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Crockpot Envy
Since I’ve made the decision to give up JC and cook for myself, I have developed a crush on the newer crock pots with time settings that switch to warm. *girlish sigh* See, I’m not very good at cooking, but I seem to do ok whenever there’s a crockpot involved, so I’ve become fixated on…
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Pumpkin *Sigh*
I tried out 2 delicious pumpkin pie recipes tonight that were very similar. So similar in fact, that I made the same mistake on both of them :-S The recipes called for 3/4 cup light cream. I only put in 1/4 cup. Oh boy. And I wondered why the pre-cooked mix tasted too sweet. *sigh*…
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Bye-bye, JC
I’ve decided to stop doing Jenny Craig for a while. There are 2 reasons for this: The food sucks I simply cannot afford to particiapte anymore, at $50-65/week minimum. I don’t know where all my money seems to be going these days, but it’s becoming obvious that I need to cut back in some areas.…
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Zucchini Bread Recipe
As promised to Mama Bear, here is my now-slightly-famous zucchini bread recipe! Zucchini Bread by Ginger Smaller zucchini work best for this as they are more flavourful and tender! Try using yellow zucchini for a slightly different taste, or add your choice of chocolate chips or nuts! This cake/bread is great on it’s own, or…
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100 Weird Foods
Stole this courtesy of FB, because it was just so cool! The original meme is here.I like to think I have an open mind and will try most things within reason. In my travels and through living in an international city with some adventurous friends I’ve had the opportunity to try lots of new things!…
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Delicious Roast Beast
That’s right, I said beast! It’s a family tradition, after all… I love roast beast, it’s actually one of my favourite meals, come to think of it. It’s right up there with a turkey dinner with all the fixin’s and pizza. Yummo! One of the bloggers over at Wisebread wrote a great post on roast…
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Summerlicious is Delicious!
Sometimes I really love living in Toronto. There always seems to be something going on, especially in the summer. Right now, Summerlicious is on until Sunday. What is Summerlicious, you ask? Well, aside from being totally fabulous, Summerlicious is a span of 2 weeks when a large amount of the fancy-pants restaurants and bistros in…