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My Favorite Easter Recipes {Craft & Recipe Link-Up}

Mar 25, 2013

Do you have traditional recipes that you must serve or certain crafts that you must complete each and every Easter? You know, the ones that make your family say, “It wouldn’t be Easter without…” For our family, those include Hot Cross Buns, such as this classic recipe or these Hot Cross Buns with Chocolate & [...]

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Lemon Pepper Steamed Broccoli Recipe

Jan 9, 2013

I ate five cups of broccoli the other day. Five cups! By noon, I hit my daily fiber requirements, and I’m pretty sure that my skin turned a light shade of green. As crazy as it may seem, I just couldn’t leave this steamed broccoli alone. It was that good and didn’t even meet the [...]

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe with Chinese Five-Spice Powder

Nov 30, 2012

Roasted sweet potatoes take mere minutes to prep. Just toss them with olive oil, salt and Chinese 5-spice powder before sliding them into the oven. If there was a Superfriends Hall of Justice for food, sweet potatoes would be the Superman or Wonder Woman of the group. Or put two of them together and they [...]

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My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey to Side Dish & Dessert

Nov 16, 2012

Thanksgiving Recipes: Turkey, Side Dishes & Dessert

These are all of my family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, from the perfectly roasted turkey to our favorite side dishes and cranberry sauce. And don’t miss the tutorial on making the perfect gravy or carving the bird. Try to avoid breaking out in a cold sweat as I say this…Thanksgiving is less than a week [...]

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Fresh Green Beans with Bacon, Mushrooms & Herbs Recipe

Nov 14, 2012

Fresh green beans are tossed with crispy bacon, sauteed mushrooms, shallots and fresh herbs. This is a wonderful, bright side for your Thanksgiving feast. This post is a two-fer. If you are looking for a side dish for your Thanksgiving feast, then these fresh green beans will do the trick. Bacon, mushrooms, shallots and fresh [...]

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Mashed Potatoes Recipe with Bacon & Caramelized Onions

Nov 12, 2012

Mashed Potatoes with Bacon & Caramelized Onions by Cookin

This addictive Thanksgiving side dish is filled with creamy (but low-fat) mashed potatoes, salty and crispy bacon and sweet caramelized onions. I’m a traditionalist, from the top of my head to the tip of my toes. That means that I typically don’t want anyone to mess with my holiday side dishes. Just give me a [...]

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Spaghetti Squash with Swiss Chard, Dried Cranberries & Dijon Vinaigrette Recipe

Oct 15, 2012

Every year spaghetti squash challenges me to do something other than ladling tomato sauce over top. This time, it’s Swiss chard, dried cranberries and Dijon vinaigrette that turn this versatile squash into a memorable side dish. As I mentioned in the post about Monthly Mingle, this month’s theme is Squashes. Don’t forget to submit your [...]

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Thai Jicama & Red Onion Salad Recipe

Jul 6, 2012

A few months after writing the first post on Cookin’ Canuck, we went to visit my friend (J) and her family. To say that J and I know each other well would be an understatement. You see, she has been my dearest friend since grade four. When you know someone for that long, there are [...]

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Roasted Asparagus Recipe with Miso Lime Dressing

Apr 13, 2012

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One of the things I remember most vividly about Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle was the elation the family felt when the first spears of asparagus pushed through the soil at the start of spring. Kingsolver and her family dedicated themselves to sustaining themselves for a year only on foods they grew or raised [...]

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