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This blog is dedicated to cooking, learning and inspiring. It will cover topics such as recipes, how to’s (once i figure it out:)), food trends and my personal favorite, kitchen tools. I hope this website will be a great resource for those that love (or even like) to cook, want make meal time great, are interested in trying, learning, open to failing in the kitchen, and finally want inspiration.

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Dec 17

4 Easy Steps to Scallopini- you can do it.

Above is a version of veal scallopini, this could easily have been made with any meat or any other sauce ingredients. Cooking Techniques After you have been cooking for a while, the best thing you can learn is a few techniques that don’t require (read full article)

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Dec 12

Festive Sugar Cookies and Icing

This recipe is so simple but don’t be fooled into thinking that this somehow diminishes the flavor.  With the subtle lemon or orange zest flavor it tastes heavenly and it is very easy to work with Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 2/3  cup of butte (read full article)

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Dec 11

Escargot Vol-au Vent

Ingredients: For the herb butter- 4 to 5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced 2 teaspoons kosher salt 8 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup finely minced Italian parsley 1/2 cup finely minced chives 2 tablespoons minced shallots (read full article)

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Dec 10

Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Ingredients (Print) 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 stick butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder For filling: 1 cup creamy peanut butter 6 tablespoons butter 3/ (read full article)

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Dec 10

Sausage and Shrimp Pot

This is a great meal.  It is tasty.  It is kid friendly.  It is easy.  If you want to make a hearty meal but don’t have alot of time, try this…you wont be disappointed.  Make sure you have the best bread for dunking into the bowl an (read full article)

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Dec 08

The Perfect Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients 3 cooked chicken breasts, chopped 1 or stalks celery, chopped- about 3/4 cup 2 green onions, chopped 1/2 cup seedless grapes, halved 3/4 cup dried cranberries 3/4 cup salad dressing, such as Miracle Whip- or here is a trick, just add 1 t (read full article)

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Dec 06

Basic Authentic Belgian Waffles

The best way to make a Belgium waffle is to use yeast. Yeast will make Belgian waffles fluffy, soft and yummy.  Yeast is where many North American attempts at the Brussels/Belgian waffle fall down: the yeast raising changes the chemistry of the bat (read full article)

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Dec 06

Basic Belgian Waffle Recipe

The best way to make a Belgium waffle is to use yeast. Yeast will make Belgian waffles fluffy, soft and yummy.  Yeast is where many North American attempts at the Brussels/Belgian waffle fall down: the yeast raising changes the chemistry of the bat (read full article)

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Dec 05

California Shrimp Pizza-Earl’s style

I decided I wanted to try and re-create the Earl’s California Shrimp Pizza.  I am not kidding you, this was amazing and tasted almost identical.  It was also extremely easy.  Try it out-Here is the recipe: California Shrimp Pizza (print rec (read full article)

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Dec 03

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Ingredients 2 Tbs butter 1 small onion (or 4 shallots) 1/2 cup of finely chopped red pepper 2 garlic cloves (minced) 3/4 cup of chopped smoked salmon (I often use the smoked salmon tips in the fish section.  You can also substitute the salmon for (read full article)

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Dec 03

The Butcher, the baker and the massive chain of grocery stores…

“A butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.” When the grocery (read full article)

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Nov 29

2009 Canadian Culinary Championships

Last night I had the good fortune of attending the 2009 Canadian Culinary Championships hosted for the first time in Vancouver. Gold Medal plate winners from 6 cities across Canada gathered to compete in 3 very exciting and difficult challenges to v (read full article)

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Nov 28

Potato Bacon Torte

Begin by rolling out your dough to create a top pie crust and a bottom pie crust.  If you are unsure about how to make pie please refer to the post entitled ‘About Pye’ for step by step instructions.  You can use any pie crust recipe y (read full article)

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Nov 26

The Main-Anthony Sedlak

This year I attended the Vancouver Home and Interior Design Show.  The main reason I went was for the food stage that featured celebrity chefs demonstrating their knowledge and gift for creating food.  I was particularly interested in a local boy (read full article)

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Nov 24

Soft Ginger Cookies

Well, due to a Christmas cookie exchange with friends I have been forced to think about Christmas and well…cookies.  About 10 years ago, after my daughter was born, a kindly lady friend of mine brought over a plate of these cookies.  I am no (read full article)

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Nov 23

Leeks, the unsung vegetable heros..

I was first introduced to the leek in Belgium where it is a standard vegetable side dish.  The Belgians that I had the pleasure of dining with, traditionally made them with  ham and cheese.  It was so tasty that I have not forgotten it. Leeks hav (read full article)

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Nov 20

Eating in Season..

WHY should we try to eat what is in season? There are a number of good reasons to eat more local, seasonal food: to reduce the energy (and associated CO2 emissions) needed to grow and transport the food we eat to avoid paying a premium fo (read full article)

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Nov 18

Make a classic spinach salad!

This is a classic spinach salad that is soo good. Ingredients (print recipe) 8 ounces young spinach 2 large eggs 8 pieces thick-sliced bacon, chopped 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard Kosher salt (read full article)

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Nov 10

Basic Belgian Waffle Recipe

Belgium waffle recipe The best way to make a Belgium waffle recipe is to use yeast. Yeast will make Belgian waffles fluffy, soft and yummy. You could also use baking powder or cake flour but you will get the best result with yeast. If you use yeast (read full article)

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Nov 09

Screaming Mimi’s

Screaming Mimi’s is the best oyster bar, seafood deli and steamer in Vancouver, BC. They specialize in live crabs, lobster, and shellfish which can be steamed fresh in their market just for yo (read full article)

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