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My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz

Barbara Bamber — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 03:00:31 +0000

I had declared a moratorium on the purchase of new cookbooks due to the looming scarcity of allotted shelf space in my kitchen. And.. long days of work have been running together into a blur of busy and I’ve had to take a reprieve.. a “breather from blogging” in order to keep life from spinning […]

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Easy Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Recipe

Barbara Bamber — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:45:06 +0000

This is one of my favorite weeknight chicken recipes with a few new additions to make it appear so much more complicated a recipe than it really is.. Simple chicken quarters (thigh and drumstick) are stuffed with basil leaves and boursin then baked.. Top with slices of strawberry, drizzle with a balsamic glaze and sprinkle […]

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Spicy Mexican Taco Bites

Barbara Bamber — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:54:27 +0000

I am a “yes” person, you know, the one who says “sure” before they think through the commitment. Maybe that comes with being an optimist? ♥ I’m certain there’s always time to fit everything in. Some days my timing works effortlessly and I seem to flow from one project to another. Other days, everything is […]

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Pad Tofu Long Song

Barbara Bamber — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:17:20 +0000

One of our favorite dishes at The King and I restaurant is their Pad Kai Long Song. Traditionally this dish, also know as Swimming Rama, is made with succulent strips of tender chicken sauteed in a peanut sauce then served on a bed of spinach. It’s got something to do with the savory peanut sauce […]

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The Healthy Slow Cooker by Judith Finlayson

Barbara Bamber — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:26:30 +0000

One food trend that shows no signs of stopping in 2014 is the prevalence of Gluten-Free ingredients in recipes, on store shelves and on menus. This is due in no small part to the growing number of people with sensitivities to gluten, not just those with Celiac disease. I’m fortunate not to have either a […]

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Gluten~Free Mulligatawny Turkey Meatloaf

Barbara Bamber — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:48:13 +0000

You all know I’ve been investigating grocery store chain food pricing.. well wait ’til you read this: Two days ago, Superstore had SunRype Apple Juice ( 1 Liter ) on sale.. right at the front where you walk in, stacked in those BIG bins to catch your eye.. because they’re the items with a BIG […]

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Spicy Chicken Chilaquiles

Barbara Bamber — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:10:37 +0000

♥ Christmas presents have long since been opened, family and friends hugged but I still feel like hiding.. heavy fur blankets pulled up to my chin, our little pup resting nearby reading and LOVING The Goldfinch.. while every other day it seems that wicked freezing wind strips our trees and leaves bare skin exposed and […]

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Ambrosial Mulligatawny Soup

Barbara Bamber — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:52:56 +0000

crisp granny smith ♥ market fresh Mulligatawny Soup ♥ exotic blend of seasonal apples, fragrant spices, rice and chicken curried heat welcome on a chilly autumn evening sun setting early behind the sharp edge of our golden planet ♥ ♥ I’ve begun reorganizing my spices { we’ve a surfeit of spices.. more on that in […]

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Blue Dragon and a Canadian Giveaway

Barbara Bamber — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:41:30 +0000

If you’ve been here a while, you know I’m all about slow food, taking the time to enjoy the cooking or baking process.. often I’ll have music playing in the background to enhance the experience. But I’ll let you in on a secret, I, too, have those nights when it’s just crazy busy and I’d […]

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Harriet’s Veg Delight with Savory Stuffing Biscuits

Barbara Bamber — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:53:52 +0000

Harriet’s back! with another of her, my, our favorite family recipes! She made this one up and laughed when I asked her to write it out for 16-year-old me because she didn’t know what to call it.. “Gran’s Veg Delight” she proclaimed.. she thought that made the dish sound pretty special! It was.. it is! You’ve probably […]

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Arrosto di Pollo Puttanesca ~ Roasted Puttanesca Chicken

Barbara Bamber — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:20:11 +0000

Instagram is the new Pinterest, which was the new Twitter, which was the new Facebook, which was the new Email, which was the new Cellphone, which was the new Landline, which was the new Party Line.. which used to be the chat over the neighbors fence… I miss that fence! ♥ Blogging and Ebooks are […]

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Oban Single Malt Scotch Whisky Paté

Barbara Bamber — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:18:45 +0000

I talk to myself… (quite often in fact) with assorted random instructions, reassurances, quiet reminders, admonishments and encouragements …and the occasional boisterous song thrown in for good measure. ♥ I find it particularly useful when I’m trying to decipher a music theory question: “I knew I should have (insert here: listened, studied, practiced.. written down every […]

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Flat Stanley? No, It’s Flat Ruthie’s Chicken Soup for Stars

Barbara Bamber — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:20:45 +0000

Haaaave you met Stanley… Poor little Stanley Lambchop was smashed flat one night by a bulletin board that his mother hung over his bed… This engaging children’s book tells of Flat Stanley’s adventures as he was subsequently (and conveniently) then folded and mailed in an envelope. Schools all over the world took up the “Flat […]

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Phake Pho Soup

Barbara Bamber — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:27:06 +0000

That “clunk” you just heard was the sound of my forehead hitting the desk. This was my status update yesterday (yup, I Facebook, email, text, tweet, twitter, twitpic and blog my way through life, oh, and phone) and I wonder why this incredible fog of lethargy always overtakes me every day around 4 p.m. It […]

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Sesame Garlic Chicken with Peanut Sauce and Sweet Coconut Rice

Barbara Bamber — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:18:11 +0000

Nothing like traipsing around a new foodie store to perk up the old taciturn spirits! I had been dying to venture over to The Silk Road Spice Merchant Store store in Inglewood. First a quick detour to the bottle depot (ewww, now that was a reality check after my mope day) and then off I went, […]

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