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Sweet Potato Quesadillas

The last meal I cooked at home for us before I went on my gluten-free-almost-vegan diet was something we’d found in the Summer 2009 edition of the LCBO’s Food & Drink magazine. It actually would be easily converted into a gluten-free recipe with the use of corn or other gluten-free grain tortillas, but the way […]

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Umm… is this thing on?

Sorry for the silence folks. I didn’t mean to disappear for an entire month like that. Just, it’s been a challenging month, food-wise. See, I’ve been battling some allergy-related issues for a while now, and have been put on a special diet. What kind of special diet, you ask? Oh, just a gluten-free-vegan-except-for-non-cows-milk diet! So […]

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Carbs and greens and spices, oh my!

I’ve been so swamped lately I haven’t had much time for cooking. Between packing boxes (we move in two weeks!), the infant massage instructor’s course I took over the weekend, and having a fairly busy spring at work, I’ve been eating a lot of prepared stuff. So tonight I really wanted to make something simple […]

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The Daring Bakers do… Lasagne?

I know what you’re thinking. Lasagne? Is that really baking? What happened to the cakes, pies, pastries and breads? Yeah, I was as surprised as you probably are when I read what we’d be making this month. The March 2009 challenge is hosted by Mary of Beans and Caviar, Melinda of Melbourne Larder and Enza […]

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Sheryl Kirby is my hero

So a few weeks ago I was reading the forums on my favourite Ottawa foodie website, which I still visit on a regular basis so I know what new restaurants to try when ever I’m in town. Anyhow, on that day they were talking about where to get a decent Maritime donair in Ottawa. Someone […]

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