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Tweaks on a Quebec Classic

There are lots of easy Quebec dishes that I love to make once in a while. One of them is well-known in every household in Quebec: pâté chinois (Chinese pie?). And there's nothing Chinese about it. Most of you probably know this dish as Shepard's pie, although the ingredients would be somewhat different. Pâté chinois… Continue reading Tweaks on a Quebec Classic

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Cooking with a kid

This weekend was a little bit different, cooking-wise. I used to be an Au Pair and the not-so-little-anymore girl I used to take care of was coming to spend the weekend at our house. I had not seen Fiona in a really long while so it was all very exciting. As she was going to… Continue reading Cooking with a kid

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Orange Bread

Last night was painful. Let me explain why. My husband is having a brunch at work and asked what he could bring so I suggested making a sweet bread of some sort. After thinking about the obvious banana bread, the tasty (but kind of out-of-season) blueberry bread, we agreed on the orange bread. So I… Continue reading Orange Bread

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Crazy for Veggies

I was so glad to be trying out a new successful recipe last night! Over the weekend, I bought a zucchini at the market, hoping to figure out something to make with it. After browsing through a million cake recipes, I finally found something that could be a proper dinner (not that I wouldn't consider… Continue reading Crazy for Veggies