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	<description>Cooking adventures in a small, closet sized, kitchen. - I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.</description>
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		<title>Ratatouille Pasta</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A simple and tasty ratatouille, summer vegetable, sauce served over pasta! Ratatouille is a French dish where summer vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers and onions, are cooked in olive oil. This is a super simple take on it where all of the fresh summer vegetables are cooked in olive oil in a...</p>
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		<title>Smashed Potato Salad</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kevin]]></dc:creator>
		<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>Mediterranean Chickpea Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A mediterranean style chickpea salad with plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs. Summer is all about salads and this Mediterranean chickpea salad is just p[asked with fresh summer flavours! Chickpeas serve as the base for this dish, combined with roasted red peppers, tomatoes, and fresh cucumbers.The dressing is made with olive oil and fresh lemon...</p>
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		<title>Turkish Pasta</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Turkish Pasta (aka kiymali makarna) is a flavour packed pasta topped with a lemon and garlic yogurt sauce, seasoned beef, fresh tomatoes, chili butter, parsley and sumac! I have been seeing recipes for kiymali makarna all over the internet and it looked so good that I had to make it! The recipe consists of pasta...</p>
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		<title>Tzatziki Chicken Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A light and tasty chicken salad in a cool and creamy tzatziki sauce! Tzatziki is a Greek style sauce made with yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon and fresh herbs and it&#8217;s one of my favourite summer foods! Chicken salad, cooked chicken in a creamy mayo dressing, is another summer classic and if you replace the mayo...</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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		<title>Greek Chicken Quinoa Bowls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A tasty quinoa bowl with Greek style chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta and tzatziki! I&#8217;m a fan of &#8216;bowls&#8217; where you throw a grain, such as rice or quinoa, a protein and other ingredients into a bowl to make a full meal! Burrito style bowls are one of my go-to meals and these Greek/Mediterranean bowls...</p>
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		<title>Greek Chicken Orzo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A flavour packed orzo (rice shaped pasta) with chicken, olives, roasted red peppers and feta! This is a super easy one-pan Mediterranean style chicken and orzo pasta that&#8217;s just packed with flavour! Chicken is marinated in a simple combination of olive oil, lemon, garlic and oregano before cooking it in a pan along with onions....</p>
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		<title>Hot Honey Harissa Chicken Bowl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A salad with tasty hot honey harissa chicken, roasted jalapeno feta, hummus and a tasty dressing! Recently I have been enjoying salad bowls and this hot honey harissa chicken bowl is my current favourite! This salad combines several of my recently shared recipes including the hot honey harissa chicken (link), roasted jalapeno feta (link), and...</p>
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		<title>Tzatziki Chickpea Salad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A quick and easy chickpea salad with a cool and creamy tzatziki dressing! Tzatziki Sauce, a Greek style cucumber sauce with yogurt, garlic, lemon and fresh herbs, is a favourite of mine and it goes well in so many things, like this chickpea salad! A while ago I shared a recipe for a tzatziki potato...</p>
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