ROAST DUCK WITH A PERFECT ORANGE SAUCE

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  Roast duck is a delicious alternative to the Christmas turkey.    Roast duck is perfect for the small Christmas dinner party.   Serve it with this sophisticated  orange sauce that will have you swooning with delight.  The bonus is the lovely … Continue reading

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WICKEDLY WONDERFUL WHITE BREAD

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  We’ve been so busy baking or buying artisan breads, healthy breads, 48 grain breads and so on,  we have forgotten wonderful white bread.  Not the pallid, gummy tasteless white bread sold in plastic bags.   But white bread, as it … Continue reading

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POPCORN BRITTLE

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  This is a brilliant take on an old fashioned favorite – peanut brittle.    When I was small my Dad would make peanut brittle as a winter treat.   Because of the intense heat the wood stove had to generate … Continue reading

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GOOD MORNING CHUNKY BANANA CRANBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

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Years ago I found the perfect muffin recipe printed in our local newspaper.  Several moves and the recipe disappeared.  I tried other recipes but it wasn’t the perfect muffin recipe I knew and loved. Then I discovered my favorite cookbook … Continue reading

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CLASSIC APPLE PIE

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Here is the apple pie of your dreams.  Tender flaky pastry, a filling of various types of apples liberally flavoured with cinnamon and nutmeg.  Serve it warm from the oven with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream.  It’s an … Continue reading

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BEET SALAD … WITH GREEK YOGURT

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    My beautiful vegetable garden rewards me everyday with gorgeous fresh vegetables.  This morning the vibrant rows of beets beckoned me.  I searched among the rows for the beets that were growing a little too big for their own … Continue reading

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CURRIED KALE WITH COCONUT

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Kale is the ‘IT’ vegetable this year.    And, with a very good reason.  The payoff from this leafy green is loads of vitamin C, beta-carotene, calcium and antioxidants. Kale is extremely versatile.   You can steam it, saute it, add … Continue reading

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SWEET AND SALTY CARAMEL NUT POPCORN

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  This is a wickedly delicious, can’t-stop-eating luxurious treat.  The addition of whole almonds, the deep, rich caramel flavour and the crunch of  sea salt elevates popcorn to a new high in the world of snacks.  It comes with a … Continue reading

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LIGHT BASIL SAUCE (sauce legere au basilic)

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    There’s a small clay pot of basil growing by my front door.  It’s there so I can brush my hands over the leaves releasing its sweet fragrance each time I pass it by.  Out in the big vegetable … Continue reading

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PISTOU (basil pesto without nuts)

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  Leave your garden for a week and you return to a garden spilling over with the bounty of summer.  Grab a basket and capture the taste of summer. Fill your basket with basil. Grab some garlic. Put on the … Continue reading

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