2 more days and the kids are back to school! It’s hard to believe summer has already come to an end – and we are already feeling the cooler fall temps! Summer is much too short in Alberta. I have the next couple days off and am taking it to catch up around the house and maybe do a little lunchbox baking and just get organized for next week when it’s back to schedules and running the kids around. It will be a little different this year as we now officially have a teenager with a driver’s license! He is going to take over the chore of driving the kids…
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Tuscan Bread Salad with the BEST Basil Vinaigrette
You are going to want to grab a pen! No, seriously I think this is one of the best salad dressings I have made! Make it – thank me later! This Tuscan Bread Salad with the BEST Basil Vinaigrette is from a cookbook by Shelley Adams called Whitewater Cooks I bought all three of her books a few months back and proceeded to lose misplace them. I actually re-ordered them because I searched everywhere with no luck. My husband cleaned the garage on the weekend and found them (go figure)! Why were they in the garage – don’t ask. I guess when the new ones come in someone will be…
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Funky Farro Salad with Necatarines Hazelnuts and Mint
I have an overflow of nectarines in my fridge right now and was trying to find a way to use them up when I thought of this salad idea. If you haven’t tried Farro before it’s worth a shot. It’s healthy and has a nutty flavour and chewy texture. I had trouble finding it in Bonnyville but our health food store in town actually brought a case in for me. In the city you may be able to find it in your local grocery store or try the italian market or any mediterranean grocer may carry. This is a great refreshing healthy salad. Perfect for a hot summer’s day sitting…
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Simple Summer Salad
I bought a few new cookbooks by Whitewater Cooks while our kitchen was in the midst of renos and I was so excited to use them as the recipes and photos looked delish! Somehow – somewhere – I’ve managed to misplace them? I’ve looked far and near (well all over my house anyway) where the heck did I put them? Don’t you hate losing things! Anyway – I recall seeing a picture of this salad in one of the books – I sorta remembered what was in it. So this is my rendition from that inspiration. Now wish me luck finding those lost cookbooks – because this salad was fantastic!…
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Roasted Potato Salad with Maple Dijon Vinaigrette with Grilled Fish Tacos
Well this isn’t really an exact recipe per say, like with measurements and all that jazz. Frankly measuring somedays annoys me. I also have no idea where measuring cups or spoons are with our kitchen out of order in this renovation mess – but trust me – you can do this without measurements – just go with it. I’ve been craving pasta salad! OK so why make potato salad you say – well lets just say I don’t want to ruin my nice pots to boil water on the BBQ while we don’t have a stove – so I decided to give up on my pasta dreams and settle for…
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Tabbouleh
I just purchased a cookbook I’ve been eyeing up for some time now – that has some pretty good reviews. It’s called Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. I have been flipping through the book and stocking up on spices (since the book calls for quite a few) – I have to say in Bonnyville it’s difficult to find some of the required whole spices for some of the recipes…so I improvise. I will include the recipe for Baharat at the bottom, although I improvised making mine, due to the lack of whole spices on hand – I hear you can buy this spice mix as well – so…
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Dorothy’s Greek Salad with a Twist
I haven’t posted a recipe in a long while. I apologize to those of you that are waiting for new recipes and enjoy reading. Life has been so busy lately that I haven’t really had the time. Today is the first day of summer, and after about a week of rain – the sun is shining which is so nice! The kids are almost done school and soccer, and I am almost done my real estate license which I have been working on for the last few months, one exam left to write and we can relax and enjoy summer holidays – I can’t wait. I am sure many of…
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Cleaning out the Fridge – Couscous Salad
Easter weekend is approaching quickly, and since we are headed out for the holidays to visit family and friends, I have been trying to not shop for groceries and use up what we have in our fridge before we go. This isn’t really a recipe (well with exact measurements anyway), but you can really toss in what you like to this mixture. I will roughly tell you how I made mine. Great for lunch – or for a supper side dish. Couscous – is so quick and easy to make. I like to use chicken stock (for the liquid component), because I find it adds more flavour. You just need…
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Cobb Salad with Lemon Dill Dressing
I had some Gorgonzola cheese in the fridge that I had to use up, so I decided to make this Cobb Salad with Lemon Dill Dressing. I love the presentation of a Cobb Salad – great for a summertime supper on the patio (although we still have snow on the ground here). Traditionally this Cobb Salad with Lemon Dill Dressing should also include avocadoes, but I didn’t have any, so we went without. Really though you could pretty much put whatever you want in here. I made a light vinaigrette dressing with some lemon juice, dill, and capers. For the Salad: Lettuce, any variety Blue Cheese Cucumbers Tomatoes Radishes Avocadoes…
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Fennel, Apple and Walnut Salad with Yogurt Poppyseed Dressing
OK, so I have to admit we have indulged in some delish fattening foods over the last couple days (the kids and I even made cupcakes last night) – and how can you pass up cupcakes..really. Anyway, needless to say, I am headed to the gym tonight and I decided to behave and make a nice light salad for lunch today. I found this recipe on another food blog (a great one) called Food Obsessed, I think she originally got the recipe from Canadian Living – it is a keeper. I love the dressing too! I also should admit that I didn’t like fennel the first time I bought it. …
