One Cook, Two Kitchens

The Complete Gluten-free Whole Grains Cookbook Review + Giveaway

April 2, 2013

Whether you are gluten-free or just wanting to find recipes for a broader variety of grains, The Complete Gluten-Free Whole Grains Cookbook by Judith Finlayson (published by Robert Rose) is a great addition to your healthy cooking library.

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Family reunions: Is that your second cousin, or your first cousin, once removed?

April 1, 2013

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We spent Easter at my first cousin’s, where she hosted about 25 of us. Three generations with our parents, siblings, first cousins, second cousins, and first cousins, once-removed. Before I go any further, do you know if your first cousin’s daughter is your second cousin or your first [...]

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Gourmet Garden Review + Giveaway

March 25, 2013

I absolutely love fresh herbs. Each summer, I plant about 20 different varieties, and I use them constantly. Sadly, as soon as the winter frost hits, that’s it for my herb garden, and I find that even bringing them inside doesn’t work very well. Enter Gourmet Garden.

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Roasted vegetable pie in a delicate phyllo pastry

March 20, 2013

Roasting cauliflower together with onions, garlic, sweet potatoes and thyme, and then wrapping it all up into a vegetarian pie, has become a Meatless Monday favourite at our house this winter. There is a sweet, yet nutty, caramelized thing that happens to the vegetables, and the scent of the roasting vegetables is pretty irresistible. Encased [...]

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Slow Cooker Mushroom Spinach Lasagna

March 13, 2013

I think there are probably as many lasagna recipes out there as there are kitchens. But have you ever tried making lasagna in your slow cooker? This recipe turns out a gorgeously soft lasagna, without being mushy, as the raw noodles cook along with the filling.

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Budget Savvy Diva’s Guide to Slashing Your Grocery Bill by 50% or More (+ Giveaway)

March 4, 2013

The grocery bill is one of the scariest family expenses in my opinion, because we need to eat, and yet it is so incredibly easy to over-spend in this one critical area. I was excited when I saw The Budget Savvy Diva’s Guide to Slashing Your Grocery Bill by 50% or More by Sara Lundberg [...]

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Favourite cold remedies and hot buttered rum

February 27, 2013

My apologies for my silence over the past week. I have been sick in bed with what started as a cold, and then quickly escalated to an ear infection and bronchitis.

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Smitten Kitchen Cookbook review, giveaway and wonderful pot pie recipe

February 18, 2013

While there are thousands of food blogs out there, there are only a handful who really inspired the rest of us to board the food blogger train. Deb Perelman, of Smitten Kitchen fame is one of them.

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