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Dinner Menu Monday: Chicken Alfredo with Chopped Kale Salad

Cymbopogon citratus:Lemongrass

Herb Garden Essentials: Grow Your Own Zesty Lemongrass Healing Lemongrass tea [1-4 cups daily] is believed to relieve congestion, coughing, bladder disorders, headaches, fever, stomach aches, digestive problems, diarrhea, gas, bowel spasms, vomiting, flu symptoms, can be used as a mild sedative, and to promote perspiration. - It is also a possible cholesterol lowering agent. Externally, … Continue reading Cymbopogon citratus:Lemongrass

Flourless Meyer Lemon Meringue Cake

It looks delicious and I really like Meyer Lemons so will definitely need to try this

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Guys, I’m really feeling sun deprived.  We’ve had some cold, damp, icy weather these days.  Followed by more snow.  And more rain.  And bone chilling cold.  You get the idea.  I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring.  Desperate for it in fact!  I’ve decided that since it isn’t coming fast enough, I’m going to start welcoming spring in early myself!  So I’ve been posting all things sunny and bright on my Facebook page, and pouring over springtime posts from blogs that I follow, and scouring Instagram for some energizing inspiration.  I’ve even been literally stocking up on cheerful, sun-kissed things for the house.  I’ve got some serious colour cravings happening.

Flourless Meyer Lemon Meringue Cake via SweetRevelations

All the more reason to bake this outstanding Flourless Meyer Lemon Meringue Cake.  You might say I’ve gone a bit overboard with Meyer lemon purchases lately, but their bright golden yellow colour just screams happiness to me.   They’re tart and definitely sweeter than…

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Roasted Carrot, Golden Beet And Goat Cheese Tart With Dukkah

Looks delicious..

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Recently while browsing in the neighborhood bookstore I broke down and bought “Plenty More” a brilliant and beautiful cookbook which really is an homage to vegetables by the amazing Yotam Ottolenghi. Everything in the book looks wonderful and I want to make it but the recipe that stuck out is the roasted carrots. Now it’s odd that this recipe attracted me since I really dislike cooked or roasted carrots, I only eat them raw.  There is something about this simple dish that I find so appealing.  The carrots are glazed with honey, olive oil, crushed toasted coriander and cumin and salt and pepper. They are then roasted in a hot oven until tender. I had some golden beets that I needed to use so I peeled and quartered them, slathered them with the same glaze and roasted them as well. The carrots were quite delicate and slim so I started…

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