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My Chewy Granola Bars Recipe

My Chewy Granola Bars Recipe

If you’re a granola bar fan, you probably have figured out by now that most of the store-bought granola bars are not much better than candy bars, for nutrition and calories. And let’s not even get into the issues of over-packaging, mysterious ingredients with long scientific names, and the cost of those little snacks… In [...]

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Eating Royally: A Cookbook Fit for a Princess

Eating Royally: A Cookbook Fit for a Princess

Want to dine like a high-born Brit?  Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen is my latest cookbook crush: a beautifully produced, full-colour hardcover by Darren McGrady, one-time personal chef to the households of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Princess Diana.  More than 100 recipes, along with personal photographs and touching memories [...]

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DIY Vegetable Broth from Scraps

DIY Vegetable Broth from Scraps

Frugal freelancer Maria Rainier drops by DG with a bit of kitchen inspiration that’s creative, eco-friendly, and kind to your grocery budget, all at the same time – Read on! Lately, I’ve been faced with the following 2 problems: Vegetable broth is expensive, especially if it’s organic, and what with horror stories of pesticides and [...]

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“Already Been Chewed” Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutters

"Already Been Chewed" Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutters

You know it’s going to happen anyway. Before their little sugar-icing buttons have had time to set, at least one of those poor little gingerbread-man cookies is bound to lose his head. Or arm. Or leg. If you don’t drop one on his head on his way from cookie sheet to cooling rack (my specialty), [...]

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How to Make a Greyhound Cocktail

How to Make a Greyhound Cocktail

As the owner of a retired racing greyhound, and not being opposed to the occasional adult beverage, I was semi-thrilled to discover that there is an actual Greyhound cocktail. Here’s how to make it, and why (sigh!) I won’t be having one…

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