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Curried Pork Meatballs

I’m a sucker for magazines and food blogs. The food part of the newspaper? Love. Recipes my parents have tried? Tested and true. One (of many) problems with this is I’ve accumulated an embarrassing amount of magazines and bits of paper torn out of different sources, or photocopied from Mom and Dad. I totally know […]

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Cobb Salad

When making Cobb Salad, I dare you not to a) prepare extras and extras of toppings, and b) not eat said toppings before it’s time to assemble your salad. Case in point, anytime I make something that calls for bacon, or chicken, or really any protein, I have a hard time not doubling it. See, […]

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Sweet Potato Burritos

Many years ago I was vegetarian. I’ve returned to meat for some years now (it’s really hard not to eat street meat in Greece!), but for most of when Marcus and I were dating I was vegetarian. Marcus and I met at university, and since he graduated a year before I did he moved to […]

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Quinoa Bowl with Honey-Chipotle Chicken

There is something special about a meal in a bowl. I really like the idea of: a) no side dishes to fuss with; b) something healthy, something grilled, anything with avocado; and c) using my shallow bowls for something and calling it dinner. I have the same love for cobb salads, or a hearty soup […]

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Gnocchi and Tomato Sauce

So, gnocchi. So much to say!! Firstly and most important, Sister made a wonderful surprise home this week. Marcus and I were in New Zealand and I received an email from Sister, who is a student on the east coast of Canada. Sister is coming home! She gets home the day after we get home from New […]

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