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Cherry Pie
Cherry PieThere are some things that are worth turning your oven on during this summer heat, especially when you get to enjoy a piece of pie with a scoop of ice cream on the side.This is my...
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Niagara on the Lake and Niagara Wineries
Last week, my husband and I went to Niagara on the Lake and spent the day picking fresh fruit and wine sampling. We had a lovely late lunch and spent the next two hours driving back home to Toronto....
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Pesto and Zucchini Flatbread
Pesto & Zucchini FlatbreadIf there's one thing I don't like, it's a messy and overfull refrigerator. For this reason, I don't purchase food on impulse. ~ It's so easy to go to the grocery store...
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Cornish Hens with Belgian Endives
Cornish Hens with Belgian EndivesThe first time I had this dish, I was in Belgium, dining in the restaurant portion of Hotel Les Eleveurs. Today, this hotel is 115 years old and run by the 4th...
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Barbecued Peppers, Pepper and Tomato Salad
Roasted PeppersWhenever I think of my childhood and summer, I think of my mom working in the garden. She had quite the green thumb and would grow peppers like nobody else. ~ Green ones, red ones, hot...
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Potato and Yam Barbecue Mix
Potato and Yam Barbecue MixAs I'm cleaning up our fridge in preparation for my next trip to the grocery store, Ive decided to take the last 4 golden yukon potatoes and 2 yams we had on hand and cut...
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Peach Cake
Peach CakeLast month, I stumbled upon a recipe that I knew I had to try. It was posted by Dana at Simply Romanesco and called Baking with Stone Fruits. Dana's recipe calls for a 14 x 10 pan, which I...
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Peach Cake #2
Peach Cake #2Yesterday, I posted a peach cake I made using Simply Romanesco's recipe and an 8 x 8 pan, resulting in a taller cake than Dana's. (My pan was simply too small). Nevertheless, the cake...
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Pasta with Sautéed Vegetables
Pasta with Sautéed VegetablesEvery once in a while, I crave pasta, but I can't eat it plain. I'm not always in the mood for sauce, so I like mixing it up with some veggies sautéd in butter. YUP! I...
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Plum Dumplings
Plum DumplingsIt's not everyday that I sit down and make dumplings and there's a good reason for that ... Sugar! Nevertheless, sometimes I really need a treat and this is just what hits the spot! ......
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Reeses Eggless Banana Bread
Reeses Banana BreadIn our home, we seam to have a huge infatuation with peanut butter and chocolate is considered a jewel, especially since by husband grew up in Belgium. In fact, there was a time...
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Cheesecake
CheesecakeThe other day, my daughter came home from work asking me if I would consider making a cheesecake for dessert. Instantly, I thought of a recipe that was recently posted by Holly over at Life...
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Banana Muffins
Banana MuffinsWhy is it that muffins seam to be the go-to comfort food? Is it the smaller size of the cake muffin that allows us to indulge in the pleasure of sugars without the guilt? Or is it...
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Ratatouille , the Ellenb Way
RatatouilleThe other day I was visiting my aunt and she gave me some eggplant from her garden. She also provided me with a care-bag containing the best Moussaka I've ever tried. My mouth waters just...
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Asparagus Soup Puree
When cooking with asparagus, do you ever find it frustrating to see how much of the spear gets wasted simply because it's just too tough to eat? Personally, I just can't bring myself to discard such a...
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Vegetable Stuffed Peppers
Vegetable Stuffed PeppersWhenever I think of a stuffed pepper, I think of the red Shepherd peppers my mother would grow in her garden and stuff with ground meat and rice as posted here, but sometimes,...
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Eggplant Bake
Eggplant BakeAre you ever in the mood for something that is meatless and down right filling? If you've answered yes, than you will love this very quick and easy to prepare eggplant bake.All you need...
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Marinated Lamb Roast
Marinated Lamb RoastThe other day, I was at Costco and they were putting out these roasts of lamb. They looked so good that I bought two. I decided that no matter what the weather was like outdoors,...
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7 Hour Slow Roasted Lamb
7 Hour Slow Roasted LambLast week, we had a houseguest. Our friend Olivier came to visit from Poitiers, France. Upon his arrival, I made a Marinated Lamb Roast for dinner and while enjoying our meal,...
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Ratatouille (Olivier)
Ratatouille (Olivier)While our friend Olivier was visiting from Poitiers, France, he made us his family's 7 Hour Slow Roasted Lamb and his family's famous Ratatouille.Olivier claims it's very important...
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Salmon and Avocado Wrap
Salmon and Avocado WrapAre you ever looking for a quick and easy appetizer to serve while enjoying a fine glass of wine on your patio? Well, this is as quick to make as it is to open a bottle of wine...
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Guest Post at Mess Makes Food
Tomato & Rice SoupThis past Wednesday, I shared my Tomato Soup Recipe over at Mess Makes Food and just noticed that my post here at Ellenbcookery got lost in cyber world. It never got published...
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Tomato Sauce
Tomato SauceEvery year we make our annual batch of tomato sauce. A traditional recipe with a modernized technique that we've simplified with the use of our electronic tomato press and a mini chopper...
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Pasta with Yellow Pear Tomatoes
Pasta with Yellow Pear TomatoesWhen we purchased 4 cherry tomato plants last May, we never expected to pick these little yellow pear shaped tomatoes from those plants. To our surprise, these tomatoes...
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Oreo Cheesecake Cookies
Oreo Cheesecake CookiesEvery now and then, I like to take a break from making family recipes and try out notable recipes I've found through my network of foodie friends. When I saw these Oreo...
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