I love Mexican food. I could probably eat a burrito everyday for the rest of my life and die happy. As long as I got to change it up a bit every now and then anyway. I’ve experimented with many bean fillings for vegetarian tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, and this is my favorite. Enjoy it [...]
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My husband says he could live off Japanese food. I made this for him the other day after he said he wanted to do something with a few packages of Udon noodles he found at the grocery store. They were cheap – less than $1 per package,, making this a pretty frugal soup when all [...]
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Here I go being nostalgic again…
When I was a kid, we celebrated Christmas at my dad’s mom’s house by having Christmas dinner at lunchtime. My grandma was British, and this was one of her family traditions. I have fond memories of these Christmases. I have hoards of cousins on my dad’s side and the Christmas [...]
Once in awhile I enjoy making my own veggie burgers from scratch. Every time I do I think I should do it more often, for no store bought variety ever tastes as good. Here is the first recipe I ever used to make my own veggie burgers when I was a teenager. Packed with protein [...]
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Even as a teenager I loved going to restaurants and trying new foods. While my peers were hanging out at the mall eating fast food burgers and spending their minimum wage job pay cheques on clothes and make-up, I was downtown trying out the menus at our local cafés. I used to think I could [...]
This is an excellent “anything goes” recipe. Credit goes to my brother’s ex-girlfriend who got me addicted to it. Pour this over anything you want: Potatoes, rice, other grains, pasta, veggies, fish, chicken, red meat, you name it. It’s become a staple in our house. After you try it I’m pretty sure it will become [...]
Here’s a colourful dish that I made 100% from vegetables out of my garden and the gardens of friends. Anyone who has been overloaded with cherry tomatoes or zuchinni, as can be the case this time of year, will appreciate something new to do with them. However, I think the eggplant is the star player [...]
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