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Rainbow Black Bean Salad
Hello everyone, This quick and easy salad is refreshing, healthy and ecstatically pleasing. You can enjoy it as a meal or serve it to accompany another entrée. As a bonus, 1/2 of this recipe boasts nearly 50% of your daily required fibre intake! It feels good to eat something fresh and healthy! B...
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Hello everyone, This quick and easy salad is refreshing, healthy and ecstatically pleasing. You can enjoy it as a meal or serve it to accompany another entrée. As a bonus, 1/2 of this recipe boasts nearly 50% of your daily required fibre intake! It feels good to eat something fresh and healthy! B...
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Asian Style Turkey Meatball in Broth
Hello everyone, I try to cook with turkeyoften as an alternative to chicken to stay out of the red-meat-zone. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to cook with large pieces of turkey, so I usually opt for ground turkey. Some recipes I use ground turkey for include meatloaf, burritos and chili. Basic...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Hello everyone, I try to cook with turkeyoften as an alternative to chicken to stay out of the red-meat-zone. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to cook with large pieces of turkey, so I usually opt for ground turkey. Some recipes I use ground turkey for include meatloaf, burritos and chili. Basic...
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Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Hello everyone, To-go breakfasts are always great for busy or unorganized mornings. However, I find a lot of these options are either lower in protein (ex: oatmeal, various baked goods) or higher in sugar (ex: yogurt, pastries) then I would like. When I want to feed my busy husband quickly in the...
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Hello everyone, To-go breakfasts are always great for busy or unorganized mornings. However, I find a lot of these options are either lower in protein (ex: oatmeal, various baked goods) or higher in sugar (ex: yogurt, pastries) then I would like. When I want to feed my busy husband quickly in the...
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Rainbow Root Vegetable Fries
Hello everyone, Potatoes are great. However, when it comes to root vegetables, I generally opt for something that I deem to have more nutritional value – beets, sweet potatoes, etc. Gotta get that extra fiber and anti-oxidants into your diet! I sometime make oven fries, so this time I decided to ...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Hello everyone, Potatoes are great. However, when it comes to root vegetables, I generally opt for something that I deem to have more nutritional value – beets, sweet potatoes, etc. Gotta get that extra fiber and anti-oxidants into your diet! I sometime make oven fries, so this time I decided to ...
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Grits with Bacon, Broccoli and Cheese
Hello everyone, Ever since John and I traveled to the deep south, we have fallen in love with grits. Instead of just eating them on their own, we often use various meats, veggies, cheeses and eggs into our grits, sometimes cooked fresh, sometimes leftovers. Asparagus, mushrooms, sausage, steak an...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Hello everyone, Ever since John and I traveled to the deep south, we have fallen in love with grits. Instead of just eating them on their own, we often use various meats, veggies, cheeses and eggs into our grits, sometimes cooked fresh, sometimes leftovers. Asparagus, mushrooms, sausage, steak an...
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Quick Cassoulet – French chicken, sausage and white bean stew
Hello everyone, Confession: I have never made a real cassoulet. I have had it at restaurants, yes! And it is always wonderful. From what I have heard and read it’s a lot of work and time. Using ingredients such as duck fat and gelatin, it looks as though this thing needs to be cooked ̷...
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Hello everyone, Confession: I have never made a real cassoulet. I have had it at restaurants, yes! And it is always wonderful. From what I have heard and read it’s a lot of work and time. Using ingredients such as duck fat and gelatin, it looks as though this thing needs to be cooked ̷...
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Breakfast Zucchini Pancakes
Hello everyone, If you have ever planted zucchini in your garden, I’m sure you’ve encountered the problem of having way too many gigantic zucchinis. Luckily for you, they seem to last forever. This year, I didn’t plant zucchinis but managed to acquire a zucchini the size of a small child. This th...
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Hello everyone, If you have ever planted zucchini in your garden, I’m sure you’ve encountered the problem of having way too many gigantic zucchinis. Luckily for you, they seem to last forever. This year, I didn’t plant zucchinis but managed to acquire a zucchini the size of a small child. This th...
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Chicken with Balsamic Tarragon Mushroom Sauce
Hello everyone, Typically, one may associate mushroom sauce with adjectives such as creamy, high-calorie and delicious. Personally, I love mushroom sauce. But when you make it with all that butter and cream, you can’t help but feel your arteries scream at you, regardless of how pleased your stoma...
