Saturday, June 4, 2011

BBQ'ed Tilapia with Cherry Salsa

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I felt like quite the chef preparing this dish. I think that any kind of 'cherry' dish will make you feel that way; that, or making ...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Tomato and Avocado Salsa

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This is such a nice, bright summer salad that is super easy and super yummy. Having a couple of different coloured tomatoes definitely ups t...

Tandoori Chicken Kabobs

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Well, the mercury hit 30C on Monday. Hot time summer in the city. The hottest day of the year so far. I was walking home from work and felt ...
Monday, May 30, 2011

Spicy Maple Salmon

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Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of this dish, so I included a photo that I am sure most, if not all, Canadians would recognize: the...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Tequila Lime Grilled Shrimp

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Yum. Soooo yummy. Today I made up our dinner menus for the week and decided to have BBQ each and every night. It's supposed to be hot an...

Grilled Corn on the Cob

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A couple of years ago, a good friend of ours introduced us to what he calls "York Corn on the Cob" (thanks Mr. Rossiter and congra...
Monday, May 23, 2011

Asian Stir Fry Sauce

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This is a super easy, super yummy sauce for any stir fry. So much better than just throwing on some soy sauce and really not all that compli...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Sweet Heat BBQ Sauce

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In exciting Giles`news, my husband and I bought our very first gas bar-b-que. It`s a cute little Cuisinart Tabletop Portable BBQ ... just ri...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Stained Glass Tree Cookies

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These are Martha`s versions... so beautifully back lit and practically perfect in every way! Okay, so this post is a little Christmassy...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Arépas (Venezuelan Corn Cakes)

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As I`ve said in the past, one great thing about having married in to the Giles` family is learning how to make their amazing Venezuelan food...
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Roasted Pepper Pasta Salad

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I loved how fresh this salad tasted. I also loved the inclusion of the almonds and if you've never roasted your own peppers (or garlic f...

Crunchy Garlic Chicken

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I felt like a real chef making this chicken. You'll need a food processor (or a natural ability to cut your food into teeny tiny little ...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Banana Muffins

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Okay, these are quite possibly the yummiest banana muffins you`ll ever have. A friend of mine suggested I try this recipe several months ago...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Spaghetti Carbonera

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If you've never had spaghetti carbonera, you're in for a treat. Carbonera is definitely the "breakfast spaghetti" in that ...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Moroccan Grilled Salmon

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A dear friend of mine (thank you Mr. JWilts!) got me a Chapters gift certificate for my birthday last year and it has been sitting in my pur...
Saturday, April 16, 2011

Chicken Chow Mein with Bok Choi

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If, like me, one of the first things you learned to cook was stir fry , you`ll love this dish. This is, in my opinion, the grown up  version...

Jalfrezi Curry

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As many of you know, we are currently cooking our way through Jamie Oliver's "Easy Curries". The more we make curries, the mor...

Salmon Tika with Naan & Avocado Yoghurt

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It's onward ho' with an attempt at including more fish in our diet and this is the latest creation. Given that I was going to be hea...

Bar-B-Qu'ed Chicken with Spicy Peach Glaze

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Today I found out that Ottawa was voted the #1 city to live in in Canada (booya!). We love living here. It's officially BBQ time here in...

Chicken Empanadas

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Yum yum yummy. These are tasty little guys that take a fair bit of time and resulted in some lovely oil burns on my arms but boy were they g...