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Have you ever had Snickerdoodles? Since they contain no chocolate, I assumed I would have no interest in a cinnamon-y sugar cookie. Boy was I wrong. My mother had been hounding me to make her some. As payment, she claimed, … Continue reading →

Green Beans are the theme of the post! First is the curry. I made it with a packaged curry paste. I have made this before from scratch, using an recipe from Jaime Oliver. It required buzzing lemon grass stalks in … Continue reading →

I love tempura. It is lighter and crispier than traditional battered and deep fried food, made with ice water, egg and flour. Why pay so much for it when out for sushi? Don’t! I have been experimenting at home and … Continue reading →

Thursday night was schnitzel night. A traditional Austrian dish, schnitzel is made with veal or pork that has been pounded thinly. This can be done with a mallet, a rolling pin or in a pinch, the flat part of a … Continue reading →

Just a few things I have pics of but haven’t posted. First is a turkey pie made from store bought crusts and leftover Christmas Dinner fixings. I just put chopped up turkey, the rest of the carrots and a handful … Continue reading →

I have said it before and I’ll say it again, I could eat sushi everyday. And since there is only one place for really good sushi in Saint John, I could go to Sense of Tokyo every day! I really … Continue reading →

The woes of my lovely  netbook continue; I am currently doing a system restore to factory settings, so am updating on my Giant’s netbook. Oh the wonders (and sometimes nightmares) of technology! Yesterday we visited the Giant’s parents. His sister … Continue reading →