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capers

Salade Niçoise with seared fresh tuna and pickled red onion

20:13
Husband has been away visiting his family for a week now and already I have disintegrated and dug out our wedding videos. It's only a question of time now before I'll be putting on the wedding gown. But on the other hand I have been trying to enjoy my new temporary single life and freedom and do all the things that I can't do...

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barbecue

The best ever marinated BBQ sirloin steaks

21:06
Husband left me yesterday. Not completely, thank God, although I recently had a nightmare that he was filing for divorce on the grounds of embarrassment. I have a clear and audible voice which he finds acutely embarrassing in public situations, he on the other hand mumbles, which I find annoying. And talking of dreams I had one where my sister was telling me I...

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bake

Superfood fish pie

14:21
I don't think I've mentioned this yet, and I don't want to brag or anything, but after about 3 months on my revised healthy eating plan husband's HbA1C, which is the long term measure of glucose control, had gone back down to a level that is considered pre-diabetic. The doctor was flabbergasted and asked what was behind this miracle. The wife, answered husband....

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apple cider

Reindeer in creamy cider sauce

18:42
Here's another comforting wintry recipe, there will be lots of stews ahead, just warning y'all. (Too much Pioneer Woman lately, soz.) But this one is also quite elegant somehow. Probably the cider, adds elegance to any occasion. You could make it even more elegant, by roasting the joint whole and then slicing and serving it with the sauce on the side, like my...

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capsicum

Warming game soup with tomato and root vegetables

11:53
It is time to let go of the barbecue. I will still do the occasional ribeye steak on the outside coal barbie, but the time has come to dig out the dutch oven, root vegetables and hardy meats. Game is really healthy, low in saturated fats and full of iron and vitamin B12 (venison at least) and all kinds of good things albeit...

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