I use recipes as a guide. I usually look at the ingredients, determine which ones I have and go from there. The other day, after the delicious accident substituting sun-dried tomatoes for roasted red peppers, I saw another recipe I thought I could do something with: Potted Shrimp with Crackers from the April/May issue of …
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Summer spread
It is really hot here in Switzerland lately. I am probably just grumpy about it because I am also 8 3/4 months pregnant. Nothing is fun. However, Chantel comes over every day (except Thursdays) and helps out. We make lunches together. Our favourite so far is this hummus-like dip that I got out of a …
The best hamburger recipe
There is this hamburger joint in Cotati, California called Mike’s at the Crossroads. They have the best burgers I have ever tasted. They used to serve only burgers and salad, but now, apparently, they also serve fries. Regardless, whenever I think about burgers, I think about Mike’s burgers, and I start to salivate. (Yes, this …
New salad recipe: Spinach-and-Shrimp Salad with Chile Dressing
I have been trying to eat healthier this year. I think I am doing a pretty good job (except for the chocolates, but I won’t go there right now). Part of the fun of eating more healthy is researching new recipies based mainly on what I have in my refrigerator. The other day, I had …
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Toasted Quinoa Salad with Scallops & Snow Peas
One day last year as I was chatting and catching up with my friend Rachel Ferguson, she mentioned that she was vegan. I told her the problem I had with being vegetarian (oh-so-many-years-ago) was that I could not seem to get enough protein. She told me about Quinoa. It has a relatively high portion of …
Healthy snack
My sister and I have been trading recipes for a while now. Last year, she got serious about loosing weight and becoming fit (I think she has lost over 40 pounds to date! Congrats!). Someone introduced her to a cookbook on raw food, which she then also gifted to me. We have made quite a …
Spicy shrimp pasta
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 …
Chickpea curry
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 …
My sister’s recipe: fish and mushrooms with curry sauce
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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