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		<title>Roast Zucchini Tzatziki Dip</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A roasted zucchini dip in tzatziki style with greek yogurt, garlic, lemon, and plenty of fresh dill. Tzatziki is a greek style sauce made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon, and dill; it&#8217;s cool, creamy and oh so good! This is a slightly different take on it using zucchini instead of cucumber. You could make a...</p>
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		<title>Smashed Potato Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A tasty potato salad where the potatoes are boiled until tender before smashing them and baking them until crispy! The salad includes cucumber, dill pickle, onions and feta and a creamy mayo and Greek yogurt dressing that&#8217;s packed with plenty of fresh herbs! Potatoes salad with its tender potatoes in a creamy mayonnaise dressing is...</p>
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		<title>Dill Pickle Hummus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Cool and creamy hummus packed with the flavours of dill pickles! I am a huge fan of dill pickles and hummus and when you combine the two they get even better! This recipe is basically a standard hummus recipe with dill pickles, dill pickle juices and dill pureed right into the hummus! If you like...</p>
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		<title>Spinach and Artichoke Chicken Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A creamy chicken salad with all of the flavours of spinach and artichoke dip! Spinach and artichoke dip is one of my favorites and it works well in a chicken salad! This recipe is the simple combination of the chicken salad and spinach and artichoke dip recipes. The chicken salad part includes: chopped chicken, celery,...</p>
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		<title>Pickle Salsa Verde</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A tasty salsa verde with pickles! Salsa verde (a simple salsa made with tomatillos and jalapenos) and pickles are two of my favourite foods and they get even better when combined! This pickle salsa verde is the combination of the two recipes where tomatillos, jalapenos, onion and garlic are roasted before being pureed, along with...</p>
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		<title>Street Corn Buffalo Chicken Dip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A hot melted cheese dip with buffalo chicken and sweet corn! Buffalo chicken wings (link) are chicken wings that are cooked until crispy and then tossed in buffalo sauce, which is the simple combination of hot sauce and melted butter, and they are one of my favourite snacks to enjoy while watching the game! The...</p>
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		<title>Chicken Caesar Dip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A hot melted cheese dip with chicken, caesar dressing and plenty of parmesan cheese! Hot melted cheese dips are among my favourites for special events (Like New Years Eve or Game Day!) and this dip, inspired by chicken caesar salad, is a tasty one! The dip is as easy to make as mixing a few...</p>
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		<title>Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Garlic and Sage Brown Butter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Potatoes are cooked until tender, smashed, brushed with oil and roasted until crispy and golden brown before smothering in garlic and sage browned butter! The basic idea behind smashed potatoes is to cook potatoes until they are tender, to smash them into thin discs, brush them with oil and then to roast them until they...</p>
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		<title>Dill Pickle Ranch Chicken Skewers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Pickle brined grilled chicken skewers with a side of dill pickle ranch dip! Finished a jar of pickles? Don&#8217;t throw that pickle juice out! It&#8217;s great for marinating chicken, adding a ton of flavour! This is a super simple grilled chicken recipe where chicken is marinated in pickle juice before seasoning it, skewering it and...</p>
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		<title>Beef Shawarma Hummus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Creamy hummus topped with shawarma seasoned beef! Hummus is a Mediterranean dish of chickpeas that are pureed with tahini, lemon, garlic, and salt that is normally served as a dip or an appetizer but it&#8217;s also fun to serve it as a meal by topping it with beef! This recipe is essentially a simple hummus...</p>
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