Sometimes it doesn’t take much to make a dessert or snack extra special: store-bought ice cream sandwiches pressed into mini candy-coated chocolates! Sprinkles of any kind would have worked but I had just enough of these. #sprinklesmakeeverythingbetter #icecreamsandwiches #specialdessert #cheaptreat #easydesserts #simpletreats #simpledessert #funforkids #surpriseyourkids

Sometimes it doesn’t take much to make a dessert or snack extra special: store-bought ice cream sandwiches pressed into mini candy-coated chocolates! Sprinkles of any kind would have worked but I had just enough of these. #sprinklesmakeeverythingbetter #icecreamsandwiches #specialdessert #cheaptreat #easydesserts #simpletreats #simpledessert #funforkids #surpriseyourkids

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With these hot days and these delicious fresh summer fruits we’re all set for desserts and snacks

With these hot days and these delicious fresh summer fruits we’re all set for desserts and snacks

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Focaccias on the table at dinner time! An oily, salty one and another the same, with the addition of leeks and roasted garlic scapes. #focaccia #focacciabread #garlicscapes #leeks #homemadebread #homemadefocaccia

Focaccias on the table at dinner time! An oily, salty one and another the same, with the addition of leeks and roasted garlic scapes. #focaccia #focacciabread #garlicscapes #leeks #homemadebread #homemadefocaccia

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Jam jar dresssing

Don’t waste the last bits of fruit jam in the jar: make it into a simple salad dressing. Like here,…

We often have some kind of salad at lunch (as well as at dinner), even if it’s simply dressed cucumber and tomatoes. This one also has feta cheese with toasted and torn naan. #summersalads #lunchsalad #saladwithfeta #cucumberandtomatosalad #toastednaan

We often have some kind of salad at lunch (as well as at dinner), even if it’s simply dressed cucumber and tomatoes. This one also has feta cheese with toasted and torn naan. #summersalads #lunchsalad #saladwithfeta #cucumberandtomatosalad #toastednaan

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Leftovers again! I made these fish & potato croquettes with leftover spiced cod from fish tacos and some mashed potatoes, along with plenty of parsley. Served alongside salad and a cheese and cracker board, lunch was served. Outside, of course. #codcakes #fishcakes #fishcroquettes #croquettes #potatofritters #leftoversforlunch #nofoodwasted #alfrescodining #summerlunch

Leftovers again! I made these fish & potato croquettes with leftover spiced cod from fish tacos and some mashed potatoes, along with plenty of parsley. Served alongside salad and a cheese and cracker board, lunch was served. Outside, of course. #codcakes #fishcakes #fishcroquettes #croquettes #potatofritters #leftoversforlunch #nofoodwasted #alfrescodining #summerlunch

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How long is dinner?

How long is dinner? Not to be confused with what time is dinner; how long does sitting -at-the-table, sharing-a-meal last?…

I never got around to making the rhubarb muffins. But I had some reserved egg whites in the fridge from when I’d used only egg yolks recently, so I made a giant meringue with a touch of cinnamon, and topped it with a mix of rhubarb and strawberries: pavlova! #pavlova #ontariorhubarb #rhubarbseason #strawberryrhubarb

I never got around to making the rhubarb muffins. But I had some reserved egg whites in the fridge from when I’d used only egg yolks recently, so I made a giant meringue with a touch of cinnamon, and topped it with a mix of rhubarb and strawberries: pavlova! #pavlova #ontariorhubarb #rhubarbseason #strawberryrhubarb

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Pizza with tomato sauce, shallots and shaved manchego cheese: so good!

Pizza with tomato sauce, shallots and shaved manchego cheese: so good!

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And how about this? Some little extras to fill out lunch or dinner: pepperettes, dried apricots, some pieces of fish cake, salty roasted peanuts, and some blackberries back there on the left side. Some little bites to accompany a simple- or sparse?! – meal.

And how about this? Some little extras to fill out lunch or dinner: pepperettes, dried apricots, some pieces of fish cake, salty roasted peanuts, and some blackberries back there on the left side. Some little bites to accompany a simple- or sparse?! – meal.

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