I have previously posted a butternut squash soup recipe, but I recently made a different version, and I thought I would share it with you.
While I was flipping through the Make it Paleo cookbook that Jamie had received, I was surprised by the simplicity of their recipe for butternut squash soup. It called for only butternut squash and onions, along with some spices. When I make soup, I generally put any and all vegetables I can find into it, so I was curious to find out how this basic recipe would taste. I made it my mission to find out.
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Tags: almonds, blog, butternut squash, cooking, family, food, homemade, onions, Paleo, recipe, vegetable
Earlier this week, I was faced with a familiar dilemma. What do I do with all the turkey leftovers? I love preparing and hosting a big turkey dinner. The aroma of turkey baking in the oven is intoxicating, but the real advantage of hosting a big dinner, is all the leftovers 🙂
I am a huge fan of leftovers. I like mixing all the odds and ends that are left into a pot and seeing what happens. This is the creation that I came up with this week, and I think I might keep it my back pocket for our Christmas leftovers.
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Tags: blogging, cooking, family, food, homemade, recipe, Thanksgiving, turkey, vegetable
As I am sitting here, feeling the satisfaction of a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend spent with family and friends, I thought I would share with you my pumpkin pancake recipe. We whipped up a batch of these on Saturday morning, before we started to prepare our Thanksgiving dinner.
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Tags: blog, breakfast, cooking, family, food, homemade, pumpkin, recipe, Thanksgiving, weekend
With it being Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, I’ll be taking a few days off from Ruby Reduction to spend time with my sister Cherie, brother-in-law Dwayne, and nephew Sam.
However, while the blog may be closed for the weekend (in a figurative sense, feel free to check out past posts!), the kitchen will still be open for business! We’ll be cooking and baking up a storm, taking inspiration from the fall colours and season flavours (read: pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, and turkey with stuffing. Oh, and maybe bacon.)
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Tags: blog, cooking, family, food, Thanksgiving, weekend
I know that fall is here, but I couldn’t resist one more, summer–time recipe to share with you before I go completely into fall mode with comfort food consisting of squash and soup recipes.
We have created burgers on here before, but this time we thought we would change it up a bit and share with you our turkey burger recipe. The great thing about burgers is you can really just throw a bunch of spices in a bowl with some ground meat and you instantly have the makings of a pretty good burger.
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Tags: bacon, baking, blog, bread, cooking, food, hamburger, homemade, onions, pineapple, recipe, tailgate, weekend
The role of today’s guest food blogger will be played by Connie’s husband, Jamie.
Bill Staley and Hayley Mason over at The Food Lovers’ Primal Palate recently invited Ruby Reduction to review their cookbook Make it Paleo, a collection of over 200 grain-free recipes.
When our copy arrived in the mail, we couldn’t wait to begin.
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Tags: blog, coconut, cooking, eggs, food, lunch, Paleo, Primal
Now that autumn is officially here, it is time to embrace the season and start cooking more comfort foods. I don’t that there is anything more comforting than a great dinner of Spaghetti and Meatballs!
With Jamie and I trying to eat healthy (actually we are just trying to balance out all the carbohydrates that we consume through cookies 😉 ), we don’t eat a lot of pasta. However, this year I have been introduced to the wonderful world of spaghetti squash!
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Tags: blog, cooking, food, hamburger, homemade, photos, recipe, squash, tomatoes, vegetable, weekend
Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely love lemon! I mentioned my obsession with this fruit when I shared with you my first attempt at Lemon Meringue Pie. Now I am back with another lemon inspired recipe – Lemon Coconut Loaf.
I had seen many recipes for lemon loafs, and I wanted to give one a try. What I like about a loaf or a quick bread, is that you don’t have to play around with yeast or kneeding. You just add all your ingredients together, put them in a loaf pan and pop it in the oven. Done and done! 😉
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Tags: bake sale, baking, blogging, bread, breakfast, coconut, cooking, food, homemade, lemons, recipe, weekend
I was at the grocery store, when I saw a bag of fresh peas. Now, I love peas, but usually you can only find them frozen (which are a tasty cold treat if you are ever scouring around for something to snack on and you find your junk food cupboard bare – it is amazing the food we will snack on when hungry!). So, when I found this bag of farm fresh peas, I knew I had to find a recipe that would do them justice.
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Tags: blogging, chicken, cooking, food, homemade, peas, photos, potatoes, recipe, weekend
How can you increase the desirability of mashed potatoes? Easy, just add caramelized onions!
As you know, Jamie and I love dining out at The Keg. Not only are their steaks and dirty martini’s perfect, but they also serve up the best mashed potatoes. I have tried on numerous occasions to replicate their potatoes at home, but have always fallen short, until this time.
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Tags: cooking, food, homemade, onions, photos, potatoes, recipe
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