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Sewing: Week Nine Tea and Lunch Napkins
Tea and lunch napkins. What makes them tea and lunch napkins? The size. Your traditional dinner napkin is around 18-20 inches. These ones are cut at 16 and finish around 15.5 inches. You could certainly use them for a more casual dinner, like tacos or lasagna, but not for something a bit more formal, like roasted lamb. Although, if you were in a pinch, a napkin is better than no napkin! The best part about these napkins is that they are up-cycled from two high…
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Recipe: Broccoli and Grape Salad
Broccoli and grape salad – full of texture and it fills you up, too. Oh, and it tastes pretty good! This salad is a great addition to your Thanksgiving meal coming up this Thursday (if you’re American) or, if you Canadian, then it makes a great hearty lunch in mid November. The broccoli holds up nicely to the dressing and stays crispy. Let’s get started. Ingredients 4 heads of broccoli (and the stems) cucumber 1 cup of grapes small onion 1/2 cup of dried cranberries…
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Recipe: Lentil Sloppy Joes
Lentil sloppy joes are packed with flavour and protein. Such a great idea for lunch or a quick weeknight meal. I have a few lentil recipes on the blog and I want to mention that 99% of lentils come from right here in Canada. Eat local? Yes, please do. Okay, time to get cooking. Ingredients large onion 2 tablespoon of oil 1 1/2 cup of dry red split lentils a package of gluten free chili seasoning 1/2 cup of ketchup 2 tablespoons of water First,…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Quesadilla
Jalapeño popper quesadilla – the perfect lunch on this fine Saturday. It’s the long weekend here in Canada – Thanksgiving and Columbus Day in the USA, so you have a bit of extra time, right? Haha…I know, there sometimes never enough time. This recipe is delicious and worth the time. Here we go! Ingredients 4 corn tortillas 2 tablespoons of butter 4 oz of cream cheese, soft 3 green onions 100g of shredded old cheddar cheese 5 jalapeños First up, get out those fresh jalapeños!…
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Recipe: Greek Pasta Salad
Greek pasta salad. Sounds delicious. Fresh and full of flavour. My mom made greek salad a few times when I was a kid for special occasions or if we were going to a summer potluck. Well, at work, a couple of times a year, I have staff meetings and I like to bring food. I sent out a message as to what they wanted – this time they wanted greek pasta salad! So, here it is. They loved it and ate it all up. Ingredients…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese
Jalapeño popper waffle iron grilled cheese – such a great Saturday lunch idea. Yes, please. A bit of spice with some cooling cream cheese, sounds too good to pass up. Let us get to the recipe. Ingredients 4 slices of bread 2 tablespoons of butter half a pack of cream cheese 4 green onions 100g of marble cheese 3 jalapeños First – gather all of your ingredients. Next, turn your gas stove on to high and roast the jalapeño peppers. If you don’t have a…
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Recipe: Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese
A perfect Sunday Funday lunch – waffle iron grilled cheese – with bacon! Ah, yes, please! It’s delicious, and it’s easy to make for just one. Ingredients 2 slices of bread 1/2 tablespoon of butter 2 strips of turkey bacon, chopped 30g of old cheddar cheese, sliced 2 tablespoons of white onion, chopped waffle iron Gather your ingredients. First – get the bacon and onion mixture on the stove. Turn on the waffle iron. Butter the bread. Check on the bacon and onion mixture –…
