Just a Smidgen » Sides https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Chunky Cranberry Apple Chutney https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:54:24 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18021 I’m always delighted to discover sparkling jars of my Chunky Cranberry Apple Chutney hiding behind the apricot jam! Dollops of ruby red chutney smeared over thick slices of bread, sandwiched amidst slices of aged cheddar then grilled in all its melted molten loveliness.. has to be one of my favorite comfort foods. So even if […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/feed/ 14 The Best Zucchini Relish Recipe https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/07/best-zucchini-relish/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/07/best-zucchini-relish/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:29:14 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=17934   This post is contributing to the Canadian Food Experience Project. The Canadian Food Experience Project began June 7, 2013. As participants across Canada share our collective stories through our regional food experiences, we hope to bring global clarity to our Canadian culinary identity. November 2013: The Canadian Harvest in Southern Alberta ♥ Almost anyone […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/07/best-zucchini-relish/feed/ 25 Artichokes ‘n Smoked Salmon Eggs Bennie https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:37:30 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15097 Pretty fancy name for a thistle! Artichokes are native to the Mediterranean, so it comes as no surprise that my mother-in-law had a “no recipe” recipe for these beauties. We had a good laugh in our kitchen when she said I needed to bang the artichokes on the corner of the counter… or over a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/15/artichokes-cynara-cardunculus-var-scolymus/feed/ 28 Aglio Et Olio ‘n Homemade Pasta https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/05/aglio-et-olio-homemade-pasta/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/05/aglio-et-olio-homemade-pasta/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:22:58 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=14864 Some of you might recognize the name on this shop in Florence. One of our most prominent food blogging friends is Chicago John and his website { filled with Italian cooking } “From the Bartolini Kitchens”. I was delighted to see this little shop with his name on it! I’ve been promising John I would […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/05/aglio-et-olio-homemade-pasta/feed/ 28 Jane’s Crunchy Pecan Salmon, Salsa Verde and a Kale Salad https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:59:12 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=12541 The Spring Festivus worked! { Even my blog seems to have imported without a hitch! } Warm temperatures have begun melting snow, streets are becoming a slushy mess.. and everyone is basking in the welcome sunshine! Not that I have anything against the color white. White is a calm, clean, warm color, one that reminds […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/14/janes-crunchy-pecan-salmon-salsa-verde-and-a-kale-salad/feed/ 32 Winter Cocooning https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/05/winter-cocooning/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/05/winter-cocooning/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:22:13 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=12424 An hour’s delay at the airport, .. with reassurances from the wife of our pilot { who was also flying with us }, another hour { ? } circling over Lethbridge airspace, with plenty of time to consider the condition of the runway back home.. would it be as white as this rose? We had […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/05/winter-cocooning/feed/ 54 An Autumn Tumble of Words and Recipes https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/10/an-autumn-tumble-of-words-and-recipes/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/10/an-autumn-tumble-of-words-and-recipes/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:30:19 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=9994     ♥ Disclaimer: I should mention now that these poems and ramblings of mine are not always a reflection of recent occurrences in my life.. but words that arise from a feeling I “get” from the weather, the mood of the day, I guess, stray thoughts like a dog that wanders. Rest assured that […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/07/13/little-cow-patty/feed/ 76 A Year in Provence ~ Betteraves Printemps
 https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/21/a-year-in-provence-betteraves-printemps%e2%80%a8/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/21/a-year-in-provence-betteraves-printemps%e2%80%a8/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:38:54 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6238 Some readers may wonder where Smidge’s particular passion for “all things edible” arose. Having grown up in a home that was constantly filled with the fragrance of home-made baking, it began innocently enough. But once that tiny seed was planted, it grew into a passion. I think it truly became a life-journey after reading a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/21/a-year-in-provence-betteraves-printemps%e2%80%a8/feed/ 72 Harmonic Inclination for Honey Roasted Potatoes https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/09/harmonic-inclination-for-honey-roasted-potatoes/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/09/harmonic-inclination-for-honey-roasted-potatoes/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:12:29 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6031 Harmonic Inclination If a sound wave is divided again and again the harmonic pitch rises, higher and higher, still… on a diminishing curve. Sometimes it feels like My time is being divided and divided and divided until it approaches “zero”… Yet I take on something new and here I am… dividing again. You never actually reach zero, […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/03/09/harmonic-inclination-for-honey-roasted-potatoes/feed/ 63 Spaghetti Squash and Random Acts of Kindness https://justasmidgen.com/2011/11/23/random-thoughts-acts-of-kindness-and-a-spaghetti-squash/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/11/23/random-thoughts-acts-of-kindness-and-a-spaghetti-squash/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:50:05 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=3727 “Ahhh… ” he murmured and then there was a sagacious pause, you know… the kind where one waits with bated breath, eagerly anticipating the proclamation of good fortune and a long life of utter bliss… Then my psychic choked, stifled a laugh and said, “You like to… um, drive?!!” Well, this was certainly not the […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/11/23/random-thoughts-acts-of-kindness-and-a-spaghetti-squash/feed/ 44 Sepulchritudinous Acorn Squash https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/28/sepulchritudinous-acorn-squash/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/28/sepulchritudinous-acorn-squash/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:28:41 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=3067 “8 + 5  is… 12… no, 13!  Aaargh!” I love how this happens at the most inopportune times; it’s as though my mind has a little hiccup if it senses it is “under attack”. Oh, it doesn’t take much to rattle it. Just put me on the spot and ask me to introduce you to a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2011/10/28/sepulchritudinous-acorn-squash/feed/ 38 “I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then I just ate” Julia Child https://justasmidgen.com/2011/08/23/i-was-32-when-i-started-cooking-up-until-then-i-just-ate-julia-child/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/08/23/i-was-32-when-i-started-cooking-up-until-then-i-just-ate-julia-child/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:20:19 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=2160 I feel compelled to divulge that food hasn’t always been the most awesome, incredible, and peachy adventure that it has been in recent years. In fact, my earliest cooking attempts were quite wretched. I believe the first recipe I felt inspired to try was called “Flour Fudge” (don’t ask), batches and batches… and batches of […]

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