Category: Side Dishes
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Tomato and Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Fresh Basil
It sure feels like I haven’t posted anything in a long time! I’ve been so busy with work, preparing for and travelling to our annual meeting. But now it’s all done and I can relax and get back to what I really love, cooking (and eating….). I recently made this delicious tomato and beet salad with goat…
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Asparagus and Mixed Greens Salad with Lemon Fennel Vinaigrette
Do you love asparagus? I love asparagus, it’s one of my favourite vegetables. And my favourite way to prepare asparagus is simply roasting it. If you’ve been blanching/steaming asparagus all your life, give roasting a try, it’s so much more flavourful. Since you’ll be roasting some asparagus anyway, you might as well make this asparagus and mixed…
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Quinoa Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Fresh Basil
If you’re looking for a quick and easy salad to make then you should definitely make this quinoa salad with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. After having spent a couple hours working on our plot in the community garden James and I were tired from moving wheelbarrows of soil and very hungry. We didn’t have much…
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Chipotle and Cumin Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa
What do you feel like eating once the weather starts to finally warm up in spring? I’m wanting grilled meats and veggies, big full salads, fruits and anything fresh and light. I also want to be able to enjoy the sun and not spend all evening in the kitchen, so something quick and easy is…
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Bacon, Leek and Pea Risotto
If you’ve ever watched Hell’s Kitchen, you know that risotto is something they always have on their menu, and it’s something they’re always messing up. But, risotto, although very fancy sounding, is not that hard to make, especially if you don’t have someone like Gordon Ramsay staring over your shoulder. All you really need to…