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Hello everyone, Typically, one may associate mushroom sauce with adjectives such as creamy, high-calorie and delicious. Personally, I love mushroom sauce. But when you make it with all that butter and cream, you can’t help but feel your arteries scream at you, regardless of how pleased your stoma...
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Peach Cobbler
Hello everyone, It’s finally those two magical weeks of the year when peaches are actually in season! I got about 16 big perfect peaches on sale, and made an attempt to eat as many as I could as they ripened. However, I am only one person and couldn’t accomplish this task, so I decided to &...
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Hello everyone, It’s finally those two magical weeks of the year when peaches are actually in season! I got about 16 big perfect peaches on sale, and made an attempt to eat as many as I could as they ripened. However, I am only one person and couldn’t accomplish this task, so I decided to &...
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Brown Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Thyme
Hello Everyone, In the height of the summer, John and I are taking advantage of the nice weather with lots of grilling and BBQing. In predictable gender defined roles, John takes care of the grilling and I handle the sides. For my sides, I usually alternate between something potato, bean o...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Hello Everyone, In the height of the summer, John and I are taking advantage of the nice weather with lots of grilling and BBQing. In predictable gender defined roles, John takes care of the grilling and I handle the sides. For my sides, I usually alternate between something potato, bean o...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Gnocchi and Italian Sausage Skillet
Hello everyone! My apologies for the lack of recipes lately. I have been busy doing some camping, enjoying the wonderful summer sun, sipping cocktails, and neglecting my internet duties. So here’s a quick skillet recipe for you. I threw this together one evening because I had some gnocchi burning...
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Hello everyone! My apologies for the lack of recipes lately. I have been busy doing some camping, enjoying the wonderful summer sun, sipping cocktails, and neglecting my internet duties. So here’s a quick skillet recipe for you. I threw this together one evening because I had some gnocchi burning...
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Rhubarb Blueberry Sauce
Hello everyone. I love rhubarb. Not on it’s own of course, no one can handle that bitterness. But when it’s doused in sugar, it’s delightful! I also appreciate that rhubarb is one of the first things to pop out of the ground come spring. My nana gave John and I a ruby red rhubarb plant R...
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Hello everyone. I love rhubarb. Not on it’s own of course, no one can handle that bitterness. But when it’s doused in sugar, it’s delightful! I also appreciate that rhubarb is one of the first things to pop out of the ground come spring. My nana gave John and I a ruby red rhubarb plant R...
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Crunchy Japanese Ramen Noodle Coleslaw
Hello everyone, As spring heats up we’re all feeling the urge to get out and fire up the grill. And what better to accompany whatever you may be throwing on said grill then coleslaw! Ok, ok. I know coleslaw may seem anticlimactic for my first nice weather BBQ post of the year. But I kid … C...
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Hello everyone, As spring heats up we’re all feeling the urge to get out and fire up the grill. And what better to accompany whatever you may be throwing on said grill then coleslaw! Ok, ok. I know coleslaw may seem anticlimactic for my first nice weather BBQ post of the year. But I kid … C...
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Duchess Bake Shop Pie Class Part 2: Sour Cream Cherry Pie
Hello everyone, As mentioned in my last post, my friend Micheline and I were fortunate enough to take a pie making class through Edmonton’s beloved Duchess Bakery. During our class, we made apple pie, banana cream pie, butter tarts, pie dough and my favourite – sour cream cherry pie. It was...
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Hello everyone, As mentioned in my last post, my friend Micheline and I were fortunate enough to take a pie making class through Edmonton’s beloved Duchess Bakery. During our class, we made apple pie, banana cream pie, butter tarts, pie dough and my favourite – sour cream cherry pie. It was...
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Duchess Bake Shop Pie Class Part 1: Pie Dough
Hello everyone, In Edmonton, we have a very chique and popular bakery called Duchess Bake Shop. BuzzFeed named Dutchess as one of the top 23 bakeries around the world you need to visit (and we all know how BuzzFeed is THE WORD when it comes to everything!) Additionally, our super-hip selfie Prime...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
Hello everyone, In Edmonton, we have a very chique and popular bakery called Duchess Bake Shop. BuzzFeed named Dutchess as one of the top 23 bakeries around the world you need to visit (and we all know how BuzzFeed is THE WORD when it comes to everything!) Additionally, our super-hip selfie Prime...
Published at Julie's Kitchen Adventures
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