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Baked Apple with Dates, Pecans and Lemon Juice
I don't really like apples. They are probably my least favourite fruit. Well, actually I don't like fruit too much. If I have a choice between vegetables and fruit, I'd definitely go for veggies. I'd...
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Cornbread Topped Chili Con Carne
I love chili, but surprisingly I only had it a few times in my life. I am not a chili aficionado or purist, I don't have a favourite recipe, I don't have any rules about only eating it the next day...
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Valentine's Day Weekend
To be honest I am not really a "hearts" person. I don't "ooh and ahh" when I see pinks and candles and teddy bears. I tried doing something romantic on Valentine's Day in the past but it never worked...
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Yeast Buttermilk Waffles
I resisted the urge to buy a waffle-maker for about two or three years. Each time I saw a waffle recipe I quickly turned away, I closed my eyes and I thought of something else. I tried to convince...
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Warm Cottage Cheese, Artichoke and Sundried Tomato Dip
I love food. Any kind of food: desserts, main courses and maybe one of my favourite - appetizers. Why is it that appetizers always look so much more tempting than entrees on practically any restaurant...
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Peanut Butter and Jam Bread Pudding
I really like classic combination of salty peanut butter and sweet jam. I try not to eat peanut butter and jam sandwiches because unfortunately once I start, I cannot stop. One, two, three sandwiches...
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Two Gourmet Three-Course Dinners for Two for Under 15$
Recently I decided to participate in a very interesting contest hosted by my favourite cooking forum. The goal was to cook a Gourmet 3-course dinner for two and spend no more than 15 euros which is...
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"Pumpkin Pie" Brûléed Oatmeal
My inspiration for this dish came from my friend who desperately needed to use up all the canned pumpkin and started adding it practically everywhere. The combination of oatmeal and pumpkin intrigued...
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Pumpkin, Garlic and Chili Bread
t took me a very long time to develop friendship with yeast. I tried and failed quite a few times before I was able to produce a real loaf of bread. Once that happened, though, I was not scared...
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Pumpkin and Bran Vegan Pancakes
Kate from Soupasana and I were recently talking about the sizes of Pumpkin Puree Cans and those are huge (540ml), so I've been trying to use it all up and I finally succeeded!! I've been looking for...
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Pan-Fried Eggplant and Tofu with Garlic Black Bean Sauce
I make eggplant with this sauce quite often. Sometimes I add chopped tomatoes or roughly chopped onions instead of tofu. Sometimes I add a few leaves of parsley or cilantro. A lot of times it's just...
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Everything new is well-forgotten old
There's a Russian expression: "Everything new is actually well-forgotten old..." So, today is the first post in my new/old blog. I missed blogging. It's been over two years since my last post and I am...
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Do you Instagram?
I never got into Twitter. I have an account and I even tweet occasionally, but it really is not my thing. I do ok with Facebook, updating it once in a while. Alternating between lulls in my feed and...
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{Recipe} Thin Apple Tart
Rant. I actually wrote this post a week ago, and then something happened to my blogging platform and the blog post got deleted. Unfortunately, Squarespace 6 does not support restore functionality or...
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{Photo of the day} Posters
It's absolutely amazing seeing my photographs on huge poster boardsiPhone & InstagramIt's even more amazing seeing six of them in a rowiPhone
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Pumpkin, Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Soup
Yesterday was the last day of November and to me it meant only one thing - Time to Kill my Pumpkin! You see, I am a huge (HUGE) halloween fan. I start thinking about my annual Halloween party some time...
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