from not sticking together :). That's tomorrow nights dinner!</div>
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Chicken leek and mushroom pot pie is easy and tastes amazing. I found this recipe years ago while sitting on the blasted go train commuting to work, in the metro daily paper. So I can't find the link to this online, but have posted a pic of the recipe from the paper for you here :). There's actually two recipes in this clip so just use the correct one :p</div>
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The problem with my list of meals for Sunday was that it included multiple soups and making homemade tomato sauce (both of which to stock for the freezer). </div>
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So I decided (since it's not like we had anything better to do) to make homemade tomato sauce on a Friday night! </div>
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After researching a bunch of tomato sauce recipes I decided on a Jamie Oliver one, that's packed (and very well hidden) with veggies. The kids will NEVER know! </div>
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Here's the recipe link. For all you moms with picky eaters out there this sauce was easy, has three servings of veggies in it, and took only an hour cook time!</div>
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I wanted to make sauce because I'm sick of buying it for recipes I'm making. A lot of recipes that I make call for a cup and it makes me livid to have to buy it! </div>
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So this recipe made a boat load of sauce! You blitz it in the blender at the very end to whatever consistency you would like. Super easy and tastes yummy too. I ended up placing the sauce in freezer bags in 8 oz quantities and one bag of 12 oz. </div>
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As I was pouring the sauce into baggies over the stove, my lovely husband who's happily watching TV on the couch tells me it sounds like I'm having diarrhea in there. From the sound of the sauce hitting the bag. He's so classy :)</div>
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And between dance lessons, skating lessons and cleaning the house today I made a Rachel Ray recipe from her 30/60 minute meals cookbook. Yes I took out a cookbook. I made this a couple weeks ago and it was delicious so I made it again. It's for lunch for me and the husband. It has too much spice for kids FYI. </div>
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It truly takes only 60 minutes to make and is a filling soup. Served great with a crusty roll ;)</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-11947670915860156902013-09-29T17:17:00.001-07:002013-10-28T17:35:54.556-07:00Sunday soup kitchen hiatus for this week...We got home midday today from a fun family night away so I didn't have time for any cooking. Thank goodness the freezer was stocked with meals from last weeks double batch! Took out some goodies so this week we are having:<br />
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When I went grocery shopping today I found an awesome addition to my bento box tools. Edible ink! Now I can get even more creative with the kids lunches. Check it out below. Pic on the left is my bento tools so far, and on the right is the kiddies lunch tomorrow! They saw it and were mega pleased :)</div>
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Tonight for dinner I went with simple and ultimately lazy. But, it was delicious! Made a Caesar salad and bought a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. Had chicken Caesar salad. And since the chicken is huge I froze the rest of it and will use it for some awesome homemade chicken noodle soup to make on Sunday! </div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-53775248931538865672013-09-26T16:33:00.001-07:002013-10-28T17:37:31.207-07:00Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins<span style="font-size: small;">Ever since my daughter entered school it's become a weekly tradition to make a batch of homemade banana bread chocolate chip muffins to throw in her lunch bag for snack time, along with some fresh fruit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now with both kids in school it's still a weekend tradition to make these. I try to do double batches on a weekend so I only have to bake them every two weeks as there are now two mouths to feed :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've never been that creative at lunches for my first born since she entered school. With my second just having started JK this year I decided to be better with their lunches. Ive always been good at ensuring they are healthy and include most of the food groups, but other than that, it was just a standard boring lunch box. I decided this year to strive to make lunches for my kiddies that are fun as well as healthy!</span></div>
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I've been inspired through Pinterest and Instagram at all these cute little lunch box ideas that I really already had the tools for at home but was just to lazy to try. A friend of mine on Facebook has been doing them for her kiddies and posting these adorable pictures. She inspired me to do better :)</div>
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Some may wonder what "tools" are you talking about Miriam?? It's just a lunch?! Well let me tell you what tools are useful in creating cutesy lunches. </div>
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I started searching for some better lunch boxes that had compartments, were spill proof, and durable. Then I found these amazing containers! Easy lunch boxes. </div>
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I ordered mine from Amazon and they were less than $20 for a pack of four! I could even do a bento lunch for the Mr. He would be horrified!!<br />
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My daughter loves pizza wheels which I've provided the recipe for in my previous post. They're a hit, easy, and healthy! My son much prefers train sandwiches!</div>
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I've also experimented with these fun carrot hummus sushi roll ups for my daughter and they're a fan fave as well. Check them out below. So easy!</div>
