tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52365558285662810462009-11-11T07:51:38.670-07:00Makihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552013681527347634noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236555828566281046.post-55687887329246901682009-11-09T09:43:00.007-07:002009-11-09T10:27:33.366-07:00

Seeing Sharon's post on the 2009 chili cook off reminded me the recipe I picked up after a chili cook off many, many years ago. I can't remember when but probably a good 7-8 years ago. Geez, where has the time gone?!?I adapted the recipe below for our needs, using lean ground beef, less sweet peppers and fresh tomatoes when my child's preschool had a chili dinner fundraiser for some 80 folks.

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I have to admit, I didn't make these beauties, I just photographed them. A friend who lives in my neighborhood made them and she just so happens to read my blog.*** Hi!!! ***And you lucky readers, I just so happen to get the recipe!My hubby and I love these cookies. My friend sent over a get-well batch many months ago after my hubby had surgery and we were instantly salivating with each bite.

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Remember when I complained about misplacing my ricotta cheesecake recipe. Well, I found it, the little scribbled note that I put aside for later. Glad I only temporarily lost it :)I made this cheesecake for my hubby's birthday (which was MONTHS ago). He's a low carb freak and so when it's his birthday, I try to adapt recipes to make it low carb or low sugar. This recipe is gluten free and

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I was shopping around in the produce section of my local grocery store. Looking at the grapes, I couldn't decide whether I wanted green or red ones this time around. I usually choose whichever looks fresher or is on sale. Sometimes I just alternate. Last time, the green ones were chosen so this time, the red ones were catching my eye.A woman walked up beside me, in a hurry and pulled off a

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I mentioned yesterday that I was going to attend Litfest's Savouries Event. It was held at the Kid's in the Hall Bistro at Edmonton's City Hall.The event was packed and readings from four different writers were on schedule, along with appetizers inspired by their writings.Clockwise: Liane Faulder, Marusya Bociurkiw, Jennifer McLagen, Janice Wong.I chuckled of the thought of dining in the dark,

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Last night, my hubby asked me when was the last time I posted on me 'ole blog."Oh, it's been a couple of weeks for sure. Just too busy and I'm feeling a bit uninspired." I responded.To which I got a reply of "tsk, tsk".Don't any of you get periods of not wanting to cook or bake in the kitchen, or not pick up a camera or just not post a blogpost? It happens sometimes. No biggie....Here's a

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Several months ago I received an email from POM Wonderful asking if I would like free samples of their pomegranate juice. I quite love pomegranates but I have never bought the juice before. Their website has many delicious looking recipes and as soon as I saw the gelato recipe, I knew I had to try it. (Though, it seems to have disappeared on their webpage since I last looked. Good thing I got

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There was frost outside this morning. f-r-o-s-t. I'm glad we picked a bunch of tomatoes this last week. I haven't checked on the few remaining ones today but I'm a bit nervous for them. It's the first thing I thought of this morning when I saw frost on the rooftops.I'm feeling the need for comfort foods as of late. This always happens once the weather gets cooler. Thicker jackets and long

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We talked about going out for fish and chips for quite some time. When we lived in Vancouver, we used to take my hubby's aunt out to Troll's, a well known fish and chips restaurant. I had missed the fried fish, coated exactly to my liking with malt vinegar and salt, while overlooking the water in the bay.We live in Edmonton now and we weren't sure where to go for fish and chips. We had quite a

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Since it's now officially fall I thought I'd share some pictures of the little sunflower sitting on my dining room table.Sorry, didn't feel like doing a recipe post today. I'm sitting at my computer, munching on Lucky Charms cereal (oh those little mini marshmallows are just divine). I don't let my kids eat cereal without milk, but when the kids are away, mom will eat away :)I'm trying to

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I can't remember the last time I had thousand island dressing. Growing up, my mom and dad always made their own simple vinaigrettes but if they were going to buy a commercial salad dressing, it was always thousand island dressing.They wouldn't venture off into other flavors. It was very similar in the potato chip department - the big deal was bbq flavored chips. That was the "big leap" from

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...straight from my backyard.Thought I'd share a picture of my apples, a nice end to Applesauce Week.I'm a wee bit sad because my trees look barren now. Not only that, the leaves are turning yellow and are slowly falling off. I really do love fall but when we harvest all the garden produce, makes me feel sad that I have to wait a whole year more for tasty, fresh food.Every year, I try to come

