my parents had the family over for dinner last night

{ before they headed out to the lake.. thankfully flooding has subsided }

i was asked to bring

“a salad”

i’ve been making salads for my mom since

i was old enough to stand on a chair and whack out a few carrots on her kitchen counter at

4832 Claret Street

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as we tucked into a lovely meal of

apple sauce ribs, beans and new potato salad (and The Birthday Cake),

my brother took a bite of my homemade salad

and exclaimed that it tasted just like

the one he’d eaten at Earl’s Restaurant the other day

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i laughed and said, “That’s because it is!”

i explained that all sorts of websites abound that publish “KopyKat” recipes..

recipes written to come “close to” or “close enough to”

mimic a favorite restaurant dish

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i know that sometimes in life

…there are people who might be perceived as

KopyKats

(yes.. she bought the same grad dress!)

but is it really copying,

or just good old “serendipity”

and similar “good taste”

i will never know

{ but we had fun pretending to be sisters for the day }

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imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…

isn’t it?

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is it ok to copy someone,

as long as you give credit where it’s due?

in the world of recipes.. it’s a pretty fine line,

after all, i imagine there are an infinite number of

chocolate chip cookie recipes lovingly passed down from generation to generation

that look remarkably the same…

but i do think it’s respectful to try to give recognition to the recipe’s origin

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but i digress…

all you need to know is that this is my “go to” salad whenever i’m asked to bring

“a salad”

it’s a KopyKat version of

Earl’s Westcoast Prawn Salad with Citrus Honey Vinaigrette
that i found over at Epicurious

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on a side note… i have a new bike *ring ring*

and i’m over the moon excited!

No special clip shoes to fall over in and no fat-squeezy spandex tights required

just a helmet, every day shoes..

even a skirt will work

{ my cowboy boots… maybe not so much }

i’m getting a basket for my groceries and…

if you want to be a KopyKat and buy one

i won’t mind

that would mean fewer cars on the road

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