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Congee days and ramen nights

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Bacon, egg and lettuce salad

Bacon, egg and lettuce salad

An upgraded and updated version of the lettuce and egg salad that my mother used to make. I’ve added bacon and, instead of plain mayo, spices and seasonings are …

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Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad lemon butter dressing

Fresh mushroom and vegetable salad with lemon butter dressing

A salad I made back in October of 2018. Back then, not too many readers were enamored with mushrooms. Almost six years later, the popularity of mushrooms has boomed — …

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Trail mix

How do you prefer your trail mix: more nuts, seeds or fruits?

I prefer more fruit — so much more fruit that my daughter, Sam, says my trail mix looks like fruit salad. I like the sweetness laced with tang. I like saltiness too so I …

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One-pan Chicken in Lemon Cream Sauce

May I suggest this one-pan chicken in lemon cream sauce for tonight’s dinner?

It might seem a bit on the heavy and rich side, and you might be wondering why the heck anyone would cook this in this sweltering heat. Well, the EXIF data on the photos …

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Breakfast Sausage Burrito

All-day breakfast sausage and egg burrito

The ever popular breakfast combo of sausage and eggs gets a new twist in this delicious portable breakfast. The recipe was originally published in June 4, 2019. I’m …

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Cucumber, corn and tomato salad

What’s in your salad bowl today?

If the main dish is all-meat or all-seafood, we try to prepare a vegetable side dish for a more balanced meal. We’re not a hundred per cent successful. There are …

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Fully loaded nachos

Is Mexican queso the same as nacho cheese?

In usage, they are sometimes interchanged. But those who don’t use terms loosely know that they really aren’t the same. Not at all. Queso is Spanish for …

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