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Miriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07867130402644585196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184577156764160784.post-63371840479643383932013-09-22T17:56:00.001-07:002013-10-28T17:39:38.960-07:00Double batch cooking today?!<h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So today was a little tricky for Sunday Soup Kitchen. My husband was out golfing for the day, and I set out to do double, that's right DOUBLE, batch cooking! I'm not going to be able to do any cooking next Sunday, so I had to do two weeks worth of cooking today.</span></span></span></h2>
It's brave, very brave, and I was praying that the kids would have a good day and be okay with being cooped up in the house so this mama could cook like a mad woman today! Thankfully the kids were amazing! Quietly playing, eating, and I took some time to go out with them to the toy store too! When their dad got home they got almost 2 hours of outside time too. They were pretty great today :)<br />
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So today I accomplished the following :)<br />
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<li>Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken (double batch)</li>
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First thing I did when I got up this morning was throw this great mixture in the crockpot. Cilantro Lime Chicken. I kind of modified this recipe from one's I've found on Pinterest so here goes:<br />
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One can black beans<br />
2 cups of frozen corn<br />
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2 garlic cloves minced <br />
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The juice of 2 limes<br />
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Chicken a la King is a fan favourite around this house. It's such an easy recipe I found years ago in a Presidents Choice Insider's Report that came in the local paper. I modify this and use lactose milk (for the lactose intolerant in me) and I usually serve it over Tenderflake Puff Pastry Patty Shells. You can find these in the frozen section of your supermarket near the pie crust and frozen berries. The kids LOVE them!<br />
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It was cold outside today and I had ground beef in the freezer. Easiest recipe (also a cheap one in terms of ingredient cost) is chili! My youngest isn't always a fan, but he eats it even though sometimes he's pretty angry about it! I modify chili all the time, there's so many recipes out there! Today I used chickpeas and white kidney beans, celery, carrots, garlic and onions. If I had not just used up all the mushrooms in the previous recipe I would have thrown those in there too. <br />
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I volunteered at work to bring some goodies in for a colleagues baby shower this week so I wanted to get that out of the way today instead of during the week. Found this gem of a recipe on Pinterest and they turned out amazing!<br />
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I've been making pizza pinwheels for the last couple weeks for my daughter who loves them in her lunches! My son, not so much a fan. In fact I can't even get him to sniff it! They're super easy, but somehow today they got all screwed up. I think because I sprayed the pan with cooking spray. NOTE: Don't do that!<br />
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6 tablespoons of pizza sauce<br />
Grated cheddar cheese<br />
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Oh, and wanna know an awesome surprise that I got today too?! My mother in law knows the way to my heart - she showed up with two Shepherds Pies, and two HUGE batches of delicious chicken with bell peppers, onions and grape tomatoes served over brown rice! Into the freezer it all went. My freezer makes me smile right now :) <br />
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I started what we call in this house "Sunday Soup Kitchen" about 3 years ago after I went back to work after being on maternity leave with my second child. I had a lot of fear about how our work/school/daycare weeknights would be when we would have two furious children at 5:30 when I get home from work, that just want their dinner and want it IMMEDIATELY. That seriously scared me.<br />
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So after talking about it with the Mr., I decided a few weeks before going back that I would dedicate every Sunday (at least a few hours of it) to cooking a weeks worth of dinners, muffins for school snack, and healthy adult lunches for work (HATE eating leftovers the next day FYI). It was torture at first - don't forget I used to despise cooking back then. BUT, it has now become ritual, and honestly it is such a creative outlet that I really look forward to the prepping, cooking, and AMAZING aromas that come with cooking healthy meals for my family. Dinners have been amazing since I started Sunday Soup Kitchen! There is still weeknight stress, don't get me wrong. BUT, it's at least a little more manageable.<br />
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Many people ask me "where do you find all your recipes"? The answer is - from all over! I love social media. Anyone close to me knows that :) Pinterest is a great app that has people all over posting and sharing some amazing recipes. My recipe board on Pinterest is loaded with recipes I've tried once, tried many times, or haven't yet tried. I also have a lot of friends on Facebook that post some awesome recipes and pictures and I love recipe swapping with them too. It's great when you know that someone has tried the recipe, it works, and it's good!<br />
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On a Friday, I begin my grocery list for that Saturday. I buy everything I need on Saturday morning usually with one of my little kiddie sidekicks along for the ride. I also have my list of what recipes I'm going to make and what day we're going to eat them on. It may sound ridiculous to be this organized about it, but it's the only way to make it work if you want to do batch cooking on ONE DAY. Organization is KEY.<br />
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So sit back, enjoy the recipe ride, and I hope learn some tricks of the trade that I've picked up along the years. If I can make it easier for one person out there in their kitchen, I'll feel that this blog was worth it :)<br />
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