Menu of the week: Watercress

This week’s menu swap is hosted by Cooking and Uncooking.  Since I have no watercress and am not a huge fan of it, I will just mention that I tried to grow some wild water cress last year.  It was pretty hot and bitter and didn’t live long.  So, no watercress right now unless my […]

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Menu of the week: Oregano!

Herbs.  Herbs are a vital part of my cooking experience.  I just can’t cook without them.  It is always hard when I go up North for a weekend or to someone’s cottage and they don’t have the same stock of herbs as I do.  I love to cook wherever I go, so I have learned […]

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Menu of the week March 24th: almonds!

Ginger Lemon Girl is again hosting this week’s menu swap. Swing over to her site and check out all the menus!
Sunday: Ethopian
Doro Wot from Saveur and red lentil stew on rice as my Injera bread did not work.
Monday: Classic French American
Grass fed steaks on the grill with bearnaise sauce (from scratch), tator […]

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Pad Thai with crispy tofu and fried GF spring rolls

 There are plenty of great Pad Thai recipes out there, so I won’t post this one, unless someone needs one. I tend to add cilantro to mine and it traditionally isn’t in there, but I like it.

 Please do try making yourself some of these fried spring rolls (egg rolls) as it is so easy […]

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