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Curried Lentil and Eggplant Salad

March 27, 2012 by Candace Reid 3 Comments 2,092 views

We’ve had an unusual hot streak in Michigan for March, meaning we topped 85 degrees! We don’t start seeing that number until the end of June! I was in search of a good Spring recipe for this post and found a recipe for an eggplant salad. I tried it once and liked it but then put my own flavor into it and LOVED it. Who knew spices were so nice in spring? This salad is perfect for a spring meal, it contains grilled eggplant, which lets face it, is just heaven. The thing that really sets off the plethora of [...]

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Easy, Breezy, Caprese

October 19, 2011 by Candace Reid 9 Comments 3,678 views

Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a nice and light salad! Caprese salad has been around for a very long time, and its so easy there is no need for a formal recipes! And look how nice it photographs, I was pretty surprised when I pulled this image off my memory card! All you need is: Tomatoes (organic heirloom taste the best!) FRESH mozzarella Fresh Basil Cracked Pepper and Sea Salt Olive Oil Slice your tomatoes and cheese to about 1/4 inch and then just alternate them on the plate, using basil leaves in between, then [...]

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Stuffed Tomatoes Chinoise

February 19, 2011 by Candace Reid 6 Comments 3,598 views

After the urging of many comments and friends, Here is the long awaited recipe for the Stuffed Tomatoes Chinoise. I can’t seem to find the pronunciation and the closest I got was Chinois (shin-wah) which is also known as a strainer, but that is not quite it so I deduce that chef Ian made the name. I will have to ask him I suppose! Ok so before I get to the recipe, the most important thing I want to stress here is that you know the difference between a chopped vegetable and julienne cuts. For this recipe you will need [...]

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