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THE OTHER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE . . . CARAMELLY CRISP AND RICHLY CHOCOLATE

    It’s a glorious fall day and overhead flocks of migratory geese are honking their way south. Their lonesome cries fill the air and remind me I should be thinking of tucking away brandy soaked Christmas cakes. And yet … Continue reading

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DOUBLE DOUBLE GINGER CRACKLE COOKIES

Summers at Emma Lake. It was filled with halcyon days of swimming, building rafts and dreaming the hours away. We lived completely off the grid. We chopped wood , pumped water and lit oil lamps to chase away the dark. … Continue reading

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CHICKEN TAGINE WITH SWEET POTATOES AND PRUNES

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  This rather exotic sounding recipe  – a tangine is the name of food and of the container it is baked in – is a the kind of slow cooked dish that is so perfect for entertaining.   You don’t need … Continue reading

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ALMOST OREO COOKIES . . . CHOCOLATE CREME SANDWICHES

This is not the Oreo cookie of your childhood. It’s a little less crisp, a whisper less sweet.  The squishy filling is a sophisticated, buttery vanilla flavoured layer of wonderfulness.  The cookie is rich and dark and seductive. CHOCOLATE CREME … Continue reading

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OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

There are some who say the ultimate sweet treat is cookies and milk.  Make the cookie crispy rich with the perfect amount of old fashioned oatmeal,  bittersweet and milk chocolate chips and you have the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that … Continue reading

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TOMATO BASIL SOUP …ROXY’S BISTRO’S SIGNATURE SOUP

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Of all the soups we made at ROXY’S BISTRO in Regina, tomato basil soup was our favourite.    This  soup tastes like the glorious days of summer.  The tomatoes  enhanced with basil and a whisper of oregano.    The very … Continue reading

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GROWN-UP GINGERSNAPS

When you are in the midst of an Arctic Vortex, you stay home and bake. You admire the brittle blue skies etched with sugar sparkling snow covered mountains, but from your kitchen window. This cold weather cookie comes together quickly … Continue reading

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A CHRISTMAS COOKIE … WHITE CHOCOLATE GINGERBREAD

This is a rich, sophisticated Christmas cookie that captures the essence of the season and then lavishes it with white chocolate.   A cookie that asks you to buy the best white chocolate you can find and chop it into chunks.  … Continue reading

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HAZELNUT WHITE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

. This is not a breakfast type cookie. Or an after school snack cookie. This is pure and wonderful indulgence. A cookie to be served on vintage Limoges plates when an old friend joins you for afternoon tea. This is … Continue reading

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THE MOST GLORIOUS OF GINGER COOKIES

This is no ordinary ginger cookie.  It delivers an extraordinary burst of ginger flavour and then offers more.   It has the crisp ginger snap that goes beautifully with cold milk. There’s a hit of molasses that reminds you of  … Continue reading

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