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chipotle mango barbeque sauce
I came across this recipe for chipotle mango bbq sauce from here at Iowagirleats.com. I love sauces and condiments and I wanted another recipe using fresh mango as they are readily available at the...
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fuck diet
brown dress with white spotsI having not been posting of late as I have been trying to be healthly and detox just a little bit, so hence there is really nothing interesting to post. Just lots of...
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hot fudge pudding cake
notwithoutsaltThis lovely picture of hot fudge pudding cake is courtesy of 'notwithoutsalt'. ( A lovely website with great pictures.) I am not much of a dessert person myself so the family suffers...
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raspberry and white chocolate muffins
I made these muffins during the week as Lily was complaining there was nothing to take for school lunches. I used the 'Chelsea sugar website recipe' which is actually pretty good. Got eaten by all...
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salad for dinner - Jeanne Kelley
I read about this book on 'A cup of Jo' a while back and I thought it sounded pretty good, so I requested it from the library. It was published this year 2012 and hadn't quite arrived but it said it...
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Amangiri...Utah
source...Here might just do it...and a reason to visit Utah.This is the magnificent 'Amangiri' part of the Aman ResortsI want to go... now...
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beef salad with thai dressing
Well I thought it was about time that I got myself organised and started posting again.This was what I had for lunch yesterday, left overs from last nights dinner. The beef and the dressing were the...
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gluten free lemon and almond cake
I made this cake yesterday for Finn as he has been doing a lot of whining lately that there is never any gluten free baking for him. I did remind him there has been no baking for anyone.I am not much...
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prawn pot stickers
Lily loves dumplings so when I came across this recipe here at Rasa Malaysia, I decided to give it a go.Just simply ingredients which were all in the house.She used square wonton wrappers but I prefer...
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broad bean dip
This dip is made with frozen broad beans bought from the frozen section of the super market. Not always that easy to come by as they are not always there year round, but they should be there as they...
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favourites
Yay kids school exams are finally over. I think I am more relieved than they are. It has been a very stressful last month, well for me anyway.Potatoes, bacon, mushrooms and eggs is Jacobs ultimate...
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cheap easy lazy chicken dinner
I was working yesterday so I just grabbed some vegetables and some chicken drumsticks from the butcher in greenlane on my way home. This is just a throw together dinner and I know it looks like it...
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summer reading
This is the list of my summer reading.Of course I will not read them all, but I will give it a good go. I never know what I feel like reading so I like to have a big selection. Variety is important...
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chile, kaffir lime leave beef with fat rice noodles
This was my lunch the other day. I had some beef left over and I got a craving for rice noodles,so without putting a lot of thought to it, this is what I came up with.For the marinade I usedsliced...
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black barn bistro hawkes bay
Chris and I drove down to Wellington to take Jacob to Massey University to start the next chapter of his life, Yay, how exciting for him.Anyway we decided to stay a night in Hawkes Bay on the way back,...
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summer rice paper rolls
I made these rice paper rolls for my lunch today.I had some crumbed chicken tenderloins leftover so I decided to use them along with some cucumber, red pepper, lettuce and herbs that were in the...
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soy maple glazed grilled salmon
I have a sort of love hate relationship with salmon. I know it is very good for you and probably one of the top ten healthiest foods but I just seem to struggle with it. I have decided that I just...
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roasted carrot and beetroot salad with herb dressing
I have made this salad a few times this summer and it goes especially well with BBQ beef or lamb.For this salad I usedCarrots - cut lengthways and roasted in the oven, you will need a lot1beetroot -...
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crunchy chicken and sticky rice with 3 sauces of awesome
This meal seems to be my kids favourite at the moment. It is very good and I bet there isn't a kid out there who wouldn't agree. The 3 sauces of awesome (that is what Finn calls them) bring it all...
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compound butter
I decided to make this butter to use up some of the numerous herbs that are in the garden.This is Gordon Ramseys recipe which is as follows200g of unsalted butter at room temperature1 tsp of...
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crayfish fettuccine with herbs and lemon
This is what I had for my dinner last night at work. Yes I ate all that crayfish for myself. The family had fresh snapper so I didn't feel too bad. Fish and crayfish caught out at Great barrier...
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annas crayfish salad
Wow Anna that looks devine and delicious. Chris and I were fortunate to be out again on my sister and brother and laws boat over the last weekend at Great Barrier Island. What an amazing place. Diver...
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