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I thinking all this walking to and from school to pick up my kids is making me hungry. Seriously. I'm hardly an exercise fanatic but now that I've added some energy expending, twice a day and 5 days a week, it has increased my appetite. I'm not so sure how I feel about that. I love food so getting to eat more is always good and it's good for my blog but if I'm going to be busting a move, it

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Can't stop thinking of a friend from long time ago. Courageous and strong woman. I remember her always being cheery and a wonderful, kind person. Hope you are home from the hospital back with your family soon. Continue to be strong Shilpa. You are a survivor and a fighter....Recipe 2 of Applesauce Week :)With a whopping 2 cups of applesauce used in this recipe, this was right up my alley for

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Applesauce, applesauce, applesauce. That is what this week is going to be about, as I have two other recipes to share with you later too.I have two apple trees in my yard and it usually yields a lot of apples. This year's crop was smaller but enough to keep me busy. Unfortunately, the majority of them landed on the ground due to blustery winds. This yielded in bruised or gashed apples, not

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Shhhhh.....Do you hear that?You don't hear anything you say?Exactly.I am here, typing on this fine thursday evening and my house is quiet. Yes internet, my house is free of children and hubby tonight and the sound is oh so glorious!Not to mention that my children have returned back to school and I have been doing the Most wonderful time of the year dance along with Staples.Gosh, I really didn't

Makihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02552013681527347634noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5236555828566281046.post-28259145848265720292009-09-08T09:49:00.003-06:002009-09-08T09:55:18.774-06:00

Well, my computer monitor is looking a bit better. Found out what some of the glitches are. I think I'll leave the hooking up of technology to my hubby from now on... it's not really my shtick. In my pantry, I've got bags of different varieties of lentils that haven't found much use. I'm one of those well meaning people who buys bags of dried beans and legumes to use them in recipes but don't

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Meant to post earlier but my computer monitor up and died on me. I think I even heard a tiny screech right before it turned white and then completely black. Oh the sadness. This is especially heartbreaking since I had that monitor properly calibrated and profiled by a photographer friend (he has some hardware that will do that).Today, I picked up a monitor from my brother in law who kindly

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Every once in a while, I like to try a different pancake recipe.I prefer easy, non-laborous, pancake recipes, especially since it's hard to get going first thing in the morning, but I thought I'd give these a try anyways. Yes, if I have to beat egg whites separately and then FOLD them into the batter, that is an extra step I'm not interested in taking. I like to read the newspaper while sipping

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I've tried all sorts of hummus. I find some are too lemony in taste. Some too garlicky or not enough. Others, too much tahini and some just don't have the amount of salt I prefer. I tend to add more salt than stated in the below recipe. I think I'm the only one who doesn't add oil to my hummus. Many recipes do but I figure the tahini has enough oils so I don't bother. The taste comes out

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Sometimes I crave a chocolate chip cookie. Melted chips within a soft cookie with crispy edges. That seems like heaven. I feel like I'm salivating just typing that.I came upon this recipe for triple chocolate chip cookies but unfortunately lacked that third chocolate (ie: white chocolate) but I had some butterscotch chips in the pantry. They worked out well.Satisfying recipe for the little

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Life is a bit busy around here, thus the lack of posting. I can't promise that I'm going to be in a regular posting routine for the next while either. Our bathroom renovation is near completion (we are awaiting for some extra specialty tile to come in to finish it up) and we were busy getting ready for house guests from Germany visiting. We're still dealing with our insurance about fixing up

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Cherries. That's what you are surrounded by when you drive up to the Summerland Sweets Store and Sleeping Giant Winery.Surrounded by a beautiful orchard, trees full of cherries for as far as the eye can see.I was like a kid in the candy store. Syrups, jams, jellies, fruit leathers, flavored honey, candies, and all sorts of wines and ice wines. I picked up a small assortment of goodies that I

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We headed off to our vacation in Summerland, British Columbia.And I just HAVE to mention the wonderful B&B we stayed at while we were there. When I viewed Glenoka Bed and Breakfast online, it looked charming and sounded like a place that the whole family would enjoy. The B&B is on a hobby farm, with an orchard of plums, pears and cherries, grapes and more. They also have cows and chickens that

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but that just didn't happen. Sand, beach and hot weather. Oh how I miss it already.With the hustle and bustle of getting ready, storm aftermath & dealing with insurance and arborists then taking the kids to the exhibition before we left, there was no time for the little ole blog.We grumbled about coming back and wondered why we didn't book our vacation for longer. sigh. 20/20 is always

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