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Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad

Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad

  Two weeks ago on the blog, we celebrated National Siblings’ Day with my Sisters’ Satay Sauce! As promised, I’ve rebooted the Sisters’ Satay Sauce and used it with leftover grilled chicken (or roasted chicken) to turn it into a cold Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad. […]

Spring Asparagus Soup

Spring Asparagus Soup

Spring! What is taking you so long? You’ve been teasing us with little dashes of warm weather and then so cruelly taking it away. One thing that always reminds me of spring (regardless of the weather) is the arrival of fresh asparagus in the grocery […]

Sisters’ Satay Sauce

Sisters’ Satay Sauce

Happy National Siblings Day! April 10th is the day to celebrate your brotherly or sisterly love for your siblings! While growing up with siblings may not have been your ideal (No, that’s MY toy! MOM!!!!), as you get older you appreciate them more! I’m lucky […]

Banana Coconut Bread

Banana Coconut Bread

Happy National Banana Bread Day! What? Yes, mark Saturday, February 23, 2019 on your calendars. It’s time to celebrate National Banana Bread Day! Banana Bread! When the number of bananas I buy exceeds the number of bananas I manage to eat, it’s time to make Banana Bread! To […]

Slow Cooked Lamb and Potatoes

Slow Cooked Lamb and Potatoes

Apologies for the delay in posting, we were hiking Machu Picchu! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. The problem? You’re too busy to plan anything. The solution for those days-that-are-so-busy-you-don’t-know-if-you’re-coming-or-going? For days like that, it’s great to have this Slow Cooked Lamb and Potato recipe in your […]

Italian Sausage Rapini Bread Bake

Italian Sausage Rapini Bread Bake

  Cooking in Italy! Can you see me smile from where you’re reading? I love the freshness of Italian ingredients. Sometimes really fresh ingredients – like a slightly bitter rapini and great sausage – can turn an ordinary item like bread into something fab.  While Italians are known for […]

Fresh Mint Herb Sauce

Fresh Mint Herb Sauce

Wintertime and the weather is dreary. Streets are slushy and it’s cold and it’s grey. You’re seeking some colour, not just during the day. (Okay, apologies to George and Ira Gershwin.) But you get the point. I’m sick of winter and would love to see […]

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