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YukonJen in Switzerland

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Archives for June 2010

Spicy shrimp pasta

30 June 2010 by YukonJen

I should have a picture, but I don’t this time. I will take one next time. It’s pretty colourful. It’s colourful, tasty, and pretty low fat too (I think). spaghetti for two (see side of package for measurments) one (or two) cloves of garlic 1 tsp oil 250 g (about 1 lb) of prawns chili …

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“If you can read, you can do anything.”

28 June 2010 by YukonJen

I don’t know who this quote is attributed to, but I firmly believe it. Last night, my sister Skyped me. “Can you help me set up my email on my computer? I want my knightimeproductions.ca email in my Microsoft mail program.” We futzed and farted around for a bit. We read the help files. We …

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Homemade candle centerpiece

20 June 2010 by YukonJen

I’ve been looking for a solution to add some soft lights to the balcony without getting too expensive nor going extreme with strings of electric everywhere. It’s quite a nice balcony, we haven’t used it much because I don’t think summer has arrived quite yet.  But I’m sure we will. Regardless, when we do sit …

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The doily craze…

19 June 2010 by YukonJen

Hi Rain, (because you are part of the exclusive group: “I’m not in Facebook yet, nor will I ever be”), My friend Fawnahareo posted this link in my Facebook. I thought you might like to know…a doily table runner. XOXO J

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Chickpea curry

19 June 2010 by YukonJen

Here is something I tried today. It’s been raining all week and I wanted something comforting and warm. I also had a can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) in my cupboard that I wanted to use. I looked through some recipes until I came up with one I could work with. Here is the result. It …

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My sister’s recipe: fish and mushrooms with curry sauce

17 June 2010 by YukonJen

My sister Skyped me this recipe today. She’d made it the other day and said it was easy and delicious. 2 fish fillets (red snapper, salmon, tilapia etc) 1 tbsp of red curry paste 1 cup of light coconut milk 1 cup of sliced mushrooms 1 small head of bok choy 1/2 tbsp brown sugar( …

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May-June upadate

10 June 2010 by YukonJen

I haven’t been on the blog for a while. I just read a comment from my friend in Ottawa: “Update your blog or I’m calling your Mum!”. Oh. The shame! Mais, en fin, voila–an update. BARCELONA We went to Barcelona for a week. My cousin Nik won a cruise in the Mediterranean and she and …

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