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Tomato Coconut Curry with Cauliflower and Chickpeas

Tomato Coconut Curry with cauliflower and chickpeas_2

Curry is one of those dishes that can be made in about a million different ways, with so many different ingredients!  It can be hard to narrow down what you want to try when it comes to making a curry recipe.  It can also be difficult to find all the ingredients locally available.  This tomato coconut curry with cauliflower and chickpeas is made with simple ingredients and spices, so it will be easy to make and enjoy! Continue reading

Apple Date Chutney

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Chutney is a great way to add a huge layer of flavor to a dish or recipe.  If you are unfamiliar, it is a condiment or side dish traditionally used with many Indian dishes.  Most are made with fruit, vinegar, and spices.  This combination of sweet, acidity, and spice pairs well with almost any dish! Continue reading

African Peanut Stew with Kale

African Peanut Stew

When I first came across the idea of peanut stew, I did not like the sounds of it.  Peanuts will get soggy when they’re stewed, and that texture might be weird.  They are great made into butter, however. The creamy butter from the peanuts is the star in this dish, not stewed peanuts.  Don’t be afraid! Continue reading

Thai Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut squash soup is so creamy and smooth.  It’s a big bowl of warm and cozy that is comforting as the cold weather starts to creep in.  This butternut squash soup has a twist from the original.  It’s infused with Thai flavors that make it even more rich and special.  And a little bit spicy, because that’s how I roll…!

Thai Butternut Squash Soup

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Pineapple Fried Rice

Pineapple Fried Rice with ScallionsIn my kitchen, fried rice is not a way to use up leftover rice.  It is a way of life.  Fried rice is a great idea to use up leftover rice, but I rarely have enough to make a batch…unless I plan for it and make lots of extra!  Fried rice is so easy to make, you won’t need to get takeout fried rice after trying this Pineapple Fried Rice recipe! Continue reading

Asian BBQ Salmon Burgers with Quick Pickles

When I think about turning fish into a burger, I want to see flavor.  I eat a fair amount of fish.  I love it, but it needs to be different sometimes.  These burgers are different in so many ways. Asian style, barbecue sauce,  quick pickles, ‘nough said.

Salmon Burgers with Quick Pickles

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Oatmeal Pancakes with Peaches and Ginger

I love this point in the summer, when the farmers market is in full swing and fresh produce is abundant!  I shop at our local farmers market every weekend before I do my regular grocery trip.  That way I can pick up local produce, and plan my meals around what is in season.

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Fish Cakes

I love to fish, and I always seem to have a freezer full of fish that needs to be used.  Fish cakes are a traditional European dish that was made to use up leftover fish and potatoes.  Today I decided to whip up this recipe to help make space in the freezer.  Of course, this simply means I need to plan my next fishing trip!A_DSC_6402

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