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Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

This is our go-to mac and cheese recipe for larger crowds. The cauliflower is optional but unobtrusive, so why not?

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Sweet Seventeen Scones

This was a big success at Alleia's 17th birthday party. They tasted great. It would be pretty easy to swap out blueberries, almonds, and/or chocolate for the cranberry/orange combination, too.

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Chicken Pot Pie

This one is still a bit of a work in progress. The flavour was good but it was a little soupy so I've adjusted some of the numbers in this recipe for another trial next time.

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Goat cheese, spinach and grape tomato spaghetti

This spaghetti has a fairly subtle (but good) flavor. The kids didn't expect to like it because of the cooked spinach but they all enjoyed it.

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Greek Lentil and Spinach Soup with Lemon

This was tasty and even the kids liked it.

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Vegetarian Haggis

Some friends sent us this recipe in preparation for a virtual Burn's Supper – and we were surprised that the kids rated it highly! No sheep entrails required.

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Whiskey sauce for haggis

The kids were very interested in the "light the whiskey on fire" part of this.

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Cranachan

Dessert for the Burns supper! The kids were nervous so we cut quite far back on the whiskey volume.

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Bannocks

Another element of our virtual Burns Supper.

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Masoor Dal (Spiced Red Lentils)

We made this the other day and the older kids gave it cautious approval (e.g. a "once a month" rating).

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Molten Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cake

This was Alleia's 13th birthday treat -- a keeper for sure!

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Pumpkin Oat Applesauce Muffins

We made these with fresh pumpkin puree and went a little overboard on the chocolate chips (scaled down in the recipe here).

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Pancakes for Five

We've merged Grandma's recipe and Matt's recipe and modified slightly.

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Beer Bread

The main benefit of this sweet bread is the speed with which it can be made. If you need bread for your dinner and haven't started anything rising, this bread can be whipped up and thrown straight into the oven.

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Chickpea Curry

Recommended from a friend: "this meal is healthy, cheap, fairly quick, and flavorful. It can also easily be modified to be gluten free and/or dairy-free, making it a good one to cook for families who have food restrictions. Sometimes I actually use dried chickpeas and fresh vegetables, but canned chickpeas and frozen veggies work well, too."

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