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Tomato & Cucumber Salad. No need for a salad bowl, just arrange everything on plates as you finish dicing!
Fresh orange juice replaces milk or cream in this delicious Spanish flan.
Tuna Rice Salad. A tasty alternative to pasta or potato salad.
Mushroom & Red Wine Sauce. This quick and easy sauce is great as a side for beef or poultry, or over a bed of rice or pasta!
Meatballs with Pecorino Romano Cheese; quick and easy!
Tomato & Cucumber Salad. Quick and easy!
Veggie Shepard's Pie. A delicious savory dish packed full of goodness!
Iranian Eggplant; a delicious and aromatic dish!
Fresh Spring Rolls. These light appetizers or snacks are gluten free!
Chili Goulash. A delicious hybrid, perfect for a cold winter evening.
Marinated Mushrooms. A great appetizer for the holidays! {recipe}
Light and refreshing Buttermilk Dill Cucumber Salad!
Cod, Shrimp & Fennel Chowder; great flavours!
These savory meat rolls are filled with horseradish, bacon and sauerkraut, then simmered in a spiced beef and wine broth.
I added a bit of liverwurst to this flavourful Bolognese Sauce.
A delicious Chili con Carne made with various dried and fresh chilies and peppers.
I tried out kelp noodles in this delicious coconut soup. They were great! Low in carbs and calories, plus they're gluten free!
These quick savory cheese popovers are perfect with soup or chili!
These low-carb tofu noodles (Shirataki) were a pleasant surprise! I loved them with bell peppers and shrimp!
Did you grab a bag of frozen cooked shrimp instead of raw? No worries, you can still use them for something other than shrimp cocktail!
I have almost four pounds of cooked shrimp in my freezer. This savory dish was a welcome change from cold shrimp cocktails. :)
Orecchiette coated with Pistachio and Picholine Olive Sauce.
The cucumbers for this salad were labelled "pesticide-free" instead of "organic"... ever wonder what that means?
Zimtsterne. This delightful German Christmas cookie is glazed with a small amount of thinned meringue you set aside.. and it's gluten free!
Labneh. A wonderful alternative for cream cheese.. made with strained low fat yogurt.
A tangy red coleslaw.
Mediterranean Olive Pesto; fast and easy... great with pasta.
Concord Grape Gelato. Intensely flavoured and silky smooth. I can't believe I made this!
German Semmel Knödel. A great way to use up day old bread and a nice alternative to mashed potatoes.
It's the season for onions here in Texas. This soup with a bit of sherry and cheese is delicious.
Tart Key Lime Squares; creamy and tangy.
The ultimate comfort food; potato and sharp cheddar cheese filled dumplings served with fried onions and sour cream.
Moist and delicious Apple Bran Muffins.
Carbonnade; a delicious beef stew made with a nice strong dark ale.