I'm looking for a salmon recipie - not too hard to make, no vinegar or tomato sauce.


The guests are not exactly on a diet, but 'watching their weight', so there will be steamed veggies on the side, or baked with the salmon.

Any ideas?

2nd Installment of Flatbread Pizzas. Last time, I gave you my Vegan Flatbread. Well, today - we meet on the other side of the spectrum.


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I love eggs! Just can’t live without them. If I had it my way, it would be eggs everyday for breakfast, lunch & dinner! (..don’t think i’m joking….) When we were at Overton Farm a couple of weeks ago for the Farm Walk, we picked up 30 small eggs for £2. It’s an absolute bargain! I just couldn’t pass up on that offer especially since we have scrambled eggs in Alexander Taylor rolls (an old fashioned bakers in Strathaven, Scotland), most weekends. It’s our weekend ritual.

This was actually my better half's 1st ever attempt at making scrambled eggs. I think he did an amazing job and its proof that scrambled eggs are one of the most easiest and quickest thing to make.

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Hi Everybody

Mother's Day was a great success, thanks to people's suggestions so now I'm back, asking for ideas for Memorial Day barbecue.

I know for sure that I'm going to serve barbecued brisket. It's an easy make-ahead recipe which I like, because I won't be stuck cooking while everyone else is having fun in the backyard.

The brisket is hearty and can be eaten either on a sandwich roll or just plain with plenty on barbecue sauce. Dessert, I'm thinking brownies and ice cream.

I'm also going to make a green salad but . . what else would be good for our first backyard party of the season?

Thanks in advance for your help!

I was recently inspired (by Michelle Bernstein, who is my BFF. Not really. But she did talk to me. I promise. Go look at it on my blog.) to get a little more creative with salad. I took a beloved, traditional dish — the lobster roll — and transformed it into a lower carb salad version that was a little lighter on the mayonnaise and butter. The tangy, fresh lobster salad on the bright butter lettuce felt so springy and happy, but the garlic butter croutons were the piéce de resistance. Mike sliced up some juicy watermelon for dessert, making this a quintessential (and amazing) spring meal.



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To see Michelle Bernstein giving us salad tips (!!! I'm a little star-struck.), read about my salad troubles, and see more photos, please head over to Willow Bird Baking!

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I made this last Saturday after coming back from the car dealership in Glasgow because someone did a hit-and-run job on our car! It wasn’t badly damaged…though I can’t say the same about my pocket. Seems even the smallest dent costs an absolute fortune to fix! *Sigh* As if I’m not poor enough already. Thank goodness it doesn't cost an arm and a leg for a good home cooked meal!

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Last month I catered my sister in law's wedding. It was quite the challenge since they needed options all the way from Vegan to Steak and just wanted appetizers. Flatbread pizzas were the way to go! It was so fun coming up with different kinds of fancy pizzas. Here is my first installment of my Flatbread Pizzas - a Vegan Roasted Squash and Asparagus Flatbread Pizza. Even if you are a meat-eater, this is sure to satisfy your pizza cravings, while leaving the boring typical toppings behind.



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This easy lemon tart is the perfect combination of sweet and sour. The crust is buttery and slightly sweet, and the lemon curd filling is refreshing and light. It's a bit messy, but that's kind of what summer is all about.

For more pictures, and to read about what I love and hate about summer in Vancouver, head over to Leanne Bakes!

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A winner from a 1955 Pillsbury baking contest, this chewy, pecan filled cake is rich with butterscotch flavor. Topped with butter pecan ice cream and caramel sauce makes it a decadent and very tasty warm weather dessert!

So much more over at The Alchemist.


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A winner from a 1955 Pillsbury baking contest, this chewy, pecan filled cake is rich with butterscotch flavor. Topped with butter pecan ice cream and caramel sauce makes it a decadent and very tasty warm weather dessert!

Recipe and a lot more pictures at The Alchemist.

I made cookies out of cookie butter (which is, essentially, ground up cookies) and then put flavored butter on top of them. Are you confused? Me too. SO many cookies, so much butter.

But they are delicious. I topped half of the cookie butter cookies with coffee butter and half with salted caramel butter.



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To get the recipes for the salted caramel and coffee butter, read my review of the cookbook Flavored Butters, see my comparison of Biscoff Spread and Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter, or enter to nab a jar of Biscoff Spread, please head over to Willow Bird Baking!

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I made cookies out of cookie butter (which is, essentially, ground up cookies) and then put flavored butter on top of them. Are you confused? Me too. SO many cookies, so much butter.

But they are delicious. I topped half of the cookie butter cookies with coffee butter and half with salted caramel butter.



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To get the recipes for the salted caramel and coffee butter, read my review of the cookbook Flavored Butters, see my comparison of Biscoff Spread and Trader Joe's Speculoos Cookie Butter, or enter to nab a jar of Biscoff Spread, please head over to Willow Bird Baking!

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I'm making my fabulous sour cream pancakes for brunch tomorrow and would love some ideas of things to go with. Here's what I thought of so far

- orange juice (no mimosas - we have a recovering alcoholic in the family)
- bacon
- my famous pancakes with maple syrup
- homemade fruit salad
- banana bread
- coffee

This all seems so ordinary and not special. Also high in carbs with little to balance things out. (I'd rather make scrambled eggs but the pancakes are a special request)

Any suggestions/ recipes would be greatly appreciated!

And Google has not helped despite my certainty that I came across this recipe on the internet. About six months or so ago, I made this drink that contained pineapple, rosemary, and rum, but what made it special (and what eludes my Google-fu) is that rather than just pineapple juice, I had to peel, core, and boil a whole pineapple (almost certainly with some sugar), let steep the rosemary, and then add the rum. I'm fairly certain the original recipe called for two or three different types of rum (gold and dark, iirc, and maybe something else), but I only used gold. I'm also fairly certain that these were the only ingredients, but I can't be fully sure. I think at the end I added some club soda to the mix, but I don't believe this was called for in the recipe itself.

Does this cocktail sound familiar to anyone at all?

I think I could muddle my way through the process by memory, but I'd prefer to consult the recipe for proper proportions.

Any help would certainly be appreciated! I'd love to serve this drink at a dinner and for Mother's Day lunch. Thanks in advance.

Home made applesauce is usually better than store bought, but it takes so long to make it's usually not worth it.

On the other hand,  apples, nuts and wine make a great dessert or snack.

Also, apples - crunchy, sweet, with that bright red skin - make a great snack even raw.

Hello everyone I am looking for a recipe that uses Italian sausage where it gets tricky is my Roommate is pre-diabetic so I need recipes that are heavy on the produce and light on the pasta and rice. Thanks in advance!

While I am at it does anyone know any place to look up recipes for people that are pre-diabetic?

We went to a close-out store called Ollie's a little while ago, and I found a Better Homes and Gardens low calorie cookbook! There are a ton of tasty looking recipes, and I can't wait to try them out. I did get to try one of them, though! A delicious, creamy, and filling mac and cheese. This dish is so creamy, and doesn't skimp on flavor being light! I adapted some of the ingredients to fit my personal tastes.



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