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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies taste amazing. They are the perfect combination of whatever chocolate you have and butter, They are gooey on the inside and taste absolutely delicious. My children love these and they stopped asking for any other kind of cookie since I started making these. The good thing about this recipe, or formula if I…
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Marinated Red Onions
We love marinated onions, especially in the summer over salads, grilled meat or over a slice of fresh bread. I usually use one large red onion or 2 medium ones, good quality olive oil and red wine vinegar, and or balsamic vinegar. It keeps well in the fridge for several weeks but you need to…
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Fig Jam with Walnuts
This is a recipe that stemmed from a fig jam my parents brought me from Turkey when they were visiting. Once the delicious jar of fig jam was finished I wanted to replicate the recipe by using the fresh figs from my mother-in-laws’ fig tree. Every August, she brings me a good amount of freshly…
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Mango Avocado Salad
I made this salad almost every other week this summer. It tastes like sunshine in a bowl — juicy sweet mango meets creamy avocado, with fresh coriander and a zesty lime dressing. It’s the kind of quick little dish you can throw together in 10-15 minutes, but it feels like something you’d eat on a…
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Green Lentil Salad with Artichokes
This recipe is very close to my heart as it has two of my favourite ingredients, lentils and artichokes. I initially made this as a side dish for a barbecue but you can have it even as a main course with some added greens and grilled chicken or tofu bites on top. It is…
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Fava Beans with Artichoke Hearts
(Makes 4 portions as a starter) 900 g fava bean pods – shelled (beans makes about 300 g when shelled) 1 medium size onion – finely chopped 20 small artichoke hearts – prepared and cooked (or about 2 cans of artichoke hearts) 1 teaspoon salt 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil a handful of fresh